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Rocky DeWitt
Rocky De Witt is an American politician. Early career and personal life De Witt and his wife Vicki are residents of Lawton. He was previously married to Julie Katseres, with whom he raised three sons. De Witt worked for the MidAmerican Energy Company MidAmerican Energy Company is an energy company based in Des Moines, Iowa. Its service area includes almost two-thirds of Iowa, as well as portions of Illinois, South Dakota, and Nebraska. Its territory is wholly encompassed by the territory of ... for 22 years. After leaving MidAmerican Energy, De Witt provided security for the Woodbury County Sheriff's Office. Political career De Witt was first elected to the District 5 seat on the Woodbury County Board of Supervisors in November 2016, and reelected in 2020. He served as board chairman in 2018 and 2021. In December 2021, De Witt began his campaign for the District 1 seat of the Iowa Senate. De Witt defeated incumbent Democratic legislator Jackie Smith, who was redistricte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iowa's 1st Senate District
The 1st district of the Iowa Senate, located in Northwestern Iowa, is currently composed of part of Woodbury County Its current member of the Iowa Senate is Republican Rocky De Witt Rocky De Witt is an American politician. Early career and personal life De Witt and his wife Vicki are residents of Lawton. He was previously married to Julie Katseres, with whom he raised three sons. De Witt worked for the MidAmerican Energy Co .... List of Representatives Election Results 2018 Historical District Boundaries See also * Iowa General Assembly * Iowa Senate References 01 {{Iowa-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dave Rowley
Dave Rowley is an insurance agent and politician serving as the Iowa State Senator from the 1st district since 2021. A member of the Republican Party, he defeated Democrat Mark Lemke in a special election on December 14, 2021, to serve the remainder of Republican Zach Whiting Zach Whiting (born December 17, 1987) is an American politician and policy analyst. A Republican, he served in the Iowa Senate from 2019–2021 before resigning to take a job at the Texas Public Policy Foundation. Political career Whiting serv ...'s term. Personal life Rowley is also a musician. Electoral history References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Rowley, Dave Republican Party Iowa state senators Living people 21st-century American legislators Year of birth missing (living people) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party, also referred to as the GOP ("Grand Old Party"), is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States. The GOP was founded in 1854 by anti-slavery activists who opposed the Kansas–Nebraska Act, which allowed for the potential expansion of chattel slavery into the western territories. Since Ronald Reagan's presidency in the 1980s, conservatism has been the dominant ideology of the GOP. It has been the main political rival of the Democratic Party since the mid-1850s. The Republican Party's intellectual predecessor is considered to be Northern members of the Whig Party, with Republican presidents Abraham Lincoln, Rutherford B. Hayes, Chester A. Arthur, and Benjamin Harrison all being Whigs before switching to the party, from which they were elected. The collapse of the Whigs, which had previously been one of the two major parties in the country, strengthened the party's electoral success. Upon its founding, it supported c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lawton, Iowa
Lawton is a city in Woodbury County, Iowa, Iowa, United States. It is part of the Sioux City metropolitan area. The population was 943 at the time of the 2020 census. History Lawton was platted in 1901. It was named for J. C. Law, an early settler and native of Lawton, Michigan. A post office has been in operation in Lawton since 1902. Geography Lawton is located at (42.478112, -96.181711). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all land. It is located seven miles east of Sioux City on U.S. Route 20, in a region of rolling fertile farmland. Lawton is considered a bedroom community for Sioux City. Demographics 2010 census As of the census of 2010, there were 908 people, 342 households, and 238 families living in the city. The population density was . There were 352 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 98.8% White, 0.2% African American, 0.1% Native American, 0.2% Asian, and 0.7% from two or more races ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MidAmerican Energy Company
MidAmerican Energy Company is an energy company based in Des Moines, Iowa. Its service area includes almost two-thirds of Iowa, as well as portions of Illinois, South Dakota, and Nebraska. Its territory is wholly encompassed by the territory of the Midcontinent Independent System Operator. Major cities in MidAmerican Energy's service territory are Des Moines, Sioux City, Sioux Falls, Council Bluffs, Waterloo, Iowa, Waterloo, Iowa City, and the Quad Cities. MidAmerican Energy Company is a subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway Energy. History MidAmerican Energy was formed in 1995 by the merger of the Iowa-Illinois Gas and Electric Company, the main electric and gas provider for southeastern Iowa, with Midwest Resources, the main power provider for central and western Iowa. Midwest Resources in turn, was formed in 1990 by the merger of Midwest Energy and Iowa Resources. Midwest Energy was the holding company for Iowa Public Service company (IPS), the main power provider for northwester ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Woodbury County, Iowa
