Kristin M. Alfheim (née Dassler; born August 1971) is an American businesswoman and politician from Appleton, Wisconsin.

She was raised and educated in Marathon County, Wisconsin, growing up on her family's beef farm in the town of Weston.

She graduated from D.C. Everest Senior High School, in Schofield, Wisconsin, in 1989, then worked at McDonald's for several years, as her first job.

[4] During her tenure on the Common Council, Appleton Mayor Jake Woodford has called her "the moderator", due to her status as the swing vote.

Approximately 20 years into her 25 year-long marriage, she began questioning her sexuality, likening her experience to discovering music for the first time.