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Iowa's 2nd Congressional District
Iowa's 2nd congressional district is a List of United States congressional districts, congressional district in the U.S. state of Iowa that covers most of its northeastern part. It includes Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Cedar Rapids, Dubuque, Iowa, Dubuque, Waverly, Iowa, Waverly, Waterloo, Iowa, Waterloo, and Grinnell, Iowa, Grinnell. The district is represented by Republican Party (United States), Republican Ashley Hinson. Recent election results from statewide races Composition The 2nd district includes all of the following counties:https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/cong_dist/cd118/cd_based/ST19/CD118_IA02.pdf List of members representing the district Recent election results 2020 election 2022 election 2024 election Historical district boundaries See also *Iowa's congressional districts *List of United States congressional districts References * * Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present {{Coord, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2018 Iowa Gubernatorial Election
The 2018 Iowa gubernatorial election took place on November 6, 2018. Incumbent Republican Party (United States), Republican governor Kim Reynolds ran for election to a full term, facing Democratic Party (United States), Democratic businessman Fred Hubbell, Libertarian Party (United States), Libertarian Jake Porter, and independent candidate Gary Siegwarth. On election day, Reynolds won 50.3% of the vote, a 2.8% margin of victory, and carried 88 of Iowa's 99 counties. She became the first female governor of Iowa elected in her own right. This was the first Iowa gubernatorial election since 1998 Iowa gubernatorial election, 1998 in which the winner was of the same party as the Donald Trump, incumbent president. Background After the 2016 United States presidential election, 2016 presidential election, President Donald Trump nominated then-Governor Terry Branstad to be the United States Ambassador to China. When Branstad was confirmed by the United States Senate, he resigned as I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kim Reynolds
Kimberly Kay Reynolds (née Strawn, August 4, 1959) is an American politician from Iowa. A Republican, Reynolds has served since 2017 as the 43rd governor of Iowa. She is the first female governor in Iowa history. Reynolds was elected Clarke County treasurer in 1994 and served for four terms in that office. She then served a partial term in the Iowa Senate from 2009 to 2011. From 2011 to 2017, Reynolds served as the 46th lieutenant governor of Iowa. She became governor in May 2017 when Governor Terry Branstad stepped down to become the United States ambassador to China. Reynolds won a full term as governor in 2018 and was reelected in 2022. Reynolds has signed legislation providing for educational vouchers as well as legislation supporting voting rights for felons and Second Amendment rights. Reynolds received poor approval ratings in 2020 for her handling of the COVID-19 pandemic. She has a close relationship with the Iowa pork industry. Reynolds delivered the Republica ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2022 Iowa Gubernatorial Election
The 2022 Iowa gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 2022. Incumbent Republican Party (United States), Republican Governor Kim Reynolds won re-election to a second full term, defeating Democratic Party (United States), Democratic nominee Deidre DeJear with 58.0% of the vote. First elected as List of lieutenant governors of Iowa, lieutenant governor in 2010 Iowa gubernatorial election, 2010, Reynolds assumed the governorship on May 24, 2017 following the resignation of Governor Terry Branstad to become the List of ambassadors of the United States to China, U.S. Ambassador to China. She was elected in her own right in 2018 Iowa gubernatorial election, 2018 in what was considered a minor upset before dramatically increasing her vote share in 2022. Reynolds flipped seven counties that had voted Democratic in the 2018 Iowa gubernatorial election, previous gubernatorial election: Black Hawk County, Iowa, Black Hawk, Clinton County, Iowa, Clinton, Des Moines County, Iowa, De ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2022 United States Senate Election In Iowa
The 2022 United States Senate election in Iowa was held on November 8, 2022, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the U.S. state, State of Iowa. Incumbent Republican Party (United States), Republican Senator Chuck Grassley defeated Democratic Party (United States), Democratic nominee Michael Franken to win re-election to an eighth term. Grassley was first elected in 1980 United States Senate election in Iowa, 1980 and was most recently re-elected in 2016 United States Senate election in Iowa, 2016. Grassley, who turned 89 years old on September 17, 2022, ran for reelection to an eighth term. With U.S. Senator Patrick Leahy retiring the same year, he became the second-oldest person ever to be re-elected for another term (behind Strom Thurmond in 1996 United States Senate election in South Carolina, 1996 at age 93), on January 3, 2023, upon the departure of Patrick Leahy from the United States Senate Chuck Grassley became the most senior member in the Senate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joni Ernst
Joni Kay Ernst (née Culver; born July 1, 1970) is an American politician and retired military officer serving since 2015 as the Seniority in the United States Senate, junior United States Senate, United States senator from Iowa. A member of the Republican Party of Iowa, Republican Party, she previously served in the Iowa Senate, Iowa State Senate from 2011 to 2014 and as auditor of Montgomery County, Iowa, Montgomery County from 2005 to 2011. As Chair of the United States Senate Republican Policy Committee, Senate Republican Policy Committee from 2023 to 2025, after having been vice chair of the Senate Republican Conference since 2019, Ernst was the fourth-ranking Republican in the Senate. After graduating from Iowa State University, Ernst joined the United States Army Reserve. She served in the Iowa Army National Guard from 1993 to 2015, retiring as a Lieutenant colonel (United States), lieutenant colonel. During the Iraq War, she served as the commanding officer of the 1168th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2020 United States Senate Election In Iowa
The 2020 United States Senate election in Iowa was held on November 3, 2020, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the Iowa, State of Iowa, concurrently with the 2020 United States presidential election, 2020 U.S. presidential election, as well as 2020 United States Senate elections, other elections to the United States Senate in other states and 2020 United States House of Representatives elections, elections to the United States House of Representatives and various 2020 United States elections, state and local elections. Primaries were held on June 2. Incumbent Republican Party (United States), Republican Senator Joni Ernst won re-election for a second term, defeating Democratic Party (United States), Democratic nominee Theresa Greenfield. Most experts and pollsters considered this race and the 2020 United States presidential election in Iowa, concurrent presidential race as a tossup due to incumbent president Donald Trump's low approval ratings and Ern ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2020 United States Presidential Election In Iowa
The 2020 United States presidential election in Iowa was held on Tuesday, November 3, 2020, as part of the 2020 United States presidential election in which all 50 states plus the Washington, D.C., District of Columbia participated. Iowa voters chose electors to represent them in the United States Electoral College, Electoral College via a popular vote, pitting the Republican Party (United States), Republican Party's nominee, incumbent President Donald Trump of Florida, and running mate Vice President Mike Pence of Indiana against Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party nominee, former Vice President Joe Biden of Delaware, and his running mate California Senator Kamala Harris. Iowa has six electoral votes in the Electoral College. Trump won the state 53.1% to Biden's 44.9%. Prior to this election, most news organizations had considered Iowa as either leaning towards Trump or a tossup. As was the case in 2020 United States presidential election in Ohio, Ohio, this el ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rob Sand
Robert Sand (born August 12, 1982) is an American lawyer and politician who has served as the 33rd Iowa auditor of state since 2019. Sand is a member of the Democratic Party. Sand was the assistant attorney general of Iowa from 2010 to 2017. In 2018, he ran for state auditor, defeating Republican incumbent Mary Mosiman. After considering a run for governor of Iowa in 2022, Sand opted to run for re-election and was the only Democrat to be elected in a statewide office in Iowa in 2022. In May 2025, he announced his candidacy for the 2026 Iowa gubernatorial election. Early life Sand was born in Decorah, Iowa. His mother, Leslie, worked as a physical therapist while his father, Kevin, was a doctor. While he attended Decorah High School, he spent two years lobbying community leaders in Decorah to build a skate park. Sand graduated from Decorah High School in 2001. Sand enrolled at Brown University, where he was awarded a Harry S. Truman Scholarship. While he was in college, he t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Fitzgerald (Iowa Politician)
Michael L. Fitzgerald (born November 29, 1951) is an American businessman and politician who served as the 25th Treasurer of Iowa from 1983 to 2023. A member of the Democratic Party, he was the longest-serving state treasurer in the United States. Early life and early career Fitzgerald was born in Marshalltown, Iowa, in 1951. He graduated from Colo Community High School in 1970 and received his bachelor's degree in business administration from the University of Iowa in 1974. Fitzgerald worked as a marketing analyst for Massey Ferguson in Des Moines for eight years before being elected State Treasurer of Iowa in 1982. State Treasurer (1983–2023) As State Treasurer, Fitzgerald acted as Iowa's banker and chief financial officer. He served as the administrator of Iowa's 529 plan, formerly College Savings Iowa, which is a college savings advisory service. Fitzgerald administered the Invest in Iowa program, a series of auctions started in 1983 to invest state funds in Iowa finan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Pate
Paul Danny Pate Jr. (born May 1, 1958) is an American businessman and politician serving as the 32nd Secretary of State of Iowa since 2015, previously holding the office from 1995 to 1999. Pate is the past president of the National Association of Secretaries of State. A member of the Republican Party, he was also in the Iowa Senate from 1989 to 1993 and Mayor of Cedar Rapids from 2002 to 2006. He was an unsuccessful candidate for his party's nomination for Governor of Iowa in 1998. Early and personal life Pate was born in 1958 to parents Paul Sr. and Velma Pate. He received an Associate of Arts degree from Kirkwood Community College. He married his wife Jane in 1978. They have three children, Jennifer, Amber and Paul III, and five grandchildren. Business career Pate, a third-generation builder, is the president and owner of Pate Asphalt. He was also previously the president of Premier Group Corporation, and the president of Pavco Paving Company. Pate was a member of U.S. Small ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2018 Iowa Elections
The 2018 Iowa elections were held in the U.S. state of Iowa on November 6, 2018. A closed primary election was held on June 5, 2018. All of Iowa's executive officers were up for election, as well as all four of Iowa's seats in the United States House of Representatives, 25 (half) of the seats in the Iowa Senate, and all 100 seats in the Iowa House of Representatives. Governorship Incumbent Republican Party (United States), Republican Governor of Iowa, governor Terry Branstad, who had served for two consecutive and six total terms as Iowa governor, resigned to be the United States Ambassador to China in 2017. Lieutenant Governor Kim Reynolds assumed the governorship and was seeking a full term. Results Attorney general Incumbent Democratic Attorney General of Iowa, attorney general Tom Miller (politician), Tom Miller had served in the position since 1995, and previously from 1979 to 1991. The Republican Party did not nominate anyone, but the Libertarian Party nomin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
