Stephen M. Sweeney is an American politician and labor leader who served in the New Jersey Senate from 2002 to 2022,representing the 3rd legislative district. A member of the Democratic Party,he was the 114th President of the New Jersey Senate from 2010 to 2022 and served as the body's majority leader from 2008 to 2010.
William C. Dix is a Republican politician and farmer from Shell Rock,Iowa. He was formerly the Majority Leader of the Iowa Senate representing Senate District 25,which covers Butler,Grundy,Hardin,and Story Counties. He served as the Chair of the Rules and Administration Senate Committee.
Alice Constandina "Dina" Titus is an American political scientist and politician who has been the United States representative for Nevada's 1st congressional district since 2013. She served as the U.S. representative for Nevada's 3rd congressional district from 2009 to 2011,when she was defeated by Joe Heck. Titus is a member of the Democratic Party. She served in the Nevada Senate and was its minority leader from 1993 to 2009. Before her election to Congress,Titus was a professor of political science at the University of Nevada,Las Vegas (UNLV),where she taught American and Nevada government for 30 years. She was the Democratic nominee for governor of Nevada in 2006.
Patrick Grassley is the Iowa State Representative from the 57th District. A Republican,Grassley has served in the Iowa House of Representatives since 2007,and as speaker of the chamber since 2020. Grassley is the grandson of U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley.
New York held various elections on November 7,2006. Most notably,elections were held for the state governor,attorney general,comptroller,and for the U.S. Senate,all of which saw Democrats win and build on their existing majority. While Democrats had already been a strong force in the New York City area,most of the Democratic gains in 2006 occurred upstate. Former Attorney General Eliot Spitzer won the 2006 gubernatorial election by a record margin,while Andrew Cuomo replaced him as the new attorney general. Alan Hevesi was re-elected as comptroller,despite mounting ethics concerns. Hillary Clinton was re-elected to the Senate. For the first time in over 50 years,all major statewide elected offices were held by one party. For the first time in over 60 years,they were all held by Democrats.
Randall Lee Feenstra is an American politician and businessman serving as the U.S. representative for Iowa's 4th congressional district. The district covers the western border of the state,including Sioux City and Council Bluffs,but stretches as far east as Story County,Franklin County,and Marshall County,including Ames.
Joann Ginal is an American politician who serves in the Colorado Senate from the 14th district since 2019,as a member of the Democratic Party. Before her tenure in the state senate she served in the Colorado House of Representatives from the 52nd district from 2013 to 2019.
Abby Lea Finkenauer is an American politician who served as the U.S. representative from Iowa's 1st congressional district from 2019 to 2021. She is a member of the Democratic Party.
The 25th District of the Iowa Senate is located in central Iowa,and is currently composed of Butler,Grundy,Hardin,and Story Counties.
Mariannette Jane Miller-Meeks is an American physician and politician serving as a U.S. representative since 2021,representing Iowa's 1st congressional district. Her district,numbered as the 2nd district in her first term,includes most of Iowa's southeastern quadrant,including Davenport,Bettendorf,Burlington,and Iowa City. A member of the Republican Party,Miller-Meeks served as Iowa state senator for the 41st district from 2019 to 2021.
Ashley Elizabeth Hinson is an American politician and journalist serving as the U.S. representative for Iowa's 2nd congressional district. She has served in the House since 2021,representing a northeastern district including Cedar Rapids,Waterloo,Cedar Falls,and Dubuque.
Tara MacLean Sweeney is an Iñupiaq American businesswoman and former government official who served as assistant secretary of the interior for Native American affairs from July 2018 to January 2021. Sweeney previously served in Alaska Governor Frank Murkowski's cabinet. In 2022,she unsuccessfully ran to represent Alaska in the United States House of Representatives.
Claire A. Celsi is a member of the Iowa Senate,representing Senate District 21 in Central Iowa. A member of the Democratic Party,Celsi has served as senator since 2019. She owns a marketing and public relations firm,The Public Relations Project,incorporated in 2009.
Annette Glenn is an American politician from Michigan. Glenn was a Republican member of the Michigan House of Representatives from District 98 from 2019-2023.
The 2018 Iowa State Senate elections took place as part of the biennial 2018 United States elections. Iowa voters elected state senators in half of the state senate's districts—the 25 odd-numbered state senate districts. State senators serve four-year terms in the Iowa State Senate,with half of the seats up for election each cycle.
Jaclyn 'Jackie' Smith is the Iowa State Senator from the 7th District. A Democrat,she has served in the Iowa Senate since being elected in 2018.
Adrian Jeremy Dickey is an American politician and a senator for the state of Iowa for District 44.
Zachary Martin Nunn is an American politician and former member of the Iowa Air National Guard who has served as the U.S. representative for Iowa's 3rd congressional district since 2023. A member of the Republican Party,he was a member of the Iowa Senate for the 15th district from 2019 to 2023 and the Iowa House of Representatives for the 30th district from 2015 to 2019.
In the 1889 Iowa State Senate elections Iowa voters elected state senators to serve in the twenty-third Iowa General Assembly. Elections were held in 22 of the state senate's 50 districts. State senators serve four-year terms in the Iowa State Senate.
The 2022 Iowa Senate elections were held on November 8,2022 to elect members of the Iowa Senate from 25 odd-numbered districts. Senators serve four-year terms in single-member constituencies,with half of the seats up for election each cycle. Primary elections were held on June 7.
