Cindy Winckler (born May 27, 1950) is an American politician and member of the
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, . ...
for the
49th District. Previously, she served in the
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 ...
for the
90th District. She served in the Iowa House of Representatives from 2001-2013.
She received her MA 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, Education, Humanities, Arts, and Sciences, Social and Behavioral Sciences and gr ...
.
, Winckler serves on several committees in the Iowa House - the Appropriations, Education, Environmental Protection, and Human Resources committees. She also serves as the
ranking member
In United States politics, a ranking member is the most senior member of a congressional or state legislative committee from the minority party. On many committees the ranking minority member, along with the Chair, serve as '' ex officio'' member ...
of the Education Appropriations Subcommittee.
Winckler was first elected in 2000, defeating incumbent
Republican
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Political ideology
* An advocate of a republic, a type of government that is not a monarchy or dictatorship, and is usually associated with the rule of law.
** Republicanism, the ideology in support of republics or agains ...
John P. Sunderbruch. She was most recently re-elected in 2010 with 3,342 votes, defeating
Republican
Republican can refer to:
Political ideology
* An advocate of a republic, a type of government that is not a monarchy or dictatorship, and is usually associated with the rule of law.
** Republicanism, the ideology in support of republics or agains ...
opponent Ray Ambrose with 69% of the vote.
Electoral history
*incumbent
References
External links
Representative Cindy Winckler''official Iowa General Assembly site''
Cindy Winckler State Representative''official constituency site''
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Democratic Party members of the Iowa House of Representatives
Living people
Women state legislators in Iowa
1950 births
University of Northern Iowa alumni
Politicians from Des Moines, Iowa
Politicians from Davenport, Iowa
21st-century American politicians
21st-century American women politicians