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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 Assembly, the upper house being the Iowa Senate. There are 100 seats in the Iowa House of Representatives, representing 100 single-member districts across the state, formed ... since 2015. In February 2017, Rep. Mommsen threatened a teacher & constituent who spoke out against his stance on Chapter 20. In February 2022, Rep. Mommsen sponsored a bill which would have required Iowa public schools to install cameras in every classroom so parents could watch the livestreams. The bill was tabled because it lacked the votes to clear a House subcommittee. While explaining his disappointment that the bill had stalled, Rep. Mommsen said, “I think what is important is the conversation takes place and that's what I was trying to provoke here was a conve ...
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Iowa House Of Representatives, District 70
The 70th District of the Iowa House of Representatives in the state of Iowa. Current elected officials Tracy Ehlert is the representative currently representing the district. Past representatives The district has previously been represented by: * Joseph C. Johnston, 1971–1973 * Russell De Jong, 1973–1975 * William W. Dieleman, 1975–1983 * Edward G. Parker, 1983–1989 * Glen Jesse, 1989–1993 * Ed Fallon, 1993–2003 * Carmine Boal, 2003–2009 * Kevin Koester, 2009–2013 * Todd Taylor, 2013–2019 * Tracy Ehlert Tracy Ehlert is an American politician. She is a Democrat representing the 79th district in the Iowa House of Representatives. Political career In 2017, Ehlert announced she was running to represent District 70 in the Iowa House of Representa ..., 2019–present References {{Iowa General Assembly districts 070 ...
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Iowa House Of Representatives, District 97
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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Clinton, Iowa
Clinton is a city in and the county seat of Clinton County, Iowa, United States. The population was 24,469 as of 2020. Clinton, along with DeWitt (also located in Clinton County), was named in honor of the sixth governor of New York, DeWitt Clinton. Clinton is the principal city of the Clinton Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is coterminous with Clinton County. Clinton was incorporated on January 26, 1857. History Among the first settlers of European origin in the Clinton area was Elijah Buell, who built a log cabin on July 25, 1835, and in 1837, established the town of Lyons, named after the French city of the same name. Buell partnered with a John Baker in a successful ferry service across the Mississippi River, at a location called "the Narrows," between Lyons and what would become the city of Fulton, Illinois. Although Lyons grew rapidly and prospered, it eventually merged into the city of Clinton. Clinton was platted as the town of New York in 1836 by Joseph Ba ...
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Republican Party Of Iowa
The Republican Party of Iowa (RPI) is the affiliate of the United States Republican Party in Iowa. The State Central Committee is chaired by Jeff Kaufmann. The RPI operates the Republican side of the Iowa caucuses and previously sponsored the Iowa Straw Poll. Officeholders As of 2020, the Republican Party controls four of the seven statewide offices in Iowa and a majority in the Iowa House of Representatives. Republicans also hold both of the state's U.S. Senate seats and three of its four U.S. House seats. Members of Congress U.S. Senate * Chuck Grassley * Joni Ernst U.S. House of Representatives *Ashley Hinson, 1st District *Mariannette Miller-Meeks, 2nd District * Randy Feenstra, 4th District Statewide offices * Governor: Kim Reynolds * Lieutenant Governor: Adam Gregg * Secretary of State: Paul Pate * Secretary of Agriculture: Mike Naig State Central Committee The State Central Committee of the Republican Party of Iowa is composed of the National Committeeman and ...
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DeWitt, Iowa
DeWitt is a city in Clinton County, Iowa, United States. The population was 5,215 at the time of the 2020 census, which represented a 9.2% increase over that of 2000, making it the fastest growing city in Clinton County. History DeWitt was platted in 1836. The city started under the name Vandenburg, but was later named after DeWitt Clinton (1769–1828), an early American politician who served as United States Senator and seventh Governor of New York. Ralph Waldo Emerson gave a lyceum lecture at DeWitt in January 1866. Geography DeWitt is located at (41.822684, -90.542643). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all land. Demographics 2010 census As of the census of 2010, there were 5,322 people, 2,208 households, and 1,415 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 2,306 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 97.1% White, 0.8% African American, 0.1% Native American, 0. ...
