Jane Gray Nelson (born October 5,1951) is an American businesswoman who sits on the board of her husbands company and former school teacher (1973-1978) who serves as the Secretary of State of Texas since 2023. She was a Texas state senator who represented Texas Senate District 12. She was elected to the Senate in 1992 after serving two two-year terms (1988–1992) on the Texas State Board of Education. In 2023,Governor Greg Abbott appointed Nelson to succeed John B. Scott as Secretary of State. She was sworn in to that office on Saturday,January 7.
Raymond Neal Haynes Jr. is an American politician and member of the Republican Party from the state of California.
Robert W. Singer is an American Republican Party politician,who has represented the 30th Legislative District in the New Jersey Senate since 1993. He was the Mayor of Lakewood Township,New Jersey in 2009. He serves in the Senate as the Deputy Republican Leader and as the ranking member of the Health Committee. He is the most senior senator currently serving in the legislature.
Elizabeth O'Connor Little is a former New York State Senator. A member of the Republican Party,she was first elected in 2002. She served in the 45th Senate District,which includes all or part of Clinton,Essex,Franklin,Hamilton,Warren and Washington Counties.
Amanda Ragan is an Iowan State Senator from the 27th District. A member of the Democratic Party,she has served in the Iowa Senate since 2002. In 2016 Ragan was appointed Iowa Senate Democratic Whip. She has also served as the Executive Director of Meals on Wheels and of Community Kitchen of Northern Iowa.
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.
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.
Keith A. Kreiman is an American politician who served as an Iowa State Senator from the 47th District from 2003 to 2011. He received his AA from Ellsworth Community College,his BA from Seattle University,and his JD from the University of Iowa College of Law. He works as an attorney in private practice.
Shannon Jones is an American politician from the state of Ohio. A Republican,she was a member of the Ohio House of Representatives from 2007 to 2009 and a member of the Ohio Senate from 2009 to 2016. She was the Executive Director of Groundwork Ohio from 2016 to 2024,and is currently a county commissioner in Warren County,Ohio.
Steven J. "Steve" Sodders was a Democratic politician,who was a Mayor of State Center,Iowa. He represented the 22nd and 36th Districts in the Iowa Senate between 2009 and 2017. He received his A.S. from Iowa Valley Community College and is attending Iowa State University,pursuing a degree in Sociology. He received an honorary degree in Educational Leadership from Iowa Valley Community College.
Ann Lynch is a Minnesota politician and a former member of the Minnesota Senate who represented District 30,which includes portions of Olmsted and Wabasha counties in the southeastern part of the state. As a Democrat,she was first elected to the Senate in 2006,but was unseated by Republican Carla Nelson in the 2010 general election.
Sandy Rummel is a Minnesota politician and a former member of the Minnesota Senate who represented District 53,which includes portions of Anoka and Ramsey counties in the northeastern Twin Cities metropolitan area. A Democrat,she was first elected to the Senate in 2006,but was unseated in the 2010 general election by Republican Roger Chamberlain. She was subsequently appointed to the Metropolitan Council by Governor Mark Dayton on March 2,2011.
Christopher T. Head is an American politician. A Republican,he currently serves in the Senate of Virginia,representing the 3rd district which includes all of Alleghany County,Botetourt County,Craig County,Rockbridge County,Buena Vista,Covington,Lexington,Staunton and Waynesboro,and parts of Augusta County and Roanoke County. He previously served in the Virginia House of Delegates from 2012-2024,representing the 17th district,made up parts of Botetourt and Roanoke counties and the city of Roanoke,in the western part of the state.
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.
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.
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.
Craig Paul Johnson is an American politician currently serving as the representative of the 67th District in the Iowa House of Representatives. He was previously elected as a Republican member of the Iowa State Senate's 32nd district in 2016. He defeated Democratic incumbent Brian Schoenjahn. He previously ran for election to the Iowa House of Representatives in 2014 for the 64th district. Johnson,born and raised in Independence,Iowa,is a financial planner and former sales and engineer manager.
Waylon Brown is a former state senator from Iowa's 30th District. A Republican,he was elected to the Iowa Senate in 2016. Brown is a farmer and a small businessman who owns a construction company,also serving as vice president of the Mitchell County,Iowa Farm Bureau Board. He resides in St. Ansgar,Iowa,with his wife Julie and two children. In July 2024,Brown announced he would resign his seat in the Iowa Senate effective July 10,2024.
Mariannette Jane Miller-Meeks is an American physician and politician who has served as a U.S. representative from Iowa since 2021. A member of the Republican Party,she represents the state's 1st congressional district. Her district,numbered as the 2nd district in her first term,includes most of Iowa's southeastern quadrant,including Davenport,Bettendorf,Burlington,and Iowa City. Miller-Meeks previously served as the Iowa state senator from the 41st district from 2019 to 2021.
Robert Jason Plummer is an American businessman,former naval officer,and elected official serving as a Republican member of the Illinois Senate and serves as Assistant Leader in the Illinois Republican Senate Caucus. Plummer represents the 55th District,which is located on the Illinois side of the Greater St. Louis region and includes all or portions of Bond,Clay,Clinton,Effingham,Fayette,Madison,Marion,Montgomery,Richland,Washington,and St. Clair counties.
