Des Moines is the capital and the most populous city in Iowa,United States. It is also the county seat of Polk County. A small part of the city extends into Warren County. It was incorporated on September 22,1851,as Fort Des Moines,which was shortened to "Des Moines" in 1857. It is located on,and named after,the Des Moines River,which likely was adapted from the early French name,Rivière des Moines, meaning "River of the Monks". The city's population was 214,133 as of the 2020 census. The six-county metropolitan area is ranked 83rd in terms of population in the United States,with 699,292 residents according to the 2019 estimate by the United States Census Bureau,and is the largest metropolitan area fully located within the state.
Polk County is located in the U.S. state of Iowa. As of the 2020 census,the population was 492,401. It is Iowa's most populous county,and home to over 15% of the state's residents. The county seat is Des Moines,which is also the capital city of Iowa. Polk County is included in the Des Moines–West Des Moines,IA Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Urbandale is a city in Polk and Dallas counties,Iowa,United States. As of the 2020 U.S. Census,the city population was 45,580. It is part of the Des Moines–West Des Moines Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Ankeny is a city in Polk County,Iowa,United States and a suburb of the state capital of Des Moines,as part of the Des Moines-West Des Moines,IA metropolitan statistical area. As of the 2020 census,the population of Ankeny was 67,887,making it the seventh most populous city in the state. It is one of the fastest-growing cities in Iowa. Currently,the city's incorporated area totals 29.14 square miles.
Neal Edward Smith was an American politician who was a member of the United States House of Representatives for the Democratic Party from Iowa from 1959 until 1995,the longest-serving Iowan in the United States House of Representatives.
The Des Moines metropolitan area,officially known as the Des Moines–West Des Moines,IA Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) is located at the confluence of the Des Moines River and the Raccoon River. Des Moines serves as the capital of the U.S. state of Iowa The metro area consists of six counties in central Iowa:Polk,Dallas,Warren,Madison,Guthrie,and Jasper. The Des Moines–Ames–West Des Moines Combined Statistical Area (CSA) encompasses the separate metropolitan area of Ames,and the separate micropolitan areas of Pella,Boone and Oskaloosa. The Des Moines area is a fast-growing metro area.
Jeffrey M. Lamberti is a former Republican Senate leader and two term state senator representing the 35th District of the Iowa Senate,and served two terms as State Representative. In the 2006 mid-term election,Lamberti was the Republican nominee for U.S. Congress in Iowa's 3rd congressional district,losing to incumbent Democrat Leonard Boswell in a hotly contested race. Lamberti received 46% of the vote to Boswell's 52%. He was succeeded in the Iowa Senate by Republican Larry Noble.
Jeff Danielson is a former Democratic Iowa State Senator. Having served the 30th Senate District between 2013 and 2019,he had also previously served the 10th Senate District up until redistricting,between 2005 and 2013.
Bradley Zaun (R-Urbandale) is an Iowa State Senator representing the 22nd District as well as the Iowa Senate President pro tempore. He was the Republican nominee for Iowa's 3rd congressional district in the 2010 general election.
Dick Leslie Dearden was an American politician who was the Iowa State Senator from the 34th District. A Democrat,he served in the Iowa Senate from 1995 to 2017 representing the Northeast part of Des Moines and Pleasant Hill,Iowa.
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.
Jack G. Hatch is a former Iowa State Senator and American business owner. He was the Democratic nominee for Governor of Iowa in the 2014 election. A Democrat,Hatch served in the Iowa Senate from 2003 to 2015,and was an assistant majority leader. Prior to his election to the Iowa Senate,Hatch served in the Iowa House of Representatives from 1985 to 1993 and 2001 to 2003.
Iowa Highway 415 is a short state highway that runs mostly north-to-south in central Iowa. Iowa 415 begins at U.S. Highway 6 in Des Moines and ends at Iowa Highway 141 east of Granger. Prior to 2003,Iowa 415 extended north from Polk City and ended at Iowa Highway 17 south of Madrid. Now,Iowa 415 turns west at Polk City and crosses the Des Moines River at Saylorville Lake prior to ending at Iowa 141. Since the rerouting in 2003,the northern terminus for Iowa 415 is now farther south than its northernmost point in Polk City.
Mary E. Kramer is an American former politician. A member of the Republican Party,she served as an Iowa State Senator from 1990 to 2003. She was elected President of the Senate in 1997,becoming the first independently elected woman to fill the post. In 2003 Kramer was nominated by President George W. Bush to serve as U.S. Ambassador to Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean;she was confirmed by the United States Senate and served from 2004 to 2006.
High Trestle Trail is a rail trail running from Ankeny to Woodward in central Iowa. The recreation trail opened on April 30,2011. It is a paved recreational trail that runs through the Polk,Story,Boone,and Dallas counties. The trail's name is derived from a former 1913 bridge that spanned the Des Moines River between the towns of Madrid and Woodward.
Kent Sorenson is a former Iowa state legislator who resigned after pleading guilty to obstruction of justice and other felonies related to campaign finances.
The 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Iowa were held on Tuesday,November 4,2014,to elect the four U.S. representatives from the state of Iowa,one from each of the state's four congressional districts. The elections coincided with the elections of other federal and state offices,including Governor of Iowa and United States Senate. Primary elections were held on June 4,2014. As no candidate won more than 35% of the vote in the 3rd district Republican primary,that nomination was decided at a party convention on June 21.
Charles Schneider is an American politician of the Republican Party,who served as a member of the Iowa Senate representing the state's 22nd district. He was the President of the Iowa Senate. He acted briefly as Majority Leader between Bill Dix's resignation and Jack Whitver's assumption of office.
