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Iowa's 13th Senate District
The 13th District of the Iowa Senate is located in southwestern Iowa, and is currently composed of Appanoose, Davis, Monroe and Wapello Counties. Current elected officials Cherielynn Westrich is the senator currently representing the 13th District. The area of the 13th District contains two Iowa House of Representatives districts: *The 25th District (represented by Hans Wilz) *The 26th District (represented by Austin Harris) The district is also located in Iowa's 3rd congressional district, which is represented by U.S. Representative Zach Nunn. Past senators The district has previously been represented by: * Thomas Lind, 1983–1986 * Jim Lind, 1986–1997 * Patricia Harper, 1997–2002 *Roger Stewart, 2003–2010 * Tod Bowman, 2011–2012 *Kent Sorenson Kent Sorenson (born March 29, 1972) is a former Iowa state legislator who resigned after pleading guilty to obstruction of justice and other felonies related to campaign finances. Sorenson graduated from India ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Upper House
An upper house is one of two Debate chamber, chambers of a bicameralism, bicameral legislature, the other chamber being the lower house.''Bicameralism'' (1997) by George Tsebelis The house formally designated as the upper house is usually smaller and often has more restricted power than the lower house. A legislature composed of only one house (and which therefore has neither an upper house nor a lower house) is described as Unicameralism, unicameral. Definite specific characteristics An upper house is usually different from the lower house in at least one of the following respects (though they vary among jurisdictions): Powers: *In a parliamentary system, it often has much less power than the lower house. Therefore, in certain countries the upper house **votes on only limited legislative matters, such as constitutional amendments, **cannot initiate most kinds of legislation, especially those pertaining to supply/money, fiscal policy **cannot vote a motion of no confidence again ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iowa House Of Representatives, District 26
The 26th District of the Iowa House of Representatives in the state of Iowa. It's currently composed of Monroe and Davis Counties, as well as part of Wapello and Appanoose Counties. Current elected officials Austin Harris, a member of the Republican Party, is the representative currently representing the district. Past representatives The district has previously been represented by: * William P. Winkelman, 1971–1973 * Joan Miller Lipsky, 1975–1979 * Robert Max L. Johnson, 1979–1983 * John E. McIntee, 1983–1987 * Patricia Harper, 1987–1991 * Donald Hanson, 1991–1993 * Patricia Harper, 1993–1997 * William Dotzler, 1997–2003 * Polly Bukta, 2003–2011 * Mary Wolfe, 2011–2013 * Scott Ourth, 2013–2021 * Brooke Boden, 2021–2023 * Austin Harris, 2023–present References {{Iowa General Assembly districts 026 6 (six) is the natural number following 5 and preceding 7. It is a composite number and the smallest perfect number. In mathematics Six ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kent Sorenson
Kent Sorenson (born March 29, 1972) is a former Iowa state legislator who resigned after pleading guilty to obstruction of justice and other felonies related to campaign finances. Sorenson graduated from Indianola High School in 1990. He was the owner and operator of Pro-Kleen Maintenance. According to his LinkedIn profile, Sorenson is currently a realtor with EXIT Realty North Star in Norwalk, IA. Sorenson is not listed as an agent on the EXIT website. Sorenson resigned from office on October 2, 2013, after Iowa's Senate Ethics committee found "probable cause" that Sorenson violated state ethics rules by taking illegal payments from the Michele Bachmann and Ron Paul campaigns in the 2012 Republican presidential primaries and that "his denials of doing so constituted felonious misconduct in office." He was sentenced to 15 months in prison after pleading guilty to one count of causing a federal campaign committee to falsely report its expenditures to the FEC and one count of ob ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tod Bowman
Tod Bowman, (born March 29, 1965) is a Democratic Party of Iowa, Democratic politician and legislator from the state of Iowa. He was elected to the Iowa Senate in 2010. He represents District 29, which holds Clinton County, Iowa, Clinton, Dubuque County, Iowa, Dubuque, and Jackson County, Iowa, Jackson counties. Early life and education Bowman is a graduate of Maquoketa Community High School in 1983. Senator Bowman then enrolled at Luther College (Iowa), Luther College where he went to receive his Bachelor of Arts, B.A. in Social Sciences. Bowman later went on to attain a Master of Education from Western Illinois University. After receiving his degree, Bowman taught Political Science, Psychology, and Sociology at Maquoketa High School and Clinton Community College (Iowa), Clinton Community College. Bowman also taught high school wrestling and continues to coach football in the school district. Bowman now teaches Government at the high school and Clinton Community College on the h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roger Stewart
Roger Tabor Stewart (born October 4, 1931) is an American politician in the state of Iowa. A Democrat, he served in the Iowa Senate for the 13th district between 2003 and 2011. Stewart served on several committees in the Iowa Senate: the Commerce committee; the Environment and Energy Independence committee; the Rebuild Iowa committee; the Ways and Means committee; and the Economic Growth committee, where he was the chair. Stewart was re-elected in 2006 with 12,886 votes (65%), defeating Republican opponent Lametta K. Wynn External links Senator Roger Stewart''official Iowa Legislature site''Senator Roger Stewart''official Iowa General Assembly site''State Senator Roger Stewart''official constituency site'' * 1931 births Living people Democratic Party Iowa state senators Methodists from Iowa Cornell College alumni Politicians from Milwaukee People from Preston, Iowa {{Iowa-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patricia Harper (politician)
