Name: Karen Hurd

Age: 64

Office Sought: Representative to the Wisconsin Assembly, District 68

Educational Background: University of Saint Joseph, West Hartford, Connecticut Master of Science Biochemistry, December 2017 University of Wisconsin- Eau Claire, Eau Claire, Wisconsin Undergraduate studies in Chemistry, Biology, Statistics, Calculus, Physics, Completed August 2012 Certificate in Grant Writing and Management, June 2007 Huntington’s College of Health Sciences, Knoxville, Kentucky Diploma of Comprehensive Nutrition, May 1994 Reaffirmed through testing September 2014 Truman State University, Kirksville, Missouri Bachelors of Arts in Spanish, Minor in German, May 1980 Graduated Summa Cum Laude The George Washington University, Washington, D.C.

Master of Public Health Candidate, Anticipated graduation 2025.

Other relevant background information: Small business owner: Karen R. Hurd Nutritional Practice, LLC Veteran: United States Army, Military Intelligence Corps Village of Fall Creek Trustee Substitute teacher for K-12, Fall Creek School System Fall Creek Public Library Trustee American Legion Color Guard Commander and Chaplain Fall Creek Valley Housing Board Member Fall Creek Lions Club member Fall Creek Historical Society member Professional Enhancement Speaker: The George Washington University, December 2020 Nutritional Speaker from 1992 to present at numerous events Radio guest speaker from 2007 to 2016 on WWIB/ WOGO Radio Station, Lake Hallie, Wisconsin. 90 minutes per show. Three shows monthly.

Columnist: From 2002 to present: Tri-County Area Times, Osseo, Wisconsin Weekly historical fiction column entitled “On the Heels of the Past” From March 2021 to present: Buffalo County Journal (WI), the Courier-Wedge (WI), Wabasha County Herald (MN), St. Charles Press (MN) and Plainview News (MN) Weekly historical fiction column entitled “The Sojourn of Saida Chatlier” PUBLISHED WORKS: Books And They Said It Wasn’t Possible, 2006 Crohn’s disease, ulcerative colitis, rheumatoid arthritis 2nd edition, 2015 The Bean Queen’s Cookbook, 2008 Three hundred original bean recipes Mr. Sugar Comes to Call, 2015 Elementary level book for children Why Karen Hurd for State Assembly District 68?

When a person sees things going on in the world around them that they know are in the wrong direction, then it is incumbent upon that person to do something about it. What can be done depends on the person’s current responsibilities, talent, and time restrictions. For many, it is the duty to vote for leaders who will help rectify the situations and that will be the only action they may be able to take; for others, it is to be that leader; for others it might be to work in organizing groups to correct the issues, and so on. I am at a place in my life that I have the time, energy, experience, and knowledge that I can devote to serving my country by being a public servant, helping to shape and lead our district and state to be free to seek life, liberty, and happiness. I bring small business experience, military service experience, public service experience, as well as writing and oratory skills to the position.