Representative Kim Hicks

Kimberly C. Hicks, known as Kim Hicks, was born on December 20, 1982. She is an American politician who has been serving in the Minnesota House of Representatives since 2023. She is a member of the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party (DFL). Hicks represents District 25A in southeastern Minnesota, which includes northern parts of the city of Rochester and parts of Olmsted County.

Hicks’s family moved to Rochester, Minnesota, when she was a child, and she graduated from Rochester Public Schools. She attended college at Winona State University, earning a bachelor’s degree in education.

Hicks was first elected to the Minnesota House of Representatives in 2022. She first ran in 2020, unsuccessfully challenging five-term Republican incumbent Duane Quam. Hicks ran again in 2022, winning an open seat created by legislative redistricting. Hicks serves on the Children and Families Finance and Policy, Higher Education Finance and Policy, Human Services Finance, and Human Services Policy Committees.

In the 2020 Minnesota State House - District 25A election, Hicks ran against Republican Duane Quam (incumbent) and received 42.44% of the votes. In the 2022 Minnesota State House - District 25A election, Hicks received 55.21% of the votes, winning the seat.

Hicks lives in Rochester, Minnesota, with her spouse, LaMar, and has eight children. She is a disability advocate and works in human services.