Dordt University is a private evangelical Christian university in Sioux Center,Iowa. It was founded in 1955 and is affiliated with the Christian Reformed Church in North America. The university name is a reference to the Synod of Dordt (Dordrecht).
Dwayne Arlan Alons was an American politician. A Republican,he sat in the Iowa House of Representatives from 1999 to 2014,representing the 5th district until 2003,and the 4th district thereafter. He was a brigadier general in the Iowa Air National Guard and served as chief of staff at its headquarters. Alons died of cancer on November 29,2014. He was succeeded in office by John Kooiker.
Daniel Adair Huseman is an American politician. A Republican,he has served in the Iowa House of Representatives since 1995. He was born in Cherokee and received his BA from Buena Vista College. Huseman announced in January 2020 that he would retire from the state house upon the conclusion of his thirteenth term in office.
Jason M. Schultz is the Iowa State Senator from the 6th District - previously Iowa's 9th District (2015-2022). A Republican,he served in the Iowa House of Representatives from 2009 to 2015 and is an advocate for the loosening of child labor laws. He lives in Schleswig,Crawford County.
Randall Lee Feenstra is an American politician and businessman serving as the U.S. representative for Iowa's 4th congressional district. The district covers the western border of the state,including Sioux City and Council Bluffs,but stretches as far east as Story County,Franklin County,and Marshall County,including Ames.
Ron Jorgensen is the Iowa State Representative from the 6th District. A Republican,he has served in the Iowa House of Representatives since 2011. Smith was born in Sioux City,Iowa,United States. He has a B.S. in business administration from Morningside College and an M.B.A. from the University of South Dakota. Jorgensen works as Vice President for Business and Finance at Morningside College.
John J. Kooiker is an American politician affiliated with the Republican Party who served in the Iowa House of Representatives from 2015 to 2017. He was elected from the fourth district.
Jim Carlin is an American attorney and politician who served as the Iowa State Senator from the 3rd district from 2017 to 2023. A member of the Republican Party,he won a special election against challenger Todd Wendt following the resignation of incumbent Bill Anderson. Carlin was a candidate for the Republican nomination in the 2022 United States Senate election in Iowa.
Chuck Holz is a Republican member of the Iowa House of Representatives,representing the 5th district. Wheeler was first elected in a November 3,2015 special election held to fill a vacancy created when Republican Representative Chuck Soderberg resigned upon moving out of district for a new job.
Taffy D. Howard is an American small business owner and politician serving as a member of the South Dakota House of Representatives from the 33rd district. A Republican,she has served the district since 2017. She unsuccessfully ran for the U.S. House to represent South Dakota's at-large congressional district in 2022.
Brian Thomas Carroll is an American teacher who was the American Solidarity Party's presidential nominee in the 2020 United States presidential election. He is a proponent of Christian democracy.
The 2018 Iowa House of Representative elections took place on November 6,2018,to elect representatives from all 100 districts. The winners of this will serve in 88th General Assembly,with apportioned among the states based on the 2010 United States census. The Republican Party retained control of the House,while losing a net gain of 5 seats to Democratic Party.
Michael Thane Franken is an American retired United States Navy vice admiral. His final posting was as deputy director of military operations for the United States Africa Command. Franken was a Democratic candidate in the 2020 United States Senate election in Iowa,but lost the June 2 primary to Theresa Greenfield. Franken was the Democratic nominee for the 2022 United States Senate election in Iowa,which he lost to Republican incumbent Chuck Grassley.
K. Lynn Evans is an American educator and politician.
The 2004 Iowa State Senate elections took place as part of the biennial 2004 United States elections. Iowa voters elected state senators in half of the state senate's districts—the 25 even-numbered state senate districts. State senators serve four-year terms in the Iowa State Senate,with half of the seats up for election each cycle.
Jeffrey Taylor is an American political scientist,politician,and a Republican Party member of the Iowa Senate from District 2 since January 11,2021.
Dennis Bush is an American politician from Iowa.
Zachary Martin Nunn is an American politician and United States Air Force officer who has served as the U.S. representative for Iowa's 3rd congressional district since 2023. A member of the Republican Party,he was a member of the Iowa Senate for the 15th district from 2019 to 2023 and the Iowa House of Representatives for the 30th district from 2015 to 2019.
Kevin Alons is an American politician. Before contesting the 2022 Iowa Senate election,Alons served in the Iowa Air National Guard.
Zachary Dieken is an American politician. He currently represents District 5 in the Iowa House of Representatives and serves as an Iowa State Patrol Trooper.
