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.
Matthew W. "Matt" McCoy is a member of the Board of Supervisors of Polk County,Iowa,representing the fifth district. A member of the Iowa Democratic Party,McCoy served in the Iowa Senate from 1997–2019 and the Iowa House of Representatives from 1993–1997. McCoy was the first openly gay member of the Iowa General Assembly.
Wally E. Horn is a former Iowa State Senator who served the 27th,25,and 17th Districts.
Swati A. Dandekar is a former Iowa state legislator and former U.S. Executive Director at the Asian Development Bank. She is a Democratic member of the Iowa Utilities Board,awaiting Senate confirmation in 2012. Previously,she was a member of the Iowa House of Representatives for the 36th District from 2003 to 2009 and a member of the Iowa Senate for the 18th District from 2009 to 2011. She received her B.S. degree in Biology and Chemistry from Nagpur University and a graduate diploma in dietetics from University of Mumbai. As of 2011 Dandekar serves as the Chair of the National Foundation for Women Legislators and as a board member of the Iowa Math and Science Coalition,the Greater Cedar Rapids Foundation,and the Belin-Blank International Center for Gifted &Talented. Dandekar previously served on the Iowa Association of School Boards,and as a board member of the Women in Public Policy,and the U.S. Center for Citizen Diplomacy. On July 23,2013 Dandekar announced that she would be running for the U.S. Congress from the 1st congressional district;she lost in the primary to former state house speaker Pat Murphy,who himself lost to Rod Blum.
Joe Biden,a longtime U.S. senator from Delaware,began his 2008 presidential campaign when he announced his candidacy for President of the United States on the January 7,2007,edition of Meet the Press. He officially became a candidate on January 31,2007,after filing papers with the Federal Election Commission.
Dennis K. Baxley is a state legislator in Florida who has served in the Florida Senate since 2016. A Republican,he represents the 12th district including Sumter County and parts of Lake County and Marion County in Central Florida. He previously served in the Florida House of Representatives,representing parts of Marion County from 2000 to 2007 and again from 2010 until his election to the Senate. He served on the Belleview City Commission and as its mayor.
Ryan Anthony Guillen is an American politician serving as the Texas State Representative for House District 31,which includes Starr,Atascosa,Duval,Brooks,Jim Hogg,Kenedy,La Salle,Live Oak,McMullen and Willacy counties. A native of Starr County,Guillen was first elected in 2002 at the age of 24,making him one of the youngest ever elected to the Texas House of Representatives. He continues to serve Texas and is in his 10th term as a Representative.
John D. Cavaletto was a Republican member of the Illinois House of Representatives,representing the 107th District since his election in 2008. On September 18,2017,Cavaletto announced he would not be seeking reelection in 2018. He was succeeded by Republican Blaine Wilhour.
Robert A. Krause is currently president of the Veterans National Recovery Center,a 501(c)(3) charitable organization. He is a former State Representative from Iowa,and served in the Iowa General Assembly from 1973 until 1979. He also served as Regional Representative for the US Secretary of Transportation during the Carter Administration,as past Chair of the Iowa Democratic Veterans Caucus and as past president of the Reserve Officers Association,Department of Iowa. He also served on the Waterloo (IA) school board.
Phyllis Thede is an American former politician who represented the 93rd District in the Iowa House of Representatives as a member of the Iowa Democratic Party. With a background in community education and unions,she was first elected in 2009. She is married and the mother of Robin Thede,a nationally known comedic actress and writer,and two other daughters.
Troy Anthony Carter Sr. is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for Louisiana's 2nd congressional district since 2021. He was previously a member of the Louisiana State Senate for the 7th district. A member of the Democratic Party,Carter also previously served on the New Orleans City Council and as a member of the Louisiana House of Representatives. He is currently the only Democrat in Louisiana's congressional delegation.
Elizabeth Frawley Bagley is an American diplomat,attorney,political activist and philanthropist who is the United States ambassador to Brazil in the Biden administration. She previously served as the United States ambassador to Portugal from 1994 to 1997.
Josh Byrnes is a Republican party member and was in of the Iowa House of Representatives from 2010 until 2016. In November 2020,Iowa governor Kim Reynolds appointed him to the Iowa Utilities Board until April 30,2025.
David Gomberg is a Democratic member of the Oregon House of Representatives,representing District 10 on the state's central coast since January 14,2013. He served in political staff and lobbying positions in Oregon prior to his election to the Legislature. He's the retired head of his own kite design and construction business.
Robert P. Bryan III is an American politician and attorney serving as a member of the North Carolina Senate for the 39th district. A Republican,he served as a member of the North Carolina House of Representatives from Mecklenburg County from 2013,when he defeated long-time Democratic incumbent Martha Alexander,until 2016,when he was defeated by Democratic candidate Mary Gardner Belk. After leaving the House,Bryan accepted an appointment to the UNC Board of Governors.
Mary Gardner Belk is a Democratic member of the North Carolina General Assembly representing the state's eighty-eighth House district,which includes portions of Southeast Mecklenburg County. 2017 was her first year in North Carolina House. In the 2017–2018 session,Belk served on the Transportation,Banking,and Justice and Public Safety Appropriations Committees.
Andrew Kim is an American politician and former diplomat who is the U.S. representative from New Jersey's 3rd congressional district. The district encompasses Philadelphia's eastern suburbs along southern and central New Jersey. A member of the Democratic Party,he has held the seat since 2019. Kim is the first Democratic member of Congress of Korean descent and the second overall after Republican Jay Kim.
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.
Brian Fernandez is an American politician who is State Senator for the Arizona 23rd Legislative District and former member of the Arizona House of Representatives from the 4th legislative district beginning in 2021. He was appointed to the seat after incumbent Representative Charlene Fernandez,his mother,resigned the seat to become Director of Rural Development for the United States Department of Agriculture. He is a member of the Democratic Party.
Patricia Mullaney Harper is an American teacher and former politician in the state of Iowa. A Democrat,she served in the Iowa House of Representatives as the representative for the 26th district between 1987 and 1991 and between 1991 and 1997. She then served in the Iowa Senate for the 13th district between 1997 and 2003.
