Cherielynn Westrich

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Cherielynn Westrich
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Member of the Iowa Senate
from the 13th district
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 9, 2023
Instrumentsvocals
Years active1994-present
Labels Maverick Records
Formerly of The Rentals


Cherielynn Westrich (born January 21, 1966) is an American musician and politician best known as an founding member of the power pop band The Rentals and contributing to their biggest hit Friends of P. [1]

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Westrich was born in Missouri in 1966. She resides in Ottumwa, Iowa. [2]

Career

Prior to politics, Westrich had been involved in the music industry as a vocalist and keyboardist for The Rentals, as a vocalist and bassist for Supersport 2000, and also as the singer for The Slow Signal Fade.

Westrich has appeared on the television program Overhaulin' , where she's worked on cars. She owns MalWood USA LLC, a manufacturer of hydraulic clutch pedals in Ottumwa, Iowa. [3]

Westrich announced her candidacy for the vacant senate seat in District 13 following the passage of the (second) redistricting map in October 2021. [4]

Electoral history

*incumbent

2018

ElectionPolitical resultCandidatePartyVotes%
Iowa House primary elections, 2018  [5]
District 81		 Republican Cherielynn Westrich Republican 53099
Write-ins Republican 41
Iowa House general election, 2018  [6]
District 81		 Democratic Mary Gaskill* Democratic 5,37254.4
Cherielynn Westrich Republican 4,50145.5
Write-ins90.1

2020

ElectionPolitical resultCandidatePartyVotes%
Iowa House primary elections, 2020  [7]
District 81		 Republican Cherielynn Westrich Republican 1,20798.9
Write-ins Republican 141.1
Iowa House general election, 2020  [8]
District 81		 Republican Cherielynn Westrich Republican 6,68453.05
Mary Gaskill* Democratic 5,89446.78
Write-ins220.17

2022

ElectionPolitical resultCandidatePartyVotes%
Iowa Senate primary elections, 2022  [9]
District 13		 Republican Cherielynn Westrich Republican 4,06099.75
Write-ins Republican 100.25
Iowa Senate general election, 2022  [10]
District 13		 Republican Cherielynn Westrich Republican 13,33664.89
Matt Greiner Democratic 7,20735.07
Write-ins100.05

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References

  1. ↑ Iowa Legislative Services Agency. "State Representative" . Retrieved 10 February 2021.
  2. ↑ "Westrich announces statehouse bid". Ottumwa Courier . 2019-10-03. Retrieved 2020-11-04.
  3. ↑ "Cherielynn Westrich Announces Run For Statehouse". Ottumwa Post. 2018-03-15. Retrieved 2020-11-04.
  4. ↑ "Rep. Cherielynn Westrich announces run for new Senate District 13". KYOU-TV. 2021-10-31. Retrieved 2021-11-01.
  5. ↑ "State of Iowa – Primary Election 2018 – Canvass Summary (06/05/2018)" (PDF). Secretary of State of Iowa. 2018-06-06. p. 404. Retrieved 2020-11-04.
  6. ↑ "State of Iowa – General Election 2018 – Canvass Summary (11/06/2018)" (PDF). Secretary of State of Iowa. 2018-12-03. p. 169. Retrieved 2020-11-04.
  7. ↑ "State of Iowa – Primary Election 2020 – Canvass Summary (06/29/2020)" (PDF). Secretary of State of Iowa. 2020-06-29. p. 256. Retrieved 2020-11-04.
  8. ↑ "State of Iowa – General Election 2020 – Canvass Summary (11/03/2020)" (PDF). Secretary of State of Iowa. 2020-11-30. p. 143. Retrieved 2020-12-01.
  9. ↑ "State of Iowa – Primary Election 2022". Secretary of State of Iowa. 2022-06-07. Retrieved 2022-06-08.
  10. ↑ "State of Iowa – General Election 2022". Secretary of State of Iowa. 2022-11-08. Retrieved 2022-11-08.
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