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Gender equity in government is her thing
Keesha Gaskins is helping women of every race, class, creed, religion, culture, sexual orientation, ability and political affiliation participate in government.
Lawyer and activist Keesha Gaskins ’96 is working to increase the number of women in elected and appointed offices.
She’s executive director of the Minnesota Women’s Political Caucus (MWPC), a grassroots, multi-partisan organization with the goals of equality and equal representation of women at all levels of government.
After graduating from St. Cloud State University, Gaskins attended Northeastern University School of Law in Boston. She practiced law at Bowman and Brooke in Minneapolis until her recent appointment to lead the MWPC.
Gaskins has served in a variety of leadership and advocacy roles, including chair of the City of St. Cloud Human Rights Commission, member of the African-American Leadership Council for the Democratic National Committee, Minnesota State Bar Association Board of Governors and Girls Scout Council of Greater Minneapolis.
