Kristi Laughlin Raudy, or “Rowdy,” got her start in life in Chugiak, Alaska. She joined the Alaska Air Guard in 1999 and served as a weapons loader on HH-60 Pavehawks, a medic, and a command-and-control operator for NORAD. In 2013, she crossed “The Blue Line” and was commissioned as a Logistics Readiness Officer. Her distinguished military career includes a deployment to Afghanistan supporting Operation Enduring Freedom in 2003, a humanitarian mission for Operation Khaan Quest in Mongolia in 2009, and a state activation for wildfires in Josephine County, Oregon, in 2020.

Kristi earned her second bachelor's degree from the University of Washington Physician Assistant Program in 2016. She then obtained her master’s in physician assistant studies from the University of Nebraska Medical Center in 2022 and her Doctorate in Physician Assistant from Touro University in 2024. With over 25 years of service, Kristi continues to serve with the Oregon National Guard at the 173rd Fighter Wing in Klamath Falls, Oregon. She is also Flight Surgeon trained as of 2022, with extensive experience in PM&R, neurosurgery, primary care, and emergency medicine.

Outside of her military career and professional life, Kristi enjoys hiking, biking, skiing, farming, fishing, and spending time with her family.