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Iowa Senate, District 10
The 10th District of the Iowa Senate is located in southwestern Iowa, and is currently composed of Adair, Cass, Dallas, Guthrie, and Polk Counties. Current elected officials Jake Chapman is the senator currently representing the 10th District. The area of the 10th District contains two Iowa House of Representatives districts: *The 19th District (represented by Carter Nordman) *The 20th District (represented by Ray Sorensen) The district is also located in Iowa's 3rd congressional district, which is represented by U.S. Representative Cindy Axne. Past senators The district has previously been represented by: * Alvin Miller, 1983-1992 * Merlin Bartz, 1993-2002 * Amanda Ragan, 2002 * Donald Redfern, 2003-2004 * Jeff Danielson, 2005-2012 * Jake Chapman, 2013-present See also *Iowa General Assembly *Iowa Senate The Iowa Senate is the upper house of the Iowa General Assembly, United States. There are 50 seats in the Iowa Senate, representing 50 single-member districts ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Upper House
An upper house is one of two chambers of a 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 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 against the government (or such an act is much l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iowa House Of Representatives, District 19
The 19th District of the Iowa House of Representatives in the state of Iowa. Current elected officials Carter Nordman is the representative currently representing the district. Past representatives The district has previously been represented by: * Maynard T. Menefee, 1971–1973 * Joseph W. Clark, 1973–1975 * Thomas J. Jochum, 1975–1983 * Lowell Norland, 1983–1987 * Dennis J. May, 1987–1991 * Merlin Bartz, 1991–1993 * Gary Blodgett, 1993–2001 * Roger A. Broers, 2001–2003 * Ervin Dennis, 2003–2005 * Bob Kressig, 2005–2013 * Ralph Watts, 2013–2019 * Chris Hagenow Chris Hagenow (born January 19, 1972) is an American attorney and politician who served as a member of the Iowa House of Representatives from 2009 to 2021. Hagenow served as majority leader for the Republican caucus and also served on the Admini ..., 2019–2021 * Carter Nordman, 2021–present References {{Iowa General Assembly districts 019 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Donald Redfern
Donald B. Redfern (born June 9, 1945) is an American politician in the state of Iowa. Redfern was born in Nebraska City, Nebraska. He attended Carleton College and Columbia University Law School Columbia Law School (Columbia Law or CLS) is the law school of Columbia University, a private Ivy League university in New York City. Columbia Law is widely regarded as one of the most prestigious law schools in the world and has always ranked ... and is a lawyer. He served Iowa Senate from 1991 to 2004, as a Republican (12th district from 1993 to 2003 and 10th district from 2003 to 2005). Redfern's unsuccessful 1988 Congressional run is discussed in Chinese political theorist Wang Huning's seminal book ''America Against America'' as an example of the dynamics of U.S. political campaign. References 1945 births Living people People from Nebraska City, Nebraska Carleton College alumni Columbia Law School alumni Iowa lawyers Republican Party Iowa state senators {{Iow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amanda Ragan
Amanda Ragan (born September 20, 1954) is an Iowan State Senator from the 27th District. A member of the Democratic Party, she has served in the Iowa Senate since 2002. In 2016 Ragan was appointed Iowa Senate Democratic Whip. She has also served as the Executive Director of Meals on Wheels and of Community Kitchen of Northern Iowa. Ragan served on several committees in the Iowa Senate – the Appropriation committee; the Natural Resources committee; the Rules and Administration committee; the Veterans Affairs committee; and the Human Resources committee, where she is chair. She also serves on the Health and Human Services Appropriations Subcommittee, where she is vice chair. Iowa State Senate Ragan is currently an assistant majority leader In U.S. politics (as well as in some other countries utilizing the presidential system), the majority floor leader is a partisan position in a legislative body. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Merlin Bartz
Merlin Bartz (born March 16, 1961) is an American politician who served as an Iowa State Senator from the 6th District, elected in 2008 and serving for a single term. A Republican, he sat on the Appropriations, Human Resources, Natural Resources, and Ways and Means committees. He was the ranking member on the Administration and Regulation Appropriations Subcommittee. Bartz lost his reelection bid in 2012 in a race where there were two incumbents redistricted together. Incumbent Mary Jo Wilhlem defeated Senator Bartz by 126 votes in a very contentious election, where at one point Bartz was accused of joining the War on Women and of being demeaning to women. Previously he served in the Iowa House of Representatives (19th District, 1991 – 1993), and the Iowa Senate (10th District, 1993 – 2002). He was Senate Assistant Majority Leader in the 77th, 78th, and 79th General Assemblies. Bartz was appointed (January, 2002) Special Assistant to the Undersecretary, Natural R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alvin Miller (politician) ''
