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Jerome Amos Jr.
Jerome Amos Jr. (born 1954) is an American politician, teacher and former machinist who has represented the 62nd district in the Iowa House of Representatives since January 2023, which consists of parts of northeast Black Hawk County, including much of northeastern Waterloo. He is a member of the Democratic Party. Early life Amos Jr. was born in 1954 in Waterloo, Iowa, where he was raised. He graduated from Waterloo East High School in 1972 and attended Upper Iowa University for one year in 1974 before working for John Deere. Political career Following decennial redistricting in 2021, Amos Jr. announced his intent to run for the 62nd district in the Iowa House of Representatives after incumbent Ras Smith announced he would not seek reelection. He won the Democratic primaries unopposed on June 7, 2022, and won the general election on November 8 unopposed with over 96 percent of the vote. In 2024, Amos Jr. filed to run for reelection. He won the Democratic primaries unopposed o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iowa's 62nd House Of Representatives District
The 62nd District of the Iowa House of Representatives in the state of Iowa. It is currently composed of part of Black Hawk County. Current elected officials Jerome Amos Jr. is the representative currently representing the district. Past representatives The district has previously been represented by: * Philip B. Hill, 1971–1973 * Norman G. Jesse, 1973–1981 * Jo Ann Trucano, 1981–1983 * William R. Sullivan, 1983–1987 * Philip Wise, 1987–1993 * William Bernau, 1993–1999 * Dennis Parmenter, 1999–2001 * Barbara Finch, 2001–2003 * Frank Chiodo, 2003–2005 * Bruce Hunter, 2003–2013 * Deborah Berry, 2013–2017 * Ras Smith RasTafari I. "Ras" Smith (born December 29, 1987) is an American politician from Iowa. He served in the Iowa House of Representatives from 2017 to 2023, as a legislator from District 62. Personal life, education, and early career RasTafari Smit ..., 2017–2023 References {{Iowa General Assembly districts 062 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2022 Iowa House Of Representatives Election
Elections for the Iowa House of Representatives were held on November 8, 2022. This was the first election for the Iowa House using the new legislative maps that were enacted following the 2020 census. Republicans expanded their majority in the chamber after a number of their members were defeated in primaries. Background Jon Dunwell picked up the Iowa's 29th House of Representatives district, 29th district for the Iowa Republican Party, Republicans in a special election. Retirements Democrats *District 13: Chris Hall (politician), Chris Hall retired. *District 15: Charlie McConkey retired. *District 34: Bruce Hunter (politician), Bruce Hunter retired. *District 36: Marti Anderson (politician), Marti Anderson retired. *District 41: Jo Oldson retired. *District 42: Kristin Sunde retired. *District 52: Todd Prichard retired. *District 60: Dave Williams (Iowa politician), Dave Williams retired. *District 62: Ras Smith retired. *District 65: Liz Bennett retired to run for 2022 Iow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
African-American City Council Members In Iowa
African Americans, also known as Black Americans and formerly also called Afro-Americans, are an Race and ethnicity in the United States, American racial and ethnic group that consists of Americans who have total or partial ancestry from any of the Black people, Black racial groups of Africa. African Americans constitute the second largest ethno-racial group in the U.S. after White Americans. The term "African American" generally denotes descendants of Slavery in the United States, Africans enslaved in the United States. In 2023, an estimated 48.3 million people self-identified as Black, making up 14.4% of the country’s population. This marks a 33% increase since 2000, when there were 36.2 million Black people living in the U.S. African-American history began in the 16th century, with Africans being sold to Atlantic slave trade, European slave traders and Middle Passage, transported across the Atlantic to Slavery in the colonial history of the United States, the Western He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
