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Ken Croken
Kenneth R. Croken (born 1950) is an American politician and retired attorney who has represented the 97th district of the Iowa House of Representatives since January 2023, which consists of part of eastern Davenport in Scott County. He is a member of the Democratic Party. Early life Croken was born in 1950 in Long Branch, New Jersey, and was raised in Keansburg, New Jersey. He attended Mater Dei High School. He received a bachelor's degree from Saint Joseph's University and a Juris Doctor from New England Law Boston. Political career Croken won a seat on the Scott County Board of Supervisors in 2018. Croken announced his candidacy for the 97th district of the Iowa House of Representatives in November 2021, shortly after decennial redistricting. He won the Democratic primaries unopposed on June 7, 2022, and defeated Libertarian Andrew Onsgard in the general election on November 8 by over 3,500 votes. He subsequently resigned from the Scott County Board of Supervisors. In A ...
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Iowa's 97th House Of Representatives District
The 97th District of the Iowa House of Representatives in the state of Iowa. It's currently composed of part of Scott County. Current elected officials Ken Croken is the representative currently representing the district. Past representatives The district has previously been represented by: * James H. Schwartz, 1971–1973 * Lillian McElroy, 1973–1977 * William H. Harbor, 1977–1983 * Wendell C. Pellett, 1983–1991 * Richard B. Weidman, 1991–1993 * Gregory A. Spenner, 1993–1995 * Dave Heaton, 1995–2003 * Effie Boggess, 2003–2005 * Rich Anderson, 2005–2013 * Steven Olson, 2013–2015 * Norlin Mommsen Norlin Mommsen (born November 2, 1957) is the Iowa State Representative from the 70th District. He has served as a Republican in the Iowa House of Representatives The Iowa House of Representatives is the lower house of the Iowa General Assemb ..., 2015–2023 References {{Iowa General Assembly districts 097 ...
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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 Io ...
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Politicians From Davenport, Iowa
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People From Keansburg, New Jersey
A person ( : people) is a being that has certain capacities or attributes such as reason, morality, consciousness or self-consciousness, and being a part of a culturally established form of social relations such as kinship, ownership of property, or legal responsibility. The defining features of personhood and, consequently, what makes a person count as a person, differ widely among cultures and contexts. In addition to the question of personhood, of what makes a being count as a person to begin with, there are further questions about personal identity and self: both about what makes any particular person that particular person instead of another, and about what makes a person at one time the same person as they were or will be at another time despite any intervening changes. The plural form " people" is often used to refer to an entire nation or ethnic group (as in "a people"), and this was the original meaning of the word; it subsequently acquired its use as a plural ...
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Politicians From Long Branch, New Jersey
A politician is a person active in party politics, or a person holding or seeking an elected office in government. Politicians propose, support, reject and create laws that govern the land and by an extension of its people. Broadly speaking, a politician can be anyone who seeks to achieve political power in a government. Identity Politicians are people who are politically active, especially in party politics. Political positions range from local governments to state governments to federal governments to international governments. All ''government leaders'' are considered politicians. Media and rhetoric Politicians are known for their rhetoric, as in speeches or campaign advertisements. They are especially known for using common themes that allow them to develop their political positions in terms familiar to the voters. Politicians of necessity become expert users of the media. Politicians in the 19th century made heavy use of newspapers, magazines, and pamphlets, as well ...
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Mater Dei High School (New Jersey) Alumni
Mater Dei High School may refer to: * Mater Dei High School (Santa Ana, California), Catholic high school in Orange County, California * Mater Dei High School (Breese, Illinois), Catholic high school in Clinton County, Illinois * Mater Dei High School (Evansville, Indiana), Catholic high school in Vanderburgh County, Indiana * Mater Dei High School (New Jersey), Catholic high school in Middletown Township, New Jersey * Mater Dei Catholic High School (Chula Vista, California) Mater Dei Catholic (MDCHS) is a private, Roman Catholic TK-12 school in Chula Vista, California, United States. It is located in the Roman Catholic Diocese of San Diego. In 1960, Bishop Charles F. Buddy founded the first co-educational Catholic ... * Mater Dei Catholic College, Catholic high school in Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia {{schooldis ...
