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Joel Kitchens

b. 1957

American politician

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About Joel Kitchens

Born 1957. Joel Kitchens is an American politician.

Joel C. Kitchens (born September 20, 1957) is an American veterinarian and Republican politician from Door County, Wisconsin. He is a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly representing the 1st Assembly district since 2015.

Early life and career

Born in Washington, D.C., to Thomas W. Kitchens Jr. and Fleurette Kitchens, Kitchens moved around frequently as his father served in various positions with the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Kitchens received his bachelor's degree and doctor of veterinary medicine degrees from Ohio State University. He moved to Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin, and began a veterinarian practice there in 1984.

State Assembly He was elected to the Sturgeon Bay School District Board of Education in 1999, eventually becoming its President . On November 4, 2014, Kitchens was elected to the Wisconsin State Assembly as a Republican.

Remarks on abortion In January 2024, Kitchens received worldwide attention after stating, during an Assembly debate on abortion, that as a veterinarian he was probably the most expert person in the room on female pregnancies. "The question is whether abortion is health care and if you believe that a fetus is a human life, then abortion is not health care," he said. "In my veterinary career, I did thousands of ultrasounds on animals... I think I know mammalian fetal development better than anyone here. And in my mind, there’s absolutely no question that’s a life."

Electoral history

Wisconsin Assembly (2014–present)

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Important facts

Birth century
Occupation
Education
Ohio State University
Positions held
Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped Joel Kitchens's

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American politician

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Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Joel Kitchens

· Wikidata: Q18749046

· DBpedia: Joel Kitchens

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