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Iowa's 4th Congressional District
Iowa's 4th congressional district is a List of United States congressional districts, congressional district in the U.S. state of Iowa that covers the western border of the state, including Sioux City, Iowa, Sioux City and Council Bluffs, Iowa, Council Bluffs. Up north, it extends eastwards into Ames, Iowa, Ames, Boone, Iowa, Boone, Fort Dodge, Iowa, Fort Dodge, and Marshalltown, Iowa, Marshalltown. It has been represented by Republican Party (United States), Republican Randy Feenstra since 2021, who defeated longtime incumbent Steve King in 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Iowa, 2020. With a Cook Partisan Voting Index rating of R+15, it is the most Republican district in Iowa, a state with an all-Republican congressional delegation. History Since the 1880s, there have been major changes in the location or nature of Iowa's 4th Congressional District. From 1886 until 1941, the district was made up of largely rural counties in northeastern Iowa, including the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Steven V
Stephen V may refer to: *Pope Stephen IV, aka Stephen V, Pope from 816 to 817 *Pope Stephen V (885–891) *Stephen V of Hungary (born before 1239 – 1272), King of Hungary and Croatia, Duke of Styria *Stephen V Báthory Stephen Báthory of Ecsed (, ; ; 1430–1493) was a Hungarian people, Hungarian commander, 'dapiferorum regalium magister' (1458–?), judge royal (1471–1493), and voivode of Transylvania (1479–1493). He rose to power under K ... (1430–1493), Hungarian commander, judge of the Royal Court and Prince of Transylvania * Stephen V of Moldavia (r. 1538–1540) {{hndis, Stephen 05 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
116th Congress
The 116th United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the Federal government of the United States, United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate, Senate and the United States House of Representatives, House of Representatives. It convened in Washington, D.C., on January 3, 2019, and ended on January 3, 2021, during the final two years of first presidency of Donald Trump, Donald Trump's first presidency. 2014 United States Senate elections, Senators elected to regular terms in 2014 finished their terms in this Congress, and House seats were United States congressional apportionment, apportioned based on the 2010 United States census, 2010 census. In the 2018 United States elections, November 2018 midterm elections, the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party 2018 United States House of Representatives elections, won a new majority in the House, while the Republican Party (United States), Republican Party 2018 United State ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Donald Trump
Donald John Trump (born June 14, 1946) is an American politician, media personality, and businessman who is the 47th president of the United States. A member of the Republican Party (United States), Republican Party, he served as the 45th president from 2017 to 2021. Born into a wealthy family in the New York City borough of Queens, Trump graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 1968 with a bachelor's degree in economics. He became the president of his family's real estate business in 1971, renamed it the Trump Organization, and began acquiring and building skyscrapers, hotels, casinos, and golf courses. He launched side ventures, many licensing the Trump name, and filed for six business bankruptcies in the 1990s and 2000s. From 2004 to 2015, he hosted the reality television show ''The Apprentice (American TV series), The Apprentice'', bolstering his fame as a billionaire. Presenting himself as a political outsider, Trump won the 2016 United States presidential e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Mitt Romney
Willard Mitt Romney (born March 12, 1947) is an American businessman and retired politician. He served as a United States Senate, United States senator from Utah from 2019 to 2025 and as the 70th governor of Massachusetts from 2003 to 2007. He was the Republican Party (United States), Republican Party's nominee in the 2012 United States presidential election, 2012 U.S. presidential election. Mitt Romney is a son of George W. Romney, a former governor of Michigan. Raised in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, Mitt spent over two years in France as a Mormon missionary. He married Ann Romney, Ann Davies in 1969; they have five sons. Active in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) throughout his adult life, Romney served as Bishop (Latter Day Saints), bishop of his Ward (LDS Church), ward and later as a Stake (LDS Church), stake president for an area covering Boston and many of its suburbs. By 1971, he had participated in the political campaigns of both his paren ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Iowa Legislature
The Iowa General Assembly is the legislative branch of the state government of Iowa. Like the federal United States Congress, the General Assembly is a bicameral body, composed of the upper house Iowa Senate and the lower Iowa House of Representatives respectively. The Senate consists of four year terms and the House consists of two year terms. The General Assembly convenes within the Iowa State Capitol in Des Moines since the capital was moved there in 1857. The assembly convenes annually on the second Monday in January. Composition The Iowa General Assembly consists of 50 senators and 100 representatives. Each senator represents about 63,848 people and each representative about 31,924 people as of the 2020 United States census. The current legislative maps were enacted on November 4, 2021 for the 2022 elections and the 90th General Assembly. Officials in the Senate are President Amy Sinclair (R), and President Pro Tempore Brad Zaun (R). Partisan Senate leaders include ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Alexander, Iowa
