Cedar Rapids is a city in and the county seat of Linn County,Iowa,United States. The city lies on both banks of the Cedar River,20 miles (32 km) north of Iowa City and 128 miles (206 km) northeast of Des Moines,the state's capital. The population was 137,710 at the 2020 census,making it the second-most populous city in Iowa. The population of the three-county Cedar Rapids metropolitan area,which includes the nearby cities of Marion and Hiawatha,was 276,520 in 2020. Cedar Rapids is the economic hub of Eastern Iowa,located at the core of the Interstate 380 corridor. The Cedar Rapids metropolitan area is also part of a combined statistical area with the Iowa City metropolitan area.
Paul Danny Pate Jr. is an American businessman and politician serving as the 32nd Secretary of State of Iowa since 2015,previously holding the office from 1995 to 1999. Pate is the past president of the National Association of Secretaries of State. A member of the Republican Party,he was also in the Iowa Senate from 1989 to 1995 and Mayor of Cedar Rapids from 2002 to 2006. He was an unsuccessful candidate for his party's nomination for Governor of Iowa in 1998.
Todd Taylor is the Iowa State Senator from the 40th District. A Democrat,he has served in the Iowa Senate since 2019. Previously between 1995 and 2019 he had served in the Iowa House of Representatives from the 70th District. He received his BA from Graceland College and his BS from the University of Northern Iowa.
Robert Mason Hogg is the Iowa State Senator from the 33rd District. A Democrat,he has served in the Iowa Senate since 2007 after having served in the Iowa House of Representatives from 2003 to 2007. He ran in the Democratic primary for the 2016 United States Senate election in Iowa,but he lost to former Iowa Lieutenant Governor Patty Judge. In June 2021,Hogg announced his intention to not seek re-election to his seat in 2022.
Harriette L. Chandler is an American politician who was the 94th President of the Massachusetts Senate and the Massachusetts State Senator for the 1st Worcester district,which includes parts of the city of Worcester,where she resides,and the towns of Boylston,Holden,Princeton,and West Boylston,and parts of Clinton and Northborough. She is a Democrat who has served since January 2001. From 1995 to 2001 she was a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives. Prior to serving in the Massachusetts legislature,she was a member of the Worcester school committee from 1991 to 1994. She is the first woman from Worcester ever to be elected to the Massachusetts Senate.
Elizabeth Ann Mathis is an American politician,non-profit executive and former broadcast journalist who has served as an Iowa State Senator since 2011. A member of the Democratic Party,she was elected to represent the 18th district in a November 2011 special election and re-elected to the redrawn 34th district in 2012. Mathis was the Democratic nominee for Iowa's 1st congressional district in 2022,losing the general election to incumbent Republican Ashley Hinson.
The 1932 United States Senate election in Iowa took place on November 8,1932. Incumbent Republican Senator Smith Brookhart,a controversial progressive figure within the conservative Iowa Republican Party,was defeated in the June Republican primary by Henry A. Field. Field was in turn defeated in the general election by Democrat Louis Murphy. Brookhart also entered the general election as the candidate of the Progressive Party but finished a distant third.
Monica Vernon is an American politician. She is a former two-term member of the Cedar Rapids City Council and the former Mayor Pro Tempore of Cedar Rapids,Iowa.
Abby Lea Finkenauer is an American politician who serves as the United States Special Envoy for Global Youth Issues within the U.S. Department of State since December 1,2022. Finkenauer previously served as the U.S. representative from Iowa's 1st congressional district from 2019 to 2021. She is a member of the Democratic Party.
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 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Iowa were held on November 6,2018,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 gubernatorial election,as well as other elections to the House of Representatives,elections to the United States Senate,and various state and local elections. The state congressional delegation flipped from a 3–1 Republican majority to a 3–1 Democratic majority.
The 2022 United States Senate election in Iowa was held on November 8,2022,to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the State of Iowa. Incumbent Republican Senator Chuck Grassley defeated Democratic nominee Michael Franken to win re-election to an eighth term.
Ashley Elizabeth Hinson is an American politician and journalist serving as the U.S. representative for Iowa's 2nd congressional district since 2021. The district,numbered as the 1st district during her first term,covers much of northeastern Iowa,including Cedar Rapids,Waterloo,Cedar Falls,and Dubuque.
Eric Giddens is an American politician in the state of Iowa currently serving in the Iowa Senate as a member for the 38th District. A Democrat,he was elected to the Senate's 30th district defeating Republican Walt Rogers in a special election held on March 19,2019,after incumbent senator Jeff Danielson resigned. Giddens was a member of the Cedar Falls,Iowa School Board and a program director at the University of Northern Iowa's Center for Energy and Environmental Education.
Tracy Ehlert is an American politician. She is a Democrat representing the 79th district in the Iowa House of Representatives.
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 were the first congressional elections held in Iowa after the 2020 redistricting cycle.
Molly Donahue is an American educator and politician serving as a member of the Iowa Senate from the 37th District. She previously served as a member of the Iowa House of Representatives from the 68th district from 2019 to 2023,when she was elected to the Senate.
Sami Scheetz is an American politician and small business owner who has represented the 78th district of the Iowa House of Representatives since January 2023,which consists of parts of southeastern Cedar Rapids in Linn County. He is the first Arab American to serve in the Iowa General Assembly. He is a member of the Democratic Party.
Jeff Cooling is an American politician and electrician who has represented the 77th district of the Iowa House of Representatives since January 2023,which consists of parts of southern Linn County,including parts of southern Cedar Rapids. He is a member of the Democratic Party.
Cindy Golding is an American politician,entrepreneur,farmer and former chemist who has represented the 83rd district of the Iowa House of Representatives since January 2023,which consists of much of rural Linn County. She is a member of the Republican Party.