Woodbury County is a county located in the U.S. state of Iowa. As of the 2020 census, the population was 105,941, making it the sixth-most populous county in Iowa. The county seat is Sioux City. Woodbury County is included in the Sioux City metropolitan area. History Originally established in 1851 as Wahkaw County, the Iowa Legislature in 1853 changed the name to Woodbury County in honor of Levi Woodbury (1789–1851), a senator and governor of New Hampshire who served as a Supreme Court justice from 1844 until his death. The first county seat of Wahkaw County was the now-extinct village of Thompsonville; when the Legislature changed the county name to Woodbury, the new county seat became Sergeant's Bluff (now Sergeant Bluff). The county seat was moved to Sioux City in 1856. The Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska ( Ho-Chunk) owns reservation land in Woodbury County. Geography The county is on the western edge of Iowa, with its western border being the Missouri River. According ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iowa Senate, District 1
The 1st district of the Iowa Senate, located in Northwestern Iowa, is currently composed of part of Woodbury County Its current member of the Iowa Senate is Republican Rocky De Witt. List of Representatives Election Results 2018 Historical District Boundaries 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 across the state of Iowa with populations of approximately 60,927 per constituency, . ... References 01 {{Iowa-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 across the state of Iowa with populations of approximately 60,927 per constituency, . Each Senate district is composed of two House districts. The Senate meets at the Iowa State Capitol in Des Moines. Unlike the lower house, the Iowa House of Representatives, Senators serve four-year terms, with no term limits. Terms are staggered so that half the Senate is up for reelection every two years. Leadership The President of the Senate presides over the body, whose powers include referring bills to committee, recognizing members during debate, and making procedural rulings. Unlike the more powerful Speaker of the Iowa House of Representatives, the Senate President cannot appoint committee chairmanships or shuffle committee memberships. The Lieutenant Governor of Iowa was the presiding officer of the Senate until 1988, when a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States. Founded in 1828, it was predominantly built by Martin Van Buren, who assembled a wide cadre of politicians in every state behind war hero Andrew Jackson, making it the world's oldest active political party.M. Philip Lucas, "Martin Van Buren as Party Leader and at Andrew Jackson's Right Hand." in ''A Companion to the Antebellum Presidents 1837–1861'' (2014): 107–129."The Democratic Party, founded in 1828, is the world's oldest political party" states Its main political rival has been the Republican Party since the 1850s. The party is a big tent, and though it is often described as liberal, it is less ideologically uniform than the Republican Party (with major individuals within it frequently holding widely different political views) due to the broader list of unique voting blocs that compose it. The historical predecessor of the Democratic Party is considered to be th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jackie Smith (politician)
Jaclyn 'Jackie' Smith (born 1955) is the Iowa State Senator from the 7th District. A Democrat, she has served in the Iowa Senate since being elected in 2018. Smith and raised in Sioux City Iowa. She earned a bachelor's degree from Briar Cliff University and a master's degree from Baylor University in Waco, Texas. She went on to work for the Northwest AEA and spent 34 years working as a speech-language pathologist. During that time, she and her husband, Dennis owned and operated a clothing business. In 2008 she was elected Woodbury County supervisor, serving eight years, before losing to Republican Keith Radig in 2016. In 2018 she sought the Democratic nomination for the Iowa Senate's seventh district seat. She won her party nomination and went on to defeat incumbent Rick Bertrand in the general election. As of April 2020, Smith serves on the following committees: Local Government (Ranking Member), Education, Natural Resources and Environment, and Transportation. She also se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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County Supervisors In Iowa
A county is a geographic region of a country used for administrative or other purposesChambers Dictionary, L. Brookes (ed.), 2005, Chambers Harrap Publishers Ltd, Edinburgh in certain modern nations. The term is derived from the Old French denoting a jurisdiction under the sovereignty of a count (earl) or a viscount.The Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology, C. W. Onions (Ed.), 1966, Oxford University Press Literal equivalents in other languages, derived from the equivalent of "count", are now seldom used officially, including , , , , , , , and ''zhupa'' in Slavic languages; terms equivalent to commune/community are now often instead used. When the Normans conquered England, they brought the term with them. The Saxons had already established the districts that became the historic counties of England, calling them shires;Vision of Britai– Type details for ancient county. Retrieved 31 March 2012 many county names derive from the name of the county town (county seat) with th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
