Timothy Peter Johnson was an American lawyer and politician who served as a United States senator from South Dakota from 1997 to 2015. A member of the Democratic Party,he served as the United States representative for South Dakota's at-large congressional district from 1987 to 1997 and in the state legislature from 1979 to 1987. Johnson is the last Democrat to hold statewide and/or congressional office in South Dakota. He and Stephanie Herseth are also the last Democrats to win a statewide election in South Dakota,as well as a federal election.
Thomas Richard Harkin is an American lawyer,author,and politician who served as a United States senator from Iowa from 1985 to 2015. A member of the Democratic Party,he previously was the U.S. representative for Iowa's 5th congressional district from 1975 to 1985. He is the longest-serving senator to spend the entire tenure as a state's junior senator.
The 2006 Iowa gubernatorial election took place November 7,2006. The incumbent governor,Tom Vilsack,a Democrat,had served two terms and decided not to seek a third term. In the election,Chet Culver defeated Jim Nussle to win the governorship,by a margin of 54% to 44%.
Guy Mark Gillette was an American politician and lawyer who served as a Democratic U.S. Representative (1933–1936) and Senator from Iowa. In the U.S. Senate,Gillette was elected,re-elected,defeated,elected again,and defeated again.
David Wallace Stewart served as a United States senator from Iowa from August 7,1926,until March 3,1927,serving out the unexpired term of a senator who died soon after he was defeated for re-election in a Republican primary.
David Johnson was the Iowa State Senator from the 1st District and served as assistant minority leader. A former Republican and currently independent,he served in the Iowa Senate from 2003 to 2019 and served in the Iowa House of Representatives from 1999 to 2003. He received his B.A. in History from Beloit College.
Dave W. Mulder is an American politician and educator who served as a member of the Iowa Senate for the 2nd District from 2005 to 2009.
Jerry Behn is an American politician who served as a member of the Iowa Senate for the 24th district from 1997 to 2021.
Bradley Zaun (R-Urbandale) is an Iowa State Senator representing the 22nd District as well as the Iowa Senate President pro tempore. He was the Republican nominee for Iowa's 3rd congressional district in the 2010 general election.
Shane David Jett is an American politician from the state of Oklahoma,who is the state senator from Senate District 17,which includes northern Pottawatomie County and eastern Oklahoma County. He was a member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives from 2004 to 2010,representing House District 27. He also serves as chairman of the U.S. Treasury CDFI Fund Community Development Advisory Board.
Vincent Francis Harrington was a Democratic U.S. Representative from Iowa. Harrington was commissioned in the United States Army Air Forces after the Pearl Harbor attack,resigned from Congress when President Franklin D. Roosevelt disallowed members of Congress from serving in the military at the same time,and died of natural causes while on active duty in England. A Liberty Ship was named in his honor.
Robert Mason Hogg is the Iowa State Senator from the 33rd District. A Democrat,he has served in the Iowa Senate since 2007 after having served in the Iowa House of Representatives from 2003 to 2007. He ran in the Democratic primary for the 2016 United States Senate election in Iowa,but he lost to former Iowa Lieutenant Governor Patty Judge. In June 2021,Hogg announced his intention to not seek re-election to his seat in 2022.
The 2002 United States Senate election in Iowa was held on November 5,2002. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Tom Harkin sought re-election to a fourth term in office. Harkin was opposed in the general election by U.S. Congressman Greg Ganske,who fought off a difficult challenger in the Republican primary. Though Harkin narrowly defeated his opponent six years earlier,he was able to defeat Ganske by a comfortable margin to win re-election.
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 state's western border and its northwestern quadrant,including Sioux City,Ames,Council Bluffs,and Marshalltown.
Iowa's 9th congressional district existed from 1873 to 1943. The district was configured four times,first as part of a nine-district plan,then twice in eleven-district plans,then again in a nine-district plan. In the nine-district plans,the Ninth District encompassed the northwestern corner of Iowa,but in the eleven-district plans it encompassed Council Bluffs and nine surrounding counties.
The 2014 United States Senate election in Iowa was held on November 4,2014. Incumbent Democratic Senator Tom Harkin did not run for reelection to a sixth term in office.
Jim Carlin is an American attorney and politician who served as the Iowa State Senator from the 3rd district from 2017 to 2023. A member of the Republican Party,he won a special election against challenger Todd Wendt following the resignation of incumbent Bill Anderson. Carlin was a candidate for the Republican nomination in the 2022 United States Senate election in Iowa.
Samuel Harvey Clovis Jr. is a former United States Air Force officer,talk radio host,and political figure. Clovis is currently retired in Iowa.
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.
Charles S. Van Eaton was an American politician and businessman.
