New Year, New Woodbury City Council Member: Kim Wilson

Press release from the City of Woodbury:

January 4, 2021

Join us in welcoming our newest City Council Member, Kim Wilson! Wilson was elected in November 2020 along with Andrea Date.

Wilson, 53, is a full-time stay-at-home mom who has homeschooled her children for the past 15 years. Prior to staying at home to raise her family, she was a freelance court reporter throughout Minnesota and Wisconsin. Wilson has been an active volunteer in the community and has attended many City Council meetings and workshops over the past five years. She grew up in Cottage Grove and graduated from Woodbury High School in 1985. Wilson moved back to Woodbury in 1993. She and her husband Greg have five children, Ben, Maggie, Charlie, Tommy, and Hannah. Wilson assumed the seat being vacated by Amy Scoggins, who did not seek re-election.

Date, 37, was re-elected to a second term on the Council. She is a quantitative research manager with Ravel, a women-owned market research consulting firm. She received 10,801 votes, leading the field. Prior to joining the City Council in 2017, Date served on the Woodbury Parks and Natural Resources Commission and the 2040 Comprehensive Plan Task Force. She has a bachelor's degree in American studies from Carleton College and a master's degree in natural resources science and management from the University of Minnesota. Date and her husband Max have lived in Woodbury since 2011. They have two children, Damien and Abigail. Date will serve as the mayor pro tem.

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