Devon Wood is an American politician.

Personal life

Wood's father is a farmer, and her mother is a teacher. She graduated from Shenandoah High School in

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in 2015, and is a resident of

New Market, Iowa New Market is a city in Taylor County, Iowa, United States. The population was 385 at the time of the 2020 census. History New Market was founded in 1881, following construction of the Humeston and Shenandoah Railroad through the territory. N ...

. She later attended

Simpson College Simpson College is a Private college, private United Methodist Church, Methodist college in Indianola, Iowa. It is Higher education accreditation in the United States, accredited by the Higher Learning Commission and enrolled 1,151 students in ...

but did not graduate. Wood wrote for ''The Simpsonian'' student publication between 2018 and 2020, and also played softball for the Simpson College Storm.

Political career

While attending college, Wood led the Simpson

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and was vice chair and later chair of the Iowa Federation of College Republicans. She also worked for state legislators

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and

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. After incumbent legislator

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was redistricted from

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of the

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and Cecil Dolecheck announced his retirement, Wood decided to run for office. She defeated Paul Dykstra, who previously served as a Ringgold County supervisor, in the Republican Party primary. Wood won the general election against Pat Shipley, a teacher, and mayor of

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, affiliated with the Democratic Party.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Wood, Devon Simpson College alumni People from Taylor County, Iowa Living people Republican Party members of the Iowa House of Representatives 21st-century members of the Iowa General Assembly 21st-century American women politicians Women state legislators in Iowa Year of birth missing (living people)