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Iowa
Iowa ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the upper Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. It borders the Mississippi River to the east and the Missouri River and Big Sioux River to the west; Wisconsin to the northeast, Illinois to the east and southeast, Missouri to the south, Nebraska to the west, South Dakota to the northwest, and Minnesota to the north. Iowa is the List of U.S. states and territories by area, 26th largest in total area and the List of U.S. states and territories by population, 31st most populous of the List of states and territories of the United States, 50 U.S. states, with a population of 3.19 million. The state's List of capitals in the United States, capital, List of cities in Iowa, most populous city, and largest List of metropolitan statistical areas, metropolitan area fully located within the state is Des Moines, Iowa, Des Moines. A portion of the larger Omaha–Council Bluffs metropolitan area, Omaha, Nebraska, metropolitan area ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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] |
Iowa's 1st Congressional District
Iowa's 1st congressional district is a List of United States congressional districts, congressional district in the U.S. state of Iowa that covers its southeastern part, bordering the states of Illinois and Missouri, and the Mississippi River. The district includes the cities of Davenport, Iowa, Davenport, Iowa City, Iowa, Iowa City, Burlington, Iowa, Burlington, and Indianola, Iowa, Indianola. Republican Party (United States), Republican Mariannette Miller-Meeks is the current U.S. representative. Composition The 1st includes the entirety of the following counties:https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/cong_dist/cd118/cd_based/ST19/CD118_IA01.pdf Recent election results from statewide races List of members representing the district Recent election results 2002 2004 2006 *Note: James Hill ran on the Pirate Party platform on the ballot. 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iowa's 3rd Congressional District
Iowa's 3rd congressional district is a List of United States congressional districts, congressional district in the U.S. state of Iowa that covers its southwestern quadrant, which roughly consists of an area stretching from Des Moines, Iowa, Des Moines to the borders with Missouri. From 2013 to 2023, the district covered the southwestern corner of the state, from the Des Moines metropolitan area on the northeastern end to the greater Council Bluffs area on the southwestern end. The district has been represented in the United States House of Representatives by Republican Party (United States), Republican Zach Nunn since 2023. With a Cook Partisan Voting Index rating of R+2, it is the least Republican leaning district of Iowa’s four congressional districts, a state currently represented in Congress only by Republicans. It is also the wealthiest congressional district in the state of Iowa. Recent election results from statewide races Composition The 3rd districts includes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Des Moines, Iowa
Des Moines is the List of capitals in the United States, capital and List of cities in Iowa, most populous city in the U.S. state of Iowa. It is the county seat of Polk County, Iowa, Polk County with parts extending into Warren County, Iowa, Warren County. It is named after the Des Moines River, likely derived from the French "Rivière des Moines" meaning "River of the Monks." The city was incorporated in 1851 as Fort Des Moines and shortened to "Des Moines" in 1857. Its population was 214,133 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. The Des Moines metropolitan area, covering six counties, is the Metropolitan statistical area, 81st largest metropolitan area in the U.S. with about 750,000 residents, and is the largest metropolitan area entirely in Iowa. Des Moines is a major center of the United States insurance industry and has a sizable financial services and publishing business base. The city is the headquarters for the Principal Financial Group and Wellmark Blue Cross B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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] |
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] |
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] |
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] |
Greater Des Moines
The Des Moines metropolitan area, officially known as the Des Moines–West Des Moines, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) is located at the confluence of the Des Moines River and the Raccoon River. Des Moines serves as the capital and largest city of the U.S. state of Iowa. The metro area consists of six counties in central Iowa: Polk, Dallas, Warren, Madison, Guthrie, and Jasper. The Des Moines– Ames– West Des Moines Combined Statistical Area (CSA) encompasses the separate metropolitan area of Ames ( Story Country), and the separate micropolitan area of Boone ( Boone County). The Des Moines area is a fast-growing metro area. Demographics Des Moines–West Des Moines, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area Des Moines-Ames-West Des Moines, IA Combined Statistical Area Geography The lowest geographical point in the metropolitan area is the Des Moines River, where it passes the northeastern corner of Warren County, and the southeastern corner of Polk County. His ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chuck Grassley
Charles Ernest Grassley (born September 17, 1933) is an American politician serving as the president pro tempore of the United States Senate since 2025, a role he also held from 2019 to 2021. A member of the Republican Party (United States), Republican Party, Grassley is the Seniority in the United States Senate, senior United States senator from Iowa, serving since 1981. He is the dean of the United States Senate. Before becoming a senator, Grassley served eight terms in the Iowa House of Representatives (1959–1975) and three terms in the United States House of Representatives (1975–1981). He has served three stints as United States Senate Committee on Finance, Senate Finance Committee chairman during periods of Republican Senate majority. Upon the retirement of Orrin Hatch on January 3, 2019, Grassley became the Senate's most senior Republican and its president pro tempore of the United States Senate, president pro tempore. Upon Patrick Leahy's retirement in January 2023, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mariannette Miller-Meeks
Mariannette Jane Miller-Meeks (born September 6, 1955) is an American physician and politician who has served as a U.S. representative from Iowa since 2021. A member of the Republican Party, she represents the state's 1st congressional district. Her district, numbered as the 2nd district in her first term, includes most of Iowa's southeastern quadrant, including Davenport, Bettendorf, Burlington, and Iowa City. Miller-Meeks previously served as the Iowa state senator from the 41st district from 2019 to 2021. Miller-Meeks ran three unsuccessful campaigns for the U.S. House against Dave Loebsack. When Loebsack retired in 2020, she ran again and defeated Rita Hart by a margin of six votes. She was reelected in 2022 by a margin of nearly seven percentage points, and won a third term in a very close race in 2024. Early life and education Mariannette Jane Miller-Meeks was born in Herlong, California on September 6, 1955. A first-generation college student, Miller-Meeks ea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zach Nunn
Zachary Martin Nunn (born May 4, 1979) is an American politician and United States Air Force officer who has served as the U.S. representative for Iowa's 3rd congressional district since 2023. A member of the Republican Party, he was a member of the Iowa Senate for the 15th district from 2019 to 2023 and the Iowa House of Representatives for the 30th district from 2015 to 2019. Nunn ran for a seat in the United States House of Representatives in 2022 to represent Iowa's 3rd congressional district, successfully defeating incumbent Democrat Cindy Axne. He was re-elected in 2024. Early life and education Nunn was born on May 4, 1979, in Story City, Iowa, and raised in Altoona.Jonathan KruegerQuestionnaires: Iowa House District 30 '' The Des Moines Register'' (November 1, 2016). He graduated from Southeast Polk High School in 1998. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science and international relations from Drake University in 2002. He earned a Master of Science ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
