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

References

  1. ↑ Iowa Legislative Services Agency. "State Representative" . Retrieved February 10, 2021.
  2. ↑ "Westrich announces statehouse bid". Ottumwa Courier . October 3, 2019. Retrieved November 4, 2020.
  3. ↑ "Cherielynn Westrich Announces Run For Statehouse". Ottumwa Post. March 15, 2018. Retrieved November 4, 2020.
  4. ↑ "Rep. Cherielynn Westrich announces run for new Senate District 13". KYOU-TV. October 31, 2021. Retrieved November 1, 2021.
  5. ↑ "State of Iowa – Primary Election 2018 – Canvass Summary (06/05/2018)" (PDF). Secretary of State of Iowa. June 6, 2018. p. 404. Retrieved November 4, 2020.
  6. ↑ "State of Iowa – General Election 2018 – Canvass Summary (11/06/2018)" (PDF). Secretary of State of Iowa. December 3, 2018. p. 169. Retrieved November 4, 2020.
  7. ↑ "State of Iowa – Primary Election 2020 – Canvass Summary (06/29/2020)" (PDF). Secretary of State of Iowa. June 29, 2020. p. 256. Retrieved November 4, 2020.
  8. ↑ "State of Iowa – General Election 2020 – Canvass Summary (11/03/2020)" (PDF). Secretary of State of Iowa. November 30, 2020. p. 143. Retrieved December 1, 2020.
  9. ↑ "State of Iowa – Primary Election 2022". Secretary of State of Iowa. June 7, 2022. Retrieved June 8, 2022.
  10. ↑ "State of Iowa – General Election 2022". Secretary of State of Iowa. November 8, 2022. Retrieved November 8, 2022.
Iowa House of Representatives
Preceded by 81st district
2021–2023		Succeeded by
Iowa Senate
Preceded by 13th district
2023–2027		Succeeded by


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