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21st-century American Lawyers
The 1st century was the century spanning AD 1 ( I) through AD 100 ( C) according to the Julian calendar. It is often written as the or to distinguish it from the 1st century BC (or BCE) which preceded it. The 1st century is considered part of the Classical era, epoch, or historical period. The 1st century also saw the appearance of Christianity. During this period, Europe, North Africa and the Near East fell under increasing domination by the Roman Empire, which continued expanding, most notably conquering Britain under the emperor Claudius (AD 43). The reforms introduced by Augustus during his long reign stabilized the empire after the turmoil of the previous century's civil wars. Later in the century the Julio-Claudian dynasty, which had been founded by Augustus, came to an end with the suicide of Nero in AD 68. There followed the famous Year of Four Emperors, a brief period of civil war and instability, which was finally brought to an end by Vespasian, ninth Roman emperor, a ...
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Iowa Lawyers
Iowa () is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States, bordered by the Mississippi River to the east and the Missouri River and Big Sioux River to the west. It is bordered by six states: 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. During the 18th and early 19th centuries, Iowa was a part of French Louisiana and Spanish Louisiana; its state flag is patterned after the flag of France. After the Louisiana Purchase, people laid the foundation for an agriculture-based economy in the heart of the Corn Belt. In the latter half of the 20th century, Iowa's agricultural economy transitioned to a diversified economy of advanced manufacturing, processing, financial services, information technology, biotechnology, and green energy production. Iowa is the 26th most extensive in total area and the 31st most populous of the 50 U.S. states, with a populati ...
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County Supervisors In Iowa
A county is a geographic region of a country used for administrative or other purposesChambers Dictionary, L. Brookes (ed.), 2005, Chambers Harrap Publishers Ltd, Edinburgh in certain modern nations. The term is derived from the Old French denoting a jurisdiction under the sovereignty of a count (earl) or a viscount.The Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology, C. W. Onions (Ed.), 1966, Oxford University Press Literal equivalents in other languages, derived from the equivalent of "count", are now seldom used officially, including , , , , , , , and ''zhupa'' in Slavic languages; terms equivalent to commune/community are now often instead used. When the Normans conquered England, they brought the term with them. The Saxons had already established the districts that became the historic counties of England, calling them shires;Vision of Britai– Type details for ancient county. Retrieved 31 March 2012 many county names derive from the name of the county town (county seat) with t ...
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21st-century American Legislators
The 1st century was the century spanning AD 1 (Roman numerals, I) through AD 100 (Roman numerals, C) according to the Julian calendar. It is often written as the or to distinguish it from the 1st century BC (or BCE) which preceded it. The 1st century is considered part of the Classical era, epoch, or History by period, historical period. The 1st century also saw the Christianity in the 1st century, appearance of Christianity. During this period, Europe, North Africa and the Near East fell under increasing domination by the Roman Empire, which continued expanding, most notably conquering Britain under the emperor Claudius (AD 43). The reforms introduced by Augustus during his long reign stabilized the empire after the turmoil of the previous century's civil wars. Later in the century the Julio-Claudian dynasty, which had been founded by Augustus, came to an end with the suicide of Nero in AD 68. There followed the famous Year of Four Emperors, a brief period of civil war and inst ...
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Democratic Party Members Of The Iowa House Of Representatives
Democrat, Democrats, or Democratic may refer to: Politics *A proponent of democracy, or democratic government; a form of government involving rule by the people. *A member of a Democratic Party: **Democratic Party (United States) (D) ** Democratic Party (Cyprus) (DCY) **Democratic Party (Japan) (DP) **Democratic Party (Italy) (PD) **Democratic Party (Hong Kong) (DPHK) ** Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) ** Democratic Party of Korea **Democratic Party (other), for a full list *A member of a Democrat Party (other) *A member of a Democracy Party (other) * Australian Democrats, a political party *Democrats (Brazil), a political party * Democrats (Chile), a political party *Democrats (Croatia), a political party *Democrats (Gothenburg political party), in the city of Gothenburg, Sweden * Democrats (Greece), a political party *Democrats (Greenland), a political party *Sweden Democrats, a political party * Supporters of political parties and democracy movemen ...
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