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Iowa House Of Representatives
The Iowa House of Representatives is the lower house of the Iowa General Assembly, the upper house being the Iowa Senate. There are 100 seats in the Iowa House of Representatives, representing 100 single-member districts across the state, formed by dividing the 50 Senate districts in half. Each district has a population of approximately 30,464 . The House of Representatives meets at the Iowa State Capitol in Des Moines. Unlike the upper house, the Iowa Senate, state House representatives serve two-year terms with the whole chamber up for re-election in even-numbered years. There are no term limits for the House. Leadership of the House The Speaker of the House presides over the House as its chief leadership officer, controlling the flow of legislation and committee assignments. The Speaker is elected by the majority party caucus, followed by confirmation of the full House on passage of a floor vote. Other House leaders, such as the majority and minority leaders, are elected ...
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Tracy Ehlert
Tracy Ehlert is an American politician. She is a Democrat representing the 79th district in the Iowa House of Representatives. Political career In 2017, Ehlert announced she was running to represent District 70 in the Iowa House of Representatives, after former representative Todd Taylor Todd Taylor (born May 21, 1966) is the Iowa State Senator from the 40th District. A Democrat, he has served in the Iowa Senate since 2019. Previously between 1995 and 2019 he had served in the Iowa House of Representatives from the 70th Distr ... decided to run for a seat in the State Senate. She was unopposed in the Democratic primary, and went on to win the general election. She is running for re-election in 2020. Ehlert currently sits on the following committees: * Economic Growth * Education * Human Resources * Labor * Education Appropriations Subcommittee Electoral record References Living people Politicians from Cedar Rapids, Iowa Democratic Party members ...
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Incumbent
The incumbent is the current holder of an office or position, usually in relation to an election. In an election for president, the incumbent is the person holding or acting in the office of president before the election, whether seeking re-election or not. In some situations, there may not be an incumbent at time of an election for that office or position (ex; when a new electoral division is created), in which case the office or position is regarded as vacant or open. In the United States, an election without an incumbent is referred to as an open seat or open contest. Etymology The word "incumbent" is derived from the Latin verb ''incumbere'', literally meaning "to lean or lay upon" with the present participle stem ''incumbent-'', "leaning a variant of ''encumber,''''OED'' (1989), p. 834 while encumber is derived from the root ''cumber'', most appropriately defined: "To occupy obstructively or inconveniently; to block fill up with what hinders freedom of motion or action; ...
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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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1957 Births
1957 ( MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1957th year of the Common Era (CE) and ''Anno Domini'' (AD) designations, the 957th year of the 2nd millennium, the 57th year of the 20th century, and the 8th year of the 1950s decade. Events January * January 1 – The Saarland joins West Germany. * January 3 – Hamilton Watch Company introduces the first electric watch. * January 5 – South African player Russell Endean becomes the first batsman to be dismissed for having ''handled the ball'', in Test cricket. * January 9 – British Prime Minister Anthony Eden resigns. * January 10 – Harold Macmillan becomes Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. * January 11 – The African Convention is founded in Dakar. * January 14 – Kripalu Maharaj is named fifth Jagadguru (world teacher), after giving seven days of speeches before 500 Hindu scholars. * January 15 – The film '' Throne of Blood'', Akira Kurosawa's reworking of ''Macb ...
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Living People
Related categories * :Year of birth missing (living people) / :Year of birth unknown * :Date of birth missing (living people) / :Date of birth unknown * :Place of birth missing (living people) / :Place of birth unknown * :Year of death missing / :Year of death unknown * :Date of death missing / :Date of death unknown * :Place of death missing / :Place of death unknown * :Missing middle or first names See also * :Dead people * :Template:L, which generates this category or death years, and birth year and sort keys. : {{DEFAULTSORT:Living people 21st-century people People by status ...
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People From DeWitt, Iowa
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 form of p ...
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