Polk County is located in the U.S. state of Iowa. As of the 2020 census,the population was 492,401. It is Iowa's most populous county,and home to over 15% of the state's residents. The county seat is Des Moines,which is also the capital city of Iowa. Polk County is included in the Des Moines–West Des Moines,IA Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Mega Millions is an American multijurisdictional lottery game. The first drawing took place on September 6,1996,with six participating states,Georgia,Illinois,Maryland,Michigan,Massachusetts,and Virginia. After growth of the game in 1997,a Tuesday Drawing was added in February 1998. As of June 30,2023,it is offered in 45 states,the District of Columbia,and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The first Mega Millions drawing was in 2002. The logo for all versions of the game following the retirement of The Big Game name featured a gold-colored ball with six stars to represent the game's initial membership,although some lotteries insert their respective logos in the ball.
This is a list of the largest jackpots,or prizes,awarded in various lotteries.
Powerball is an American lottery game offered by 45 states,the District of Columbia,Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands,and overseen by the Multi-State Lottery Association (MUSL),which also manages other large jackpot games such as the Mega Millions. Drawings are held three times weekly on Mondays,Wednesdays,and Saturdays at 10:59 p.m. Eastern Time,at the Florida Lottery's headquarters in Tallahassee.
Hot Lotto was a multi-state lottery game administered by the Iowa-based Multi-State Lottery Association (MUSL),which is best known for operating the Powerball game.
Iowa's 3rd congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Iowa that covers its southwestern quadrant,which roughly consists of an area stretching from Des Moines to the borders with Missouri.
The Multi-State Lottery Association (MUSL) is an American non-profit,government-benefit association owned and operated by agreement of its 34-member lotteries. MUSL was created to facilitate the operation of multi-jurisdictional lottery games,most notably Powerball.
The Oklahoma Lottery is an American lottery that is operated by that state's government. The Lottery,which began ticket sales on October 12,2005,is a member of the Multi-State Lottery Association (MUSL).
Joe Riding is an American politician. A Democrat,he served in the Iowa House of Representatives from 2013 to 2015.
David Edmund Young is an American politician who currently serves as a member of the Iowa House of Representatives from the 28th District,and previously served as the U.S. representative for Iowa's 3rd congressional district from 2015 to 2019. A member of the Republican Party,he is a native and resident of Van Meter,a western suburb of Des Moines. He was first elected in 2014 and reelected in 2016;he lost reelection in 2018 to Democrat Cindy Axne. Young unsuccessfully challenged Axne in 2020 in a rematch,losing by 1.3%.
The Hot Lotto fraud scandal was a lottery-rigging scandal in the United States. It came to light in 2017,after Eddie Raymond Tipton,the former information security director of the Multi-State Lottery Association (MUSL),confessed to rigging a random number generator that he and two others used in multiple cases of fraud against state lotteries. Tipton was first convicted in October 2015 of rigging a $14.3 million drawing of MUSL's lottery game Hot Lotto. Eddie Tipton ultimately confessed to rigging lottery drawings in Iowa,Colorado,Wisconsin,Kansas,and Oklahoma. Also involved in the scheme were his brother and former Texas justice of the peace Tommy Tipton,and Texas businessman Robert Rhodes. Eddie Tipton was sentenced to 25 years in prison. He was released on parole in 2022 after serving five years.
Rita Hart is an American politician and retired educator who served as an Iowa State Senator from the 49th district from 2013 to 2019. She is a member of the Democratic Party. In the 2018 gubernatorial election,Hart ran for lieutenant governor of Iowa on the Democratic ticket,with running mate Fred Hubbell.
Cynthia Lynne Axne is an American politician who served as the U.S. representative from Iowa's 3rd congressional district from 2019 until 2023. She is currently a senior adviser to the U.S. Department of Agriculture under the Biden Administration.
Mariannette Jane Miller-Meeks is an American physician and Republican Party 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. Miller-Meeks served as Iowa state senator for the 41st district from 2019 to 2021.
Robert Sand is an American lawyer and politician who has served as the 33rd Iowa State Auditor since 2019. He is a member of the Democratic Party. Sand was assistant attorney general of Iowa from 2010 to 2017. In 2018,he ran for state auditor,defeating Republican incumbent Mary Mosiman. After considering a run for governor of Iowa in 2022,Sand opted to run for reelection. Sand was reelected in 2022. He is currently the only Democratic statewide officeholder in Iowa.
The 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Iowa was held on November 3,2020,to elect the four U.S. representatives from the state of Iowa,one from each of the state's four congressional districts. The elections coincided with the 2020 U.S. presidential election,as well as other elections to the House of Representatives,elections to the United States Senate and various state and local elections.
The 2018 Iowa House of Representative elections took place on November 6,2018,to elect representatives from all 100 districts. The winners of this will serve in 88th General Assembly,with apportioned among the states based on the 2010 United States census. The Republican Party retained control of the House,while losing a net gain of 5 seats to Democratic Party.
The 2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Iowa were held on November 8,2022,to elect the four U.S. representatives from the State of Iowa,one from each of the state's four congressional districts. The elections coincided with the other elections to the House of Representatives,elections to the United States Senate and various state and local elections. These were the first congressional elections held in Iowa after the 2020 redistricting cycle.
Zachary Martin Nunn is an American politician and United States Air Force officer 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.
Kenan Judge is an American politician. A member of the Democratic Party,he has served as a member of the Iowa House of Representatives from District 27 since 2019.
