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.
Thomas Richard Harkin is an American lawyer,author,and politician who served as a United States senator from Iowa from 1985 to 2015. A member of the Democratic Party,he previously was the U.S. representative for Iowa's 5th congressional district from 1975 to 1985. He is the longest-serving senator to spend the entire tenure as a state's junior senator.
Byron Leslie Dorgan is an American author,businessman and former politician who served as a United States Representative (1981–1992) and United States Senator (1992–2011) from North Dakota. He is a member of the Democratic Party.
James Mountain Inhofe is a retired American politician who served as a United States senator from Oklahoma from 1994 to 2023. A member of the Republican Party,he is the longest serving U.S. senator from Oklahoma. He served in various elected offices in the state of Oklahoma for nearly sixty years,between 1966 and 2023.
Leonard Leroy Boswell was an American politician who served as the U.S. representative for Iowa's 3rd congressional district from 1997 to 2013,a district based in Des Moines. A member of the Democratic Party,he was defeated for reelection in 2012 by 4th district incumbent Tom Latham,who decided to run against him after redistricting. Boswell left Congress in January 2013.
Thomas Paul Latham is an American politician who served as a U.S. representative for Iowa from 1995 to 2015. He is a member of the Republican Party. On December 17,2013,Latham announced he would not seek reelection next term,becoming the third member of the U.S. House to announce his retirement on the same day.
Samuel Bruce Graves Jr. is an American politician serving as the United States representative for Missouri's 6th congressional district,serving since 2001. He is a member of the Republican Party. The district stretches across most of the northern third of the state,from the Kansas border to the Illinois border. The bulk of its population lives in the northern part of the Kansas City area,including the northern fourth of Kansas City. Graves is the dean of Missouri's congressional delegation.
The Iowa Democratic Party (IDP) is the affiliate of the Democratic Party in the U.S. state of Iowa.
Ann Christine Bell Vilsack is an American literacy advocate and politician. Vilsack is married to former Governor of Iowa and United States Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack. She served as the first lady of Iowa from 1999 until 2007. She was an unsuccessful 2012 Democratic nominee for Iowa's 4th congressional district.
The 1996 United States Senate election in Iowa was held on November 5,1996. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Tom Harkin sought re-election to a third term in office,and he was challenged by U.S. Congressman Jim Ross Lightfoot from Iowa's 3rd congressional district. Lightfoot had won the Republican primary against two opponents,while Harkin had won his primary uncontested,so both moved on to the general election,where they engaged in a toughly fought campaign. Ultimately,Harkin was successful in his bid and defeated Lightfoot,albeit by the thinnest margin of his career.
The 1998 Iowa gubernatorial election took place on November 5,1998. Incumbent Republican Governor of Iowa Terry Branstad did not seek re-election to a fifth consecutive term;her later successfully ran again in 2010 and 2014.
The 2014 United States Senate election in Iowa was held on November 4,2014. Incumbent Democratic Senator Tom Harkin did not run for reelection to a sixth term in office.
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.
Vincent Ross Spano is an American politician who served as the U.S. representative from Florida's 15th congressional district. The district stretches from Lakeland to the northeastern suburbs of Tampa. A Republican,he was first elected to Congress in the 2018 elections. He ran for reelection in the 2020 election but was defeated in the Republican primary.
The 2016 United States Senate election in Iowa was held November 8,2016,to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the State of Iowa,concurrently with the 2016 U.S. presidential election,as well as other elections to the United States Senate in other states and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections.
The 1924 United States Senate election in Iowa took place on November 4,1924. Incumbent Republican Senator Smith W. Brookhart ran for re-election to a full term in office against Democrat Daniel F. Steck.
Garret Neal Graves is an American politician serving as the United States representative from Louisiana's 6th congressional district since 2015. He is a member of the Republican Party.
Mariannette Jane Miller-Meeks is an American physician and politician serving as a U.S. representative since 2021,representing Iowa'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. A member of the Republican Party,Miller-Meeks served as Iowa state senator for the 41st district from 2019 to 2021.
Zachary Martin Nunn is an American politician and former member of the Iowa Air National Guard who has served as the U.S. representative for Iowa's 3rd congressional district since 2023. A member of the Republican Party,he was a member of the Iowa Senate for the 15th district from 2019 to 2023 and the Iowa House of Representatives for the 30th district from 2015 to 2019.
The 2022 United States Senate special election in Oklahoma was held on November 8,2022,to elect a member of the United States Senate for Oklahoma. The election took place concurrently with the regularly scheduled election for Oklahoma's other Senate seat. The candidate filing deadline was between April 13–15,2022.
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