Angel Ramirez | |
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Member of the Iowa House of Representatives | |
Assumed office May 13, 2025 | |
Preceded by | Sami Scheetz |
Constituency | 78th district |
Personal details | |
Born | 1999or2000(age 25–26) |
Political party | Democratic Party |
Alma mater | Coe College |
Angelina Ramirez is an American politician and member of the Iowa House of Representatives. A member of the Democratic Party,she has represented the 78th district since May 2025. [1]
Ramirez is from California and Arizona and is the grand daughter of Mexican immigrants. [2] [3] Her father is Chicano and her mother is white. [3] She moved to Cedar Rapids,Iowa to study at Coe College. [4] [5] She has bachelor's degrees in political science and social and criminal justice. [2] [4] She was a first-generation college graduate. [2] After graduating she made Cedar Rapids her home. [6] [7]
Ramirez is co-founder and executive director for Our Future,a non-profit fellowship program for emerging leaders in the Cedar Rapids region. [8] [9] Ramirez became a prominent social and racial justice advocate in Cedar Rapids following the murder of George Floyd by police officers in May 2020. [2] [3] She is president of the board of Advocates for Social Justice,an equity-advocacy group and a peace facilitator at the Kids First Law Center,working with students at Metro High School and McKinley STEAM Academy. [6] [9]
Ramirez was a legislative aide to state senator Rob Hogg and worked on Cory Booker’s 2020 presidential campaign. [6]
Following the resignation of Representative Sami Scheetz on April 1,2025,Ramirez was amongst four people seeking the Democratic Party nomination for the special election. [9] She was selected as the party's candidate at the nomination convention for Democrats in Linn County. [9] [10] She was endorsed by Scheetz,Hogg,state senator Liz Bennett and several labor organizations including the Iowa Federation of Labor AFL-CIO,Hawkeye Area Labor Council and the Iowa State Education Association. [2] [4] She was elected to the Iowa House of Representatives at the special election held on April 29,2025,receiving 79% of votes. [11] [12] She became the first Latina to be elected to the Iowa General Assembly. [2] [5] She will serve-out Scheetz's term which expires at the end of 2026. [6] Ramirez has indicated that she will seek re-election at the November 2026 general election. [6]
Election | Political result | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | ||
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2025 Iowa House of Representatives Special Election [13] District 73 Turnout: 3,475 | Democratic | Angel Ramirez | Democratic | 2,747 | |||
Bernie Hayes | Republican | 721 |