Karen Pearce Kryczka (born November 24, 1940) is a former politician from

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, Canada. Kryczka was first elected to the

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in the

1997 Alberta general election The 1997 Alberta general election was held on March 11, 1997, to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta. The Progressive Conservative government led by Premier Ralph Klein won its eighth consecutive mandate going back to 1971, inc ...

. She served as a back bench member for the Progressive Conservatives. In 2001 she was re-elected for a second term. She retired from her seat in 2004 when she decided not to run again. In the Legislature she was the chair of the Seniors Advisory Council for Alberta. She was a supporter of

Jim Dinning James Francis Dinning (born December 4, 1952) is a Canadian Progressive Conservative politician and businessman. He was a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta (1986–1997), and now is on the board of directors of several Canadian compa ...

's campaign in the 2006 Alberta Progressive Conservative leadership election.

Family

Kryczka is the mother of Canadian Olympian Kelly Kryczka, and was married to Adam Kryczka, the brother of

Joe Kryczka Joseph Julius Kryczka (; June 4, 1935 – January 11, 1991) was a Canadian ice hockey administrator, coach and referee, and had a legal career as a lawyer and judge, where he was commonly known as "Justice Joe". He graduated from the Universit ...

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Karen Kryczka endorses Jim Dinning
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