Gary Kroeger is an American businessman,columnist,and actor best known for his work as a cast member on Saturday Night Live from 1982 to 1985,and his work on various game shows. He ran in