Senate 2007-2012 (District 23); Senate 2013-2016 (District 19)
Party when first elected: Democratic-Farmer-Labor
Counties Served:
Blue Earth, Le Sueur, Nicollet, Sibley
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth:
5/18/1947
Birth Place:
Mankato, Minnesota
Birth County:
Blue Earth
Birth Country:
United States
Date of Death:
Gender:
Female
Religion:
Catholic
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
Kathy
City of Residence (when first elected):
Mankato
Occupation (when first elected):
Nurse/Nurse Educator; Assistant Professor of Nursing, Minnesota State University, Mankato/Small Business Partner
EDUCATION
Good Counsel Academy, Visitation Convent; Secondary; Graduate
College of St. Teresa, Winona; B.S.N.;
Minnesota State University, Mankato; M.S.;
OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
State Board/Commission/Council:
Minnesota Lawyers Professional Responsibility Board;
[Dates Unknown]
State Board/Commission/Council:
Minnesota Governor's Judicial Selection Commission;
[Dates Unknown]
Municipal Mayor:
Mankato, Minnesota (City Mayor, 1 year);
[Dates Unknown]
[Appointed]
Municipal Board/Commission:
Mankato, Minnesota (City Civil Service Commission);
[Dates Unknown]
Municipal Board/Commission:
Mankato, Minnesota (City Human Rights Commission);
[Dates Unknown]
Municipal Board/Commission:
Mankato, Minnesota (City Housing Redevelopment Authority);
[Dates Unknown]
Municipal Board/Commission:
Mankato, Minnesota (City Economic Development Authority);
[Dates Unknown]
Municipal Council/Aldermen:
Mankato, Minnesota (City Council President and Mayor Pro-Tem, 16 years);
1983 to ?
[Elected]
State Board/Commission/Council:
Minnesota State Colleges and Universities Board of Trustees (Appointed by Governor Walz);
2020 to ?
[Appointed]
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
Spouse:
Dean Doyscher
Children:
Three children: (sons)
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
Robert J. Sheran
- Father
GENERAL NOTES
Special Legislative Concerns: health care, education, tax policy, agriculture, transportation, environment.
She came to St. Paul, Minnesota in 1963 with her family. She moved to San Francisco, California in 1969. She returned to Minnesota around 1970.
Religion provided by the 2006 WCCO TV Voters' Guide.