Brian J. Quirk is a former Democratic member of the Iowa House of Representatives,representing the 30th District from 2001 to 2003,and the 15th District from 2003-2012. He received his AA from North Area Community College. He is a veteran and served in the military from 1987-1991.
Todd Taylor is the Iowa State Senator from the 35th 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.
Donovan Olson is a former Iowa State Representative from the 48th District. A Democrat,he served in the Iowa House of Representatives from 2003 until 2011,when he lost re-election to Republican Chip Baltimore. He received his BA and MCRP from Iowa State University.
David A. Tjepkes is the Iowa State Representative from the 50th District. He has served in the Iowa House of Representatives since 2003.
Jo Oldson is the Iowa State Representative from the 41st District. A Democrat,she has served in the Iowa House of Representatives since 2003. Oldson was born and raised in Eagle Grove,Iowa and resides in Des Moines. She received her BA and JD from Drake University.
Janet Petersen is an American politician and a Democratic member of the Iowa Senate representing the 18th District since January 2013. She currently serves as the Senate Minority Leader and has previously represented the 64th district in the Iowa House of Representatives between 2001 and 2013. She received her BA from the University of Northern Iowa and her MA from Drake University.
James L. Van Engelenhoven was an American politician,serving as the Iowa State Representative from the 71st District. He had served in the Iowa House of Representatives since 1999,when he was elected to represent the 95th district. In addition to winning re-election in general election challenges,Van Engelenhoven had won three primary elections,though he went one year (2004) without any primary or general election opponents.
Jodi Tymeson is a former Iowa State Representative from the 77th and 73rd Districts. She served in the Iowa House of Representatives since 2001,representing the 77th District until it was redrawn in 2003 and representing the 73rd District until 2011. She received her BA from the University of Northern Iowa and her MPA from Drake University.
James Van Fossen is a former Iowa State Representative from the 81st and 42nd Districts. A Republican,he served in the Iowa House of Representatives from 1995 to 2009. He received his BBA from Saint Ambrose University.
Steven N. Olson is the Iowa State Representative from the 83rd District. A Republican,he has served in the Iowa House of Representatives since 2003.
Cindy Winckler is the Iowa State Representative from the 86th District. She has served in the Iowa House of Representatives since 2001. She received her MA from the University of Northern Iowa.
John R. Whitaker is the head of the United States Department of Agriculture's Farm Service Agency in Iowa,a former Iowa State Representative from the 90th District,and a former assistant House majority leader. He served in the Iowa House of Representatives from 2003 until his July 17,2009 resignation from the House to accept an appointment to head the USDA's Farm Service Agency in Iowa. A special election to fill his seat took place on September 1,2009.
Philip Leon "Phil" Wise is a former ten-term Iowa State Representative. He served in the Iowa House of Representatives from 1987 through 2009 and did not seek re-election in 2008. He received his BS and MS from Northwest Missouri State University.
Kurt Swaim is the Iowa State Representative from the 94th District. He has served in the Iowa House of Representatives since 2003.
Michael J. Reasoner is a former state representative for Iowa's 95th District and a former assistant majority leader. He served in the Iowa House of Representatives from 2003 to 2011. He received his BA and JD from Creighton University School of Law.
Doug Struyk is a former Iowa State Representative from the 99th District. He served in the Iowa House of Representatives from 2003 to 2011 and was an assistant minority leader. He resigned from the Iowa House in 2011 to work for the Iowa Secretary of State's office. Struyk received his B.A. from Iowa State University and his J.D. from Creighton University School of Law. He is vice president of his family's Council Bluffs,Iowa,lawn care business.
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.
James Robert Van Fossen is a former Republican member of the Iowa House of Representatives,from the 84th district,first elected in 2002. Democrat Elesha Gayman defeated him in the Iowa House of Representatives elections,2006. Van Fossen retired from the Davenport,Iowa police department in 2000 with the rank of Captain. His son,Jamie Van Fossen,is also a former member of the Iowa House,from the 81st district.
The 2009 Iowa state special elections were held throughout 2009. These elections were to fill vacancies in various state and local positions,most notably in the Iowa House of Representatives. In 2009,neither special election had the potential to change partisan control of the Iowa House,though such races may nonetheless be viewed as predictors for future elections. As of November 4,2009,there have been two resignations from the Iowa House in 2009,resulting in special elections in House Districts 33 and 90.
Kirsten Running-Marquardt is a Democratic Iowa State Representative,elected to represent the 33rd District in the Iowa House of Representatives since a special election in November 2009. She replaced Dick Taylor,who resigned in October 2009 to focus on his family.
