Scott Webster | |
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Member of the Iowa Senate from the 47th district | |
Assumed office January 9, 2023 | |
Preceded by | Roby Smith |
Personal details | |
Political party | Republican |
Residence | Bettendorf,Iowa |
Scott Webster is an American politician in Iowa.
Webster was elected representative of the fifth ward of Bettendorf,Iowa's city council in a 2014 special election. [1] [2] In 2018,he mounted an unsuccessful bid for a position on the Scott County board of supervisors. [3] [4] While serving on the city council,Webster was appointed to the Iowa League of Cities Legislative Policy Committee from January 2019. [5] In February 2022,he began campaigning to represent District 47 in the Iowa Senate. [6] [7] Webster faced Barry Long in the Republican Party primary, [8] [9] [10] and defeated Democratic candidate Mary Kathleen Figaro in the general election. [11] [12]
In the 2024 Republican Party presidential primaries,Webster initially endorsed Florida Governor Ron DeSantis before switching to businessman Vivek Ramaswamy. [13]