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Alvin Miller may refer to: * Alvin V. Miller, state legislator in Iowa * Alvin Miller, main character of ''The Tales of Alvin Maker ''The Tales of Alvin Maker'' is a series of six alternate history fantasy novels written by American novelist Orson Scott Card, published from 1987 to 2003 (with one more planned), that explore the experiences of a young man, Alvin Miller, who ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cindy Axne
Cynthia Lynne Axne (née Wadle; born April 20, 1965) is an American politician who is the U.S. representative from Iowa's 3rd congressional district since 2019. A member of the Democratic Party, she narrowly defeated incumbent Republican David Young in the 2018 elections. The district is anchored in the state capital Des Moines; it includes much of the state's southwest quadrant, including Council Bluffs. Axne is the only Democrat in the United States House delegation from Iowa, of which she also serves as the dean. Axne ran for reelection in 2022 but lost to Republican challenger Zach Nunn, a U.S. Air Force officer. Early life and career Axne was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, in 1965, the daughter of Terry and Joanne Wadle. She graduated from Valley High School in West Des Moines, Iowa. She earned a bachelor's degree in journalism from the University of Iowa and a Master of Business Administration from Northwestern University. After graduating from college, Axne ... [...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. R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ray Sorensen (politician)
Ray "Bubba" Sorensen is an American artist, businessman, and politician serving as a member of the Iowa House of Representatives from the 23rd district. Elected in November 2018, he assumed office on January 14, 2019. Early life and education Sorensen was born in Creston, Iowa and raised in Fontanelle, Iowa. He studied art at Iowa State University. Career Prior to entering politics, Sorensen worked as a graphic designer for Edje Technologies and Livestock Plus. He also co-owns, with his wife, Sorensen Studios, a photography and mural-painting business. After watching ''Saving Private Ryan'' as a 19 year old at Iowa State University in 1999, Sorensen was inspired to paint the first Freedom Rock, located along Interstate 80 near Menlo, Iowa Menlo is a city in Guthrie County, Iowa, United States. The population was 345 at the time of the 2020 census. It is part of the Des Moines–West Des Moines Metropolitan Statistical Area. History Menlo was laid out in 1869. Menlo w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iowa House Of Representatives, District 20
The 20th District of the Iowa House of Representatives in the state of Iowa. Current elected officials Joshua Turek is the representative currently representing the district. Past representatives The district has previously been represented by: * John W. Patten, 1971–1973 * Robert M. Carr, 1973–1975 * Tom Tauke Thomas Joseph Tauke (born October 11, 1950) is an American politician, lawyer, and corporate executive from Iowa. He is a former member of the U.S. House of Representatives. Tauke represented the northeast corner of the state of Iowa (2nd dist ..., 1975–1979 * Mike Connolly, 1979–1983 * John D. Groninga, 1983–1993 * Dennis J. May, 1993–2003 * Willard Jenkins, 2003–2007 * Doris Kelley, 2007–2011 * Walt Rogers, 2011–2013 * Clel Baudler, 2013–2019 * Ray Sorensen, 2019–2023 * Joshua Turek, 2023–present References {{Iowa General Assembly districts 020 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carter Nordman
Carter F. Nordman (born May 27, 1998) is an American politician serving as a member of the Iowa House of Representatives from the 47th district. Elected in November 2020, he assumed office on January 11, 2021. Nordman is the youngest state legislator in Iowa and one of the youngest in the United States. Early life and education A native of Adel, Iowa, Nordman graduated from Adel DeSoto Minburn High School. Nordman earned a Bachelor of Business Administration from the University of Northern Iowa The University of Northern Iowa (UNI) is a public university in Cedar Falls, Iowa. UNI offers more than 90 majors across the colleges of Business administration, Business Administration, Education, Humanities, Arts, and Sciences, Social science .... Career Shortly after his high school graduation, Nordman ran for mayor of Adel against incumbent Jim Peters, losing narrowly in a closely contested election. From 2017 to 2019, Nordman served as a Legislative Assistant for members of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iowa House Of Representatives
The Iowa House of Representatives is the lower house of the Iowa General Assembly, the upper house being the Iowa Senate. There are 100 seats in the Iowa House of Representatives, representing 100 single-member districts across the state, formed by dividing the 50 Senate districts in half. Each district has a population of approximately 30,464 . The House of Representatives meets at the Iowa State Capitol in Des Moines. Unlike the upper house, the Iowa Senate, state House representatives serve two-year terms with the whole chamber up for re-election in even-numbered years. There are no term limits for the House. Leadership of the House The Speaker of the House presides over the House as its chief leadership officer, controlling the flow of legislation and committee assignments. The Speaker is elected by the majority party caucus, followed by confirmation of the full House on passage of a floor vote. Other House leaders, such as the majority and minority leaders, are elected by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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