Andrew Wenthe | |
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Mayor of Fayette, Iowa | |
Assumed office 2014 | |
Preceded by | William B. Dohrmann [1] |
Member of the IowaHouseofRepresentatives from the 18th district | |
In office January 8,2007 –January,2013 [2] | |
Preceded by | David Lalk |
Succeeded by | Jason Schultz [3] |
Personal details | |
Born | 1977 (age 44–45) West Union,Iowa,U.S. |
Political party | Democratic |
Website | Wenthe's website |
Andrew Wenthe (born 1977) was the Iowa State Representative from the 18th District. [4] He served in the Iowa House of Representatives from 2007 to 2013. He received his BA from the University of Northern Iowa.
During his time in the House,Wenthe was a member of several of its committees:the Administration and Rules,Agriculture,Appropriations,State Government,and Transportation committees. His prior political experience included serving as a legislative assistant for State Senator Jeff Danielson and as legislative staff for Senator Chuck Grassley.
In 2013,he was elected mayor of Fayette,Iowa,with his first term starting in 2014. As of January 2020,he remains mayor. [5]
*incumbent
Election | Political result | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | ||
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Iowa House of Representatives elections,2006 [6] District 18 Turnout: 11,004 | Democratic gain from Republican | Andrew Wenthe | Democratic | 6,160 | 56.0 | ||
David Lalk* | Republican | 4,783 | 43.5 | ||||
Iowa House of Representatives elections,2008 [7] District 18 Turnout: 14,034 | Democratic hold | Andrew Wenthe* | Democratic | 7,861 | 56.0 | ||
Austin Lorenzen | Republican | 6,170 | 44.0 | ||||
Iowa House of Representatives elections,2010 [8] District 18 Turnout: 11,230 | Democratic hold | Andrew Wenthe* | Democratic | 5,499 | 49.0 | ||
Roger Arthur | Republican | 5,463 | 48.6 |
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