Elesha Gayman | |
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| Member of the IowaHouseofRepresentatives from the 84th district | |
| In office January 8, 2007 –January 9, 2011 | |
| Preceded by | Jim Van Fossen |
| Succeeded by | Ross Paustian |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Davenport,Iowa |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Alma mater | University of Iowa |
| Occupation | SAFER Foundation Youth Empowerment Program |
| Website | Gayman's official website Gayman campaign website |
Elesha L. Gayman is a former Iowa State Representative from the 84th District. She served in the Iowa House of Representatives from 2007 to 2011. Gayman served on several committees in the Iowa House - the Agriculture committee;the Appropriations committee;the Education committee;and the Public Safety committee. She was vice-chair of the Health and Human Services Appropriations Subcommittee.
Gayman is a 1997 graduate of Davenport West High School,attended St. Ambrose University,spent a semester of her sophomore year at Loyola University’s Rome Center in Italy,earned a BA (political science) from the University of Iowa in 2001,and an MPA from Drake University through the Quad Cities Graduate Center in 2007. [1]
She was a delegate to the 2004 Democratic National Convention and campaign manager (for four northeast Iowa counties) in John Kerry's President Campaign in 2004. She was a staffer for State Sen. Brian Schoenjahn,and an intern for State Sen. Pat Deluhery. When she was 13 she went to Davenport's city hall and argued against the youth curfew. [2] In the 2008 United States presidential election,she was Eastern Iowa Political Director for Barack Obama’s Presidential Caucus Campaign.
Gayman was elected in 2006 with 5,429 votes (50%),defeating Republican incumbent Jim Van Fossen. [3] She was re-elected in 2008. [4]
