Annette Sweeney (born December 9, 1957) is an American politician who is the Iowa State Senator for the 27th District. A Republican, she has been in the

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since 2018, when she won a special election to replace

Bill Dix William C. Dix is a Republican politician and farmer from Shell Rock, Iowa. He was formerly the Majority Leader of the Iowa Senate representing Senate District 25, which covers Butler, Grundy, Hardin, and Story Counties. He served as the C ...

after Dix resigned from the Senate. Prior to her election to the Senate, Sweeney was a member of the Iowa House of Representatives from 2009 to 2013. Sweeney was born in Buckeye, Iowa. She went to college at Concordia University Nebraska. She taught middle school literature in

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, for a short time before taking over the family farm. She married David Sweeney in 1985.

Election Results

2018 General Election

2022 General Election

References

External links

Iowa Republicans biography of Sweeney

Iowa Legislature biography of Sweeney
1957 births Living people Women state legislators in Iowa Republican Party members of the Iowa House of Representatives 21st-century members of the Iowa General Assembly People from Hardin County, Iowa Concordia University Nebraska alumni Farmers from Iowa 21st-century American women politicians 21st-century American women farmers 21st-century American farmers 20th-century American women farmers 20th-century American farmers {{Iowa-politician-stub