Lindsay James | |
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Member of the Iowa House of Representatives | |
Assumed office January 2019 | |
Preceded by | Abby Finkenauer |
Constituency | 99th district (2019–2023) 71st district (2023–present) |
Personal details | |
Born | 1980 (age 44–45) Portland,Oregon,U.S. |
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse | Christopher James |
Education | Santa Clara University (BA) Fuller Theological Seminary (MDiv) |
Website | Campaign website |
Lindsay James is an American politician who has represented the 71st District in the Iowa House of Representatives since 2019. [1] She is a member of the Democratic Party.
James graduated from West Linn High School in 1999. [2] She obtained a degree in communications from Santa Clara University 2003 and earned her master's degree in divinity from Fuller Theological Seminary in 2007. [3]
James was a minister for Menlo Park Presbyterian Church from 2007 to 2010,an interfaith chaplain for Endicott College from 2012 to 2015,and an associate pastor for Westminster Presbyterian Church from 2016 to 2017. [3] Starting in 2015,she was an adjunct professor for the University of Dubuque. [3] [4] In 2017,James co-founded and directed the Loras College Peace Institute. [5]
Election | Political result | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | ||
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Iowa House of Representatives elections,2018 [6] District 99 Turnout: 14,054 | Democratic hold | Lindsay James | Democratic | 8,476 | 60.31 | ||
Pauline Chilton | Republican | 5,564 | 39.59 |
James lives with her husband Christopher and two children. Luke and Ginny James [3]