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Mary Wolfe  | |
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| Member of the  IowaHouseofRepresentatives  from the 98th district  | |
| In office January 10, 2011 [1] –January 9, 2023  | |
| Preceded by | Polly Bukta | 
| Succeeded by | Monica Kurth (redistricting) | 
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1963 (age 61–62) [2]   Washington,D.C.,U.S. [2]   | 
| Political party | Democratic | 
| Residence | Clinton,Iowa [2] | 
| Alma mater | University of Iowa [1] | 
| Occupation | Attorney [1] | 
| Website | |
Mary Lynn Wolfe (born 1963) is a former Democratic member of the Iowa House of Representatives from the 98th district.
Wolfe holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in English and a JD from the University of Iowa. [1] She has been an attorney in private practice with her father. [3]
In 2010,Wolfe announced that she would run to represent District 26 in the Iowa House of Representatives,after the former representative,Polly Bukta,announced that she would not run for re-election. [3] She defeated the Republican opponent,David A. Rose,by 424 votes. [1]
Following redistricting in 2011,Wolfe ran to represent District 98 in 2012 and won. She was re-elected to that seat four times. She did not seek reelection in 2022 and left office in January 2023. [1]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Mary Wolfe | 4,800 | 52.31% | |
| Republican | David A. Rose | 4,376 | 47.69% | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Mary Wolfe | 10,052 | 76.3% | |
| Independent | Carolyn Grimes | 3,129 | 23.7% | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Mary Wolfe | 8,547 | 66.50% | |
| Republican | Jeannine Eldrenkamp | 4,306 | 33.50% | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Mary Wolfe | 7,614 | 96.1% | |
| Other/Write-in | 305 | 3.9% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Mary Wolfe | 7,872 | 59.6% | |
| Republican | Joma Short | 5,329 | 40.3% | |
| Other/Write-in | 16 | 0.1% | ||