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Kirby Dembele has a BS in Nursing and Masters in Biotechnology and Bioinformatics from the University of Minnesota. He lives in Oakdale and works for the FDA as a Drugs and Medical Devices Investigator in the Office of Criminal Investigations. Following his seven years of service as a US Army Ranger in the Iraq and Afghanistan wars he worked at Ft. Bragg as a Medical Operations and Planning Officer spearheading efforts to provide medical care to soldiers admitted to Army medical treatment facilities and then worked at the VA Medical Center as a Health Benefits Manager. He has been a local leader of the Military Order of the Purple Heart and is active in the Military Officers Association of America.