Sue Cahill (born 1959) is an American politician and educator. A

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, she has been a member of the Iowa House of Representatives for the 52nd district since 2021.

Early life and education

Cahill was born in 1959 in

Kansas City, Missouri Kansas City (abbreviated KC or KCMO) is the largest city in Missouri by population and area. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 508,090 in 2020, making it the 36th most-populous city in the United States. It is the central ...

. She graduated from

Archbishop O'Hara High School Archbishop O'Hara High School was a Catholic high school in Kansas City, Missouri. It was located in the Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph. The school was also associated with the De La Salle Christian Brothers, and was one of the ministries of t ...

and received a bachelor's of arts degree in communications from Benedictine College and a bachelor's of arts degree in education from Buena Vista University. She earned a

masters of education The Master of Education (MEd or M.Ed. or Ed.M.; Latin ''Magister Educationis'' or ''Educationis Magister'') is a master's degree awarded by universities in many countries. This degree in education often includes the following majors: curriculum a ...

from

Graceland University Graceland University is a private university with campuses in Lamoni, Iowa, and Independence, Missouri. The university offers degree completion and master's degree programs at satellite campuses in Centerville and Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and Trento ...

. She worked as a teacher in the Marshalltown Community School District and served as a member of the city council of Marshalltown, Iowa. During the

2020 Iowa Democratic presidential caucuses The 2020 Iowa Democratic presidential caucuses, the first nominating contest in the Democratic Party primaries for the 2020 presidential election, took place on February 3, 2020. Pete Buttigieg received the most state delegate equivalents (SDE ...

, Cahill supported

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Career

Cahill was first elected to the Iowa House of Representatives for the 71st district in 2020, assuming office on January 11, 2021. She ran unopposed in the Democratic primary and defeated Republican nominee Tony Reed in the November general election, receiving 6,800 votes to his 5,315. She is a member of the administration and rules committee, the education committee, the labor committee and ranking member of the veterans affairs committee. In the 2022 general election, Cahill is running unopposed in the 52nd district, a new district which was created during the 2020 redistricting cycle.

Personal life

Cahill has six sons. Her husband, John, died of

colon cancer Colorectal cancer (CRC), also known as bowel cancer, colon cancer, or rectal cancer, is the development of cancer from the colon or rectum (parts of the large intestine). Signs and symptoms may include blood in the stool, a change in bowel mo ...

in 2006.

References

Living people Politicians from Kansas City, Missouri Schoolteachers from Iowa Iowa city council members Politicians from Marshalltown, Iowa Graceland University alumni Democratic Party members of the Iowa House of Representatives 21st-century American women politicians 21st-century American politicians Women city councillors in Iowa 21st-century American women educators 21st-century American educators 1959 births {{Iowa-politician-stub