Alexander is a city in Franklin County, Iowa, United States. The population was 164 at the 2020 census. History Alexander was platted in 1885, not long after the Central Railroad of Iowa had been built through the territory. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all land. Demographics 2020 census As of the census of 2020, there were 164 people, 60 households, and 40 families residing in the city. The population density was 38.4 inhabitants per square mile (14.8/km2). There were 79 housing units at an average density of 18.5 per square mile (7.1/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 82.3% White, 0.0% Black or African American, 0.0% Native American, 1.8% Asian, 0.0% Pacific Islander, 4.9% from other races and 11.0% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino persons of any race comprised 17.7% of the population. Of the 60 households, 30.0% of which had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.0% were married cou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Tom Latham (politician)
Thomas Paul Latham (born July 14, 1948) is an American politician who served as a U.S. representative for Iowa from 1995 to 2015. He is a member of the Republican Party. On December 17, 2013, Latham announced he would not seek reelection next term, becoming the third member of the U.S. House to announce his retirement on the same day (along with Frank Wolf from Virginia and Jim Matheson from Utah). Early life and education Latham was born in Hampton, Iowa to Evelyn R. (née Johansen) and Willard Chester Latham. His father was of English and Danish descent and his mother was of Danish ancestry. He was raised on a farm in nearby Alexander. He attended Iowa State University, but did not graduate. Early career Before entering the House, he was part-owner of Latham Seeds, a family-owned seed company founded by his father. Latham sold his interest before running for Congress. U.S. House of Representatives Latham was sworn in on January 3, 1995. Committee assignments * Committ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Mason City, Iowa
Mason City is a city and the county seat of Cerro Gordo County, Iowa, Cerro Gordo County, Iowa, United States. The population was 27,338 in the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. Mason City is known for its musical heritage, a significant collection of renowned Prairie School style architecture, and a close connection with nearby Clear Lake, Iowa, Clear Lake. The Mason City Mason City micropolitan area, Micropolitan Statistical Area includes all of Cerro Gordo and Worth County, Iowa, Worth counties. Local institutions of higher education include North Iowa Area Community College. The Winnebago River traverses the community to the southeast. History The region around what would later be first called Shibboleth was a summer home to the Sioux and Ho-Chunk, Winnebago nations. The first settlement that became Shibboleth was established in 1853 at the confluence of the Winnebago River and Calmus Creek. The town had several freemasonic influenced names: Shibboleth, Masonic Grove ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Greg Ganske
John Greg Ganske (born March 31, 1949) is an American politician, plastic surgeon, and retired U.S. Army reserve lieutenant colonel from Iowa. He served as a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from 1995 to 2003 and was the unsuccessful Republican nominee for U.S. Senator from Iowa in 2002. Early life and education Ganske was born in New Hampton, Iowa to parents Victor and Mary Jo Ganske. He earned honors in wrestling in high school, and was an American Field Service exchange student to Costa Rica in 1966. He graduated from the University of Iowa with a B.A.with honors in political science and general science in 1972. In 1976, Ganske graduated from the University of Iowa School of Medicine, and subsequently completed a general surgery residency in 1982 at the Oregon Health Sciences Center and a plastic and reconstructive surgery residency at Harvard in 1984, training under Nobel Laureate Dr. Joe Murray. Career Ganske worked as a plastic surge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Council Bluffs
Council Bluffs is a city in and the county seat of Pottawattamie County, Iowa, Pottawattamie County, Iowa, United States. The population was 62,799 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, making it the state's List of cities in Iowa, tenth most populous city, and the most populous city in Southwest Iowa. The Omaha–Council Bluffs metropolitan area, Omaha metropolitan region of which Council Bluffs is a part, is the 58th largest in the United States, with an estimated population of 983,969 (2023). It is located on the east bank of the Missouri River, across from Omaha, Nebraska. Until about 1853 Council Bluffs was known as Kanesville. Kanesville was the historic starting point of the Mormon Trail. Kanesville is also the northernmost anchor town of the Emigrant Trail, other emigrant trails because there was a steam-powered boat which ferried the settlers' wagons and cattle across the Missouri River. In 1869, the first transcontinental railroad to California was connected ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Polk County, Iowa
Polk County is located in the U.S. state of Iowa. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 492,401. making it the List of counties in Iowa, most populous county in Iowa, and was estimated to be 505,255 in 2023. It is home to over 15% of the state's residents. The county seat is Des Moines, Iowa, Des Moines, which is also the capital city of Iowa. Polk County is included in the Des Moines–West Des Moines, Iowa, West Des Moines, IA Des Moines metropolitan area, Metropolitan Statistical Area. History On January 13, 1846, the legislative body of the Iowa Territory authorized the creation of twelve counties in the Territory, with general descriptions of their boundaries. On January 17 they further enacted a resolution setting the effective date of the county government for Jasper and Polk Counties as March 1, 1846. Polk County's name referred to United States President James K. Polk, who served from 1845 to 1849. The first courthouse, a two-story struct ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
