Timi Brown-Powers (born 1967) is an American therapist and politician serving as a member of the

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, representing District 61. She was first elected to the House in 2014.

Early life and education

Timi Brown-Powers was born at

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and raised in the Beaverdale neighborhood of

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. Her father worked at the Firestone plant while her mother ran a business out of their home and worked for the Des Moines public schools. Her experiences with her grandmother, a paraplegic, led her to volunteer for programs that help students with disabilities. She graduated from Herbert Hoover High School and attended

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for a year. She then moved to Waterloo to attend the

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, where she earned a Bachelor of Arts in therapeutic recreation.

Career

As a student at the

, Brown-Powers worked as a certified nursing assistant. She then worked as a therapist for Covenant Medical Center in Waterloo for over 25 years. Brown-Powers announced her candidacy for Anesa Kajtazovic's seat in the Iowa House of Representatives on March 8, 2014 at the Black Hawk County Democratic Convention. She was endorsed by

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. She defeated Brad Condon and Andrew Miller in the Democratic primary. Brown-Powers earned 59% of the vote in the general election, defeating Republican Nathan Bolton's 40%.

References

External links

Profile from the Iowa House of Representatives

Timi for Iowa campaign website

Biography from Project Vote Smart
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