Ronald Ernest Paul is an American author,activist,physician and retired politician who served as the U.S. representative for Texas's 22nd congressional district from 1976 to 1977 and again from 1979 to 1985,as well as for Texas's 14th congressional district from 1997 to 2013. On three occasions,he sought the presidency of the United States:as the Libertarian Party nominee in 1988 and as a candidate for the Republican Party in 2008 and 2012.
Swati A. Dandekar is a former Iowa state legislator and former U.S. Executive Director at the Asian Development Bank. She is a Democratic member of the Iowa Utilities Board,awaiting Senate confirmation in 2012. Previously,she was a member of the Iowa House of Representatives for the 36th District from 2003 to 2009 and a member of the Iowa Senate for the 18th District from 2009 to 2011. She received her B.S. degree in Biology and Chemistry from Nagpur University and a graduate diploma in dietetics from University of Mumbai. As of 2011 Dandekar serves as the Chair of the National Foundation for Women Legislators and as a board member of the Iowa Math and Science Coalition,the Greater Cedar Rapids Foundation,and the Belin-Blank International Center for Gifted &Talented. Dandekar previously served on the Iowa Association of School Boards,and as a board member of the Women in Public Policy,and the U.S. Center for Citizen Diplomacy. On July 23,2013 Dandekar announced that she would be running for the U.S. Congress from the 1st congressional district;she lost in the primary to former state house speaker Pat Murphy,who himself lost to Rod Blum.
Dawn E. Pettengill is an American retired politician from Iowa. She was a member of the Iowa House of Representatives from 2005 to 2019,where she represented the 75th District. On April 30,2007,she switched to the Republican Party,having previously served in the House as a Democrat. In a letter to her constituents,Pettengill said she decided to switch parties due to disagreements with fiscal and labor policy,as well as the state Democratic Party's decision to take her off the incumbent protection list for the 2008 elections.
David A. Tjepkes is the Iowa State Representative from the 50th District. He has served in the Iowa House of Representatives since 2003.
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.
Eric J. Palmer is a former Iowa State Representative from the 75th District. A Democrat,he served in the Iowa House of Representatives from 2007 to 2011.
Linda J. Miller is the Iowa State Representative from the 94th District. A Republican,she has served in the Iowa House of Representatives since 2007.
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.
Jason M. Schultz is the Iowa State Senator from the 9th District. A Republican,he served in the Iowa House of Representatives from 2009 to 2015. He lives in Schleswig,Crawford County.
The 2010 Iowa gubernatorial election was held on Tuesday,November 2,2010 to elect the governor and lieutenant governor,to serve a four-year term beginning on January 14,2011. In Iowa,the governor and lieutenant governor are elected on the same ballot.
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 2012 presidential campaign of Ron Paul,U.S. Representative of Texas,began officially in 2011 when Paul announced his candidacy for the 2012 Republican Party nomination for the U.S. Presidency.
The 2014 Illinois gubernatorial election was held on November 4,2014,to elect the Governor and Lieutenant Governor of Illinois,concurrently with the election to Illinois's Class II U.S. Senate seat,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 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.
Ruth Ann Gaines is the Iowa State Representative from the 32nd District. A Democrat,she has served in the Iowa House of Representatives since 2011.
The 2018 Iowa gubernatorial election took place on November 6,2018. Incumbent Republican Governor Kim Reynolds ran for election to a full term,facing Democratic businessman Fred Hubbell,Libertarian Jake Porter,and independent candidate Gary Siegwarth.
The 2020 United States Senate election in New Hampshire was held on November 3,2020,to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the State of New Hampshire,concurrently with the 2020 U.S. presidential election,as well as other elections to the United States Senate,elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections. Incumbent Democratic Senator Jeanne Shaheen won reelection to a third term after comfortably defeating Republican nominee Bryant Messner by 15.6 points and sweeping every single county in the state. This marked the first Senate election since 1972 in which the Democrat carried Belknap County.
Mariannette Jane Miller-Meeks is an American physician and politician serving as the U.S. representative from Iowa's 2nd congressional district since 2021. A member of the Republican Party,Miller-Meeks served as Iowa state senator for the 41st district from 2019 to 2021. Her district includes most of Iowa's southeastern quadrant,including Davenport,Bettendorf,Burlington,Iowa City,and Miller-Meeks's hometown of Ottumwa.
Ashley Elizabeth Hinson is an American politician and journalist serving as the U.S. representative for Iowa's 1st congressional district since 2021. Her district comprises much of the northeast quadrant of the state,including Cedar Rapids,Waterloo,Cedar Falls,and Dubuque.
The 2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Iowa were held on November 8,2022,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 other elections to the House of Representatives,elections to the United States Senate and various state and local elections. These was the first congressional elections held in Iowa after the 2020 redistricting cycle.
