Nancy A. Dunkel (born 1955) is an American politician. Dunkel was born in 1955, in Manchester, Iowa. She was raised in Earlville and attended Loras College. Dunkel later moved to

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, where she worked as a banker and in retirement, led the Dyersville Area Community Foundation. In 2011, Dunkel was elected to the

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. Politically, Dunkel is affiliated with the

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. She ran unopposed for the open seat in District 57 of the

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in 2012, as the incumbent officeholder

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was redistricted. Dunkel defeated Republican candidate Ryan Kilburg and

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candidate David Snowden Overby in 2014. After stepping down from the state legislature, Dunkel accepted a gubernatorial appointment to serve on the

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in 2017. The

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voted unanimously to approve Dunkel's appointment.

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