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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] |
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] |
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] |
Tom Miller (politician)
Thomas John Miller (born August 11, 1944) is an American lawyer and politician who served as the 33rd Attorney General of Iowa from 1995 to 2023. After the defeat of West Virginia Attorney General Darrell McGraw in 2012 when running for reelection, Miller became the longest serving State Attorney General in the United States. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously served in the same position from 1979 to 1991 as the state's 31st Attorney General. Miller's combined tenure of 40 years in office makes him the longest serving State Attorney General in United States history, having surpassed Frank J. Kelley's 37-year term of office as Michigan Attorney General; Kelley still holds the record for longest ''continuous'' tenure as an attorney general, having served from 1961 to 1999. Early life and education Miller was raised in Dubuque, Iowa to parents Elmer and Betty Miller. His father was a longtime county assessor. He graduated from Wahlert Catholic High School in Dubuq ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