Patricia Mullaney Harper (born December 4, 1932) is an American teacher and former politician in the state of Iowa. A Democrat, she served in the Iowa House of Representatives as the representative for the 26th district between 1987 and 1991 and between 1991 and 1997. She then served in the Iowa Senate for the 13th district between 1997 and 2003. Early life Harper was born on December 4, 1932, in Cresco, Iowa, to Patrick Mullaney and Martha Mullaney (née Gossman). She graduated from Our Lady of Victory Academy in Waterloo in 1950. She received her bachelors of arts degree from the Iowa State Teachers College in 1954, majoring in mathematics and general science. She married James Harper the same year and the couple had a daughter, Susan, before divorcing. In 1961, she received a masters of arts degree from the State College of Iowa. She later completed graduate courses at a number of universities, including the University of Northern Iowa, Iowa State University, the Uni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim Lind (American Politician) (James Douglas Lind, born 1985), Canadian curler
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James Lind (1716–1794) was a Scottish physician. James or Jim Lind may also refer to: * James Lind (naturalist) (1736–1812), natural philosopher, Scottish physician, ''Frankenstein'' inspiration'','' cousin of James Lind (1716–1794) * James Lind (Royal Navy officer) (1765–1823), captain in the Royal Navy, son of James Lind (1716–1794) * James F. Lind (1900–1975), American politician * Jim Lind (politician) (1913–1980), Canadian Member of Parliament * Jim Lind (American football) (born 1947), American football coach * J. D. Lind James Douglas Lind (born February 19, 1985) is a Canadian curler and coach. He led three different Japanese curling club teams at Olympic Games in 2014 Sochi and in 2018 PyeongChang as the national coach, and brought five bronze medals to J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Lind
Thomas may refer to: People * List of people with given name Thomas * Thomas (name) * Thomas (surname) * Saint Thomas (other) * Thomas Aquinas (1225–1274) Italian Dominican friar, philosopher, and Doctor of the Church * Thomas the Apostle * Thomas (bishop of the East Angles) (fl. 640s–650s), medieval Bishop of the East Angles * Thomas (Archdeacon of Barnstaple) (fl. 1203), Archdeacon of Barnstaple * Thomas, Count of Perche (1195–1217), Count of Perche * Thomas (bishop of Finland) (1248), first known Bishop of Finland * Thomas, Earl of Mar (1330–1377), 14th-century Earl, Aberdeen, Scotland Geography Places in the United States * Thomas, Illinois * Thomas, Indiana * Thomas, Oklahoma * Thomas, Oregon * Thomas, South Dakota * Thomas, Virginia * Thomas, Washington * Thomas, West Virginia * Thomas County (other) * Thomas Township (other) Elsewhere * Thomas Glacier (Greenland) Arts, entertainment, and media * ''Thomas'' (Burto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zach Nunn
Zachary Martin Nunn (born May 4, 1979) is an American politician and former member of the Iowa Air National Guard who has served as the U.S. representative for Iowa's 3rd congressional district since 2023. A member of the Republican Party, he was a member of the Iowa Senate for the 15th district from 2019 to 2023 and the Iowa House of Representatives for the 30th district from 2015 to 2019. Early life and education Nunn was born on May 4, 1979, in Story City, Iowa, and raised in Altoona.Jonathan KruegerQuestionnaires: Iowa House District 30 '' The Des Moines Register'' (November 1, 2016). He graduated from Southeast Polk High School in 1998. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science and international relations from Drake University in 2002. He has a Master of Military Art and Science from the Air Command and Staff College of Air University (2004) and a Master of Studies in international relations and national security studies from the University of Cam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iowa's 3rd Congressional District
Iowa's 3rd congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Iowa that covers its southwestern quadrant, which roughly consists of an area stretching from Des Moines to the borders with Nebraska and Missouri. From 2013 to 2022, the district covered the southwestern corner of the state, from the Des Moines metropolitan area on the northeastern end to the greater Council Bluffs area on the southwestern end. The district has been represented in the United States House of Representatives by Democrat Cindy Axne since 2019. At the time, it was one of seven districts that voted for Donald Trump in the 2020 presidential election while being won by a Democrat. Statewide races since 2000 Election results from statewide races: List of members representing the district Recent election results , Democratic , rowspan=3 , David R. Nagle , 83,504 , rowspan=2 } , Republican , John McIntee , 69,386 , 55% – 45% , - , 1988 , 129,204 , Donald B. Redfe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Austin Harris
Austin Rex Harris (born 1995 or 1996), is an American politician from the state of Iowa. A member of the Republican Party, he was elected to represent the 26th district in the Iowa House of Representatives in the 2022 election. Early life and education Harris was born in Moulton, Iowa in 1995 or 1996 and resides there with his family. He attended Moulton-Udell High School. Harris earned an associates degree from Indian Hills Community College. Political career Harris was elected to the Iowa House of Representatives in the 2022 election, representing the 26th district. He endorsed Nikki Haley for the 2024 Republican Party presidential primaries Presidential primaries and caucuses are being organized by the Republican Party to select the delegates to the 2024 Republican National Convention scheduled to be held between February and June 2024 to determine the party's nominee for preside .... Electoral history *incumbent 2022 References Living ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hans Wilz
Hans Christian Wilz (born 1965 or 1966), is an American politician from the state of Iowa. Wilz was born in Ottumwa, Iowa Ottumwa ( ) is a city in and the county seat of Wapello County, Iowa, United States. The population was 25,529 at the time of the 2020 U.S. Census. Located in the state's southeastern section, the city is split into northern and southern halves b ... and has resided there ever since. Electoral history *incumbent 2022 References External linksHans Wilz @Ballotpedia Living people 1965 births Republican Party members of the Iowa House of Representatives People from Ottumwa, Iowa 21st-century American politicians {{Iowa-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
