Thomas James Vilsack is an American politician serving as the 32nd United States secretary of agriculture in the Biden administration. He previously served in the role from 2009 to 2017 during the Obama administration. A member of the Democratic Party,he served as the 40th governor of Iowa from 1999 to 2007.
Steven Henning "Steve" Warnstadt was the Iowa State Senator from the 1st District. A Democrat,he has served in the Iowa Senate from 2003 until 2011. He received his BA from Drake University and his MA from Temple University,and is serving as an adjunct instructor with Western Iowa Tech Community College and as an intelligence officer with the Iowa Army National Guard.
Patrick Grassley is the Iowa State Representative from the 57th District. A Republican,Grassley has served in the Iowa House of Representatives since 2007,and as speaker of the chamber since 2020. Grassley is the grandson of U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley.
Todd Taylor is the Iowa State Senator from the 40th District. A Democrat,he has served in the Iowa Senate since 2019. Previously between 1995 and 2019 he had served in the Iowa House of Representatives from the 70th District. He received his BA from Graceland College and his BS from the University of Northern Iowa.
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.
Cindy Winckler is an American politician and member of the Iowa Senate for the 49th District. Previously,she served in the Iowa House of Representatives for the 90th District. She served in the Iowa House of Representatives from 2001 to 2013. She received her MA from the University of Northern Iowa.
Paul C. Shomshor,Jr. is a former Iowa State Representative from the 100th District. He served in the Iowa House of Representatives from 2003,when he was elected in a special election,until 2011. He received his BA and MA from Baylor University.
Jason M. Schultz is the Iowa State Senator from the 6th District - previously Iowa's 9th District (2015-2022). A Republican,he served in the Iowa House of Representatives from 2009 to 2015 and is an advocate for the loosening of child labor laws. He lives in Schleswig,Crawford County.
Mark Lofgren is a member of the Iowa Senate,representing the 46th district. He was elected in 2016,defeating incumbent Democratic Senator Chris Brase.
Mark Costello is the Iowa State Senator from the 8th District. A Republican,he has served in the Iowa Senate since being elected in 2014. He had also previously served in the Iowa House of Representatives from 2013–2014.
Jake Chapman was an Iowa State Senator from the 10th District. A Republican,he served in the Iowa Senate after being elected in 2012 to a seat that had no incumbent due to redistricting. At the age of 28,Chapman won the election and served as the youngest State Senator in the 85th General Assembly.
Brian Best is an American businessman and politician currently serving in the Iowa House of Representatives from the 11th District. A Republican,he has served in the Iowa House of Representatives since 2015.
Tom Shipley is the Iowa State Senator from the 9th District. A Republican,he has served in the Iowa Senate since 2015. He currently resides in Corning,Iowa.
Mark Segebart is an American politician who is currently the Iowa State Senator from the 6th District. A Republican,he has served in the Iowa Senate since winning election in 2012. Segebart spent 16 years as a Crawford County Supervisor before running for state Senate.
Ken Rozenboom is the Iowa State Senator from the 19th 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.
Rich Taylor is an American politician who served as a member of the Iowa Senate for the 42nd district from 2013 to 2021. A Democrat,he also served as assistant Democratic leader.
Tim Kraayenbrink is the Iowa State Senator from the 5th District. A Republican,he has served in the Iowa Senate since winning election in 2015.
Waylon Brown is the Iowa State Senator from the 30th District. A Republican,he has served in the Iowa Senate since defeating incumbent Mary Jo Wilhelm in 2016. Brown is a farmer and a small businessman who owns a construction company,also serving as the Vice President of the Mitchell County,Iowa Farm Bureau Board. He currently resides in St. Ansgar,Iowa,with his wife Julie and two children.
Skyler Wheeler is an American politician. A member of the Republican Party,he has served as member of the Iowa House of Representatives,representing the 4th district since 2017.
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.
