McKinley Bailey (born November 12, 1980) is the Iowa State Representative from the 9th District. He has served in the

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since 2007. Bailey currently serves on several committees in the Iowa House - the Commerce committee; the Economic Growth committee; the Natural Resources committee; the Veterans Affairs committee. He also serves as vice-chair of the Agriculture and Natural Resources Appropriations Subcommittee. Bailey was elected in 2006 with 5,685 votes (55%), defeating Republican opponent George S. Eichhorn.

Early life and education

Bailey was raised in

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. He obtained his A.A with an emphasis in Spanish from Methodist College in

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. He later received his B.A in international studies with a concentration in international business from the

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. He began studying for his master's degree in Public Administration in 2007 at Iowa State University.

Career

Prior to becoming a state representative, Bailey served in the

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and

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Organizations

Bailey is a member of the following organizations: *Hamilton County League of Women Voters *VFW *

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*University of Iowa Veterans Association (Founder and past president)

References

External links

Representative McKinley Bailey
''official Iowa General Assembly site''
State Representative McKinley Bailey
''official constituency site'' * 1980 births Living people Democratic Party members of the Iowa House of Representatives Politicians from Ames, Iowa People from Webster City, Iowa University of Iowa alumni 21st-century members of the Iowa General Assembly {{Iowa-politician-stub