Skyler Wheeler (born April 24, 1993) is an American politician. A member of the
Republican Party, he has served as member of the
Iowa House of Representatives
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, representing the
4th district
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since 2017.
Wheeler finished first in a field of three candidates during a 2016 party primary. He was subsequently elected in a general election later that year to replace retiring Republican representative
John Kooiker. He defeated independent candidate Jeff VanDerWerff in the general election, who had lost the Republican primary earlier that year. In his bid for a second term in 2018, Wheeler ran unopposed.
In the 2020 general election, Wheeler defeated
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candidate Björn Johnson.
In a 2022 primary, Wheeler defeated
Dordt University
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student Kendal Zylstra, winning 52% of the vote. Wheeler was initially based in
Orange City and declared a bid in
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, but instead chose to move to
Hull, in
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Iowa House of Representatives
Wheeler currently serves as the Chair of the House Education Committee. Wheeler also serves on the Judiciary Committee, Public Safety Committee, Education Appropriations Subcommittee, and School Finance Formula Review Committee. At age 23, Wheeler was the youngest elected member of the Iowa General Assembly in 2016.
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Electoral history
References
External links
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Iowa Legislature
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Ballotpedia
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1993 births
Living people
Republican Party members of the Iowa House of Representatives
21st-century American politicians
Northwestern College (Iowa) alumni
People from Orange City, Iowa
People from Hull, Iowa
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