Elijah Eugene Cummings was an American politician and civil rights advocate who served in the United States House of Representatives for Maryland's 7th congressional district from 1996 until his death in 2019,when he was succeeded by his predecessor Kweisi Mfume. The district he represented included over half of the city of Baltimore,including most of the majority-black precincts of Baltimore County,and most of Howard County,Maryland. A member of the Democratic Party,Cummings previously served in the Maryland House of Delegates from 1983 to 1996.
James Falconer "Jefferson Jim" Wilson was an American lawyer and politician. He served as a Republican U.S. Congressman from Iowa's 1st congressional district during the American Civil War,and later as a two-term U.S. Senator from Iowa. He was a pioneer in the advancement of federal protection for civil rights.
Paul Danny Pate Jr. is an American businessman and politician serving as the 32nd and current Secretary of State of Iowa since 2015,previously holding the office from 1995 to 1999. Pate is the Past President of the National Association of Secretaries of State. A member of the Republican Party,he also served in the Iowa Senate from 1989 to 1995 and as Mayor of Cedar Rapids from 2002 to 2006. He was an unsuccessful candidate for his party's nomination for Governor of Iowa in 1998.
William Loughridge was a pioneer attorney,judge,and three-term United States Congressman from Iowa.
John Fletcher Lacey was an eight-term Republican United States congressman from Iowa's 6th congressional district. He was also the author of the Lacey Act of 1900,which made it a crime to ship illegal game across state lines,and the Lacey Act of 1907,which further regulated the handling of tribal funds. As the first federal conservation law,the Lacey Act of 1900 remains one of the foundations of conservation law enforcement.
Jeff A. Kaufmann is a former Iowa State Representative from the 79th District. He served in the Iowa House of Representatives from 2004 until his retirement in 2013. He served in House leadership for six years,serving as the assistant minority leader and speaker pro tem.
John Calhoun Cook was a 19th-century American politician,lawyer and judge from Iowa. He was twice elected to the U.S. House of Representatives from Iowa's 6th congressional district,each time under unusual circumstances.
Marsena Edgar Cutts was a nineteenth-century politician and lawyer from Iowa. A Republican,he was most notable for his service as Attorney General of Iowa from 1872 to 1877 and in the United States House of Representatives from March 1881 to March 1883 and again from March 1883 until his death.
Ralph William Roscoe Eltse was an American lawyer and politician who served one term as a U.S. Representative from California from 1933 to 1935.
William Frederick Kopp was a six-term Republican U.S. Representative from Iowa's 1st congressional district.
William Perry Holaday was a U.S. Representative from the state of Illinois.
George Washington Clarke served two terms as the 21st Governor of Iowa from 1913 to 1917.
Chris Hagenow is an American attorney and politician who served as a member of the Iowa House of Representatives from 2009 to 2021.
Eric Michael Swalwell is an American lawyer and politician serving as the U.S. representative for California's 15th congressional district since 2013. His district covers most of eastern Alameda County and part of central Contra Costa County. He is a member of the Democratic Party.
Ken Rozenboom is the Iowa State Senator from the 40th District. A Republican,he has served in the Iowa Senate since being elected in 2013. Born and raised in Oskaloosa,Iowa Rozenboom graduated Pella Christian High School before attending Calvin College in Michigan. After college,he returned home to work on the family farm along with also working as a sales production manager. He stepped into politics when he became Mahaska County Supervisor in 2010,going on to serve two years until 2012. He currently resides in Oskaloosa with his wife Becky. They have two children and four grandchildren.
Andrew John McKean is an American politician and retired attorney in the state of Iowa. He represents District 58 in the Iowa House of Representatives. McKean represented District 23 from 1979 to 1983 and District 44 from 1983 to 1993. Afterward,he served in the Iowa Senate,representing District 28 from 1993 to 2003. He served as a supervisor of Jones County from 2003 to 2011. McKean returned to the Iowa House in 2016 after being elected to District 58,defeating Jessica Kean. In 2018,he was reelected,defeating Joe Oclon.
Katherine Moore Porter is an American politician,law professor,and lawyer who is the U.S. representative from California's 45th congressional district since 2019. She is the first Democrat to be elected to represent the district,covering much of south-central Orange County,including Irvine,Tustin,and Lake Forest along with large portions of Anaheim and Laguna Niguel. Porter was narrowly reelected in 2022 in California's newly redistricted 47th congressional district.
Mariannette Jane Miller-Meeks is an American physician and politician serving as the U.S. representative from Iowa's 2nd congressional district since 2021. A member of the Republican Party,Miller-Meeks served as Iowa state senator for the 41st district from 2019 to 2021. Her district includes most of Iowa's southeastern quadrant,including Davenport,Bettendorf,Burlington,Iowa City,and Miller-Meeks's hometown of Ottumwa.
Jon Thorup is an American politician and law enforcement officer serving as a member of the Iowa House of Representatives from the 28th district. Elected in November 2018,he assumed office on January 14,2019.
Jon Jacobsen is an American politician serving as a member of the Iowa House of Representatives from the 22nd district. He was elected in a July 12,2017 special election. Jacobsen is an attorney and a trust officer in a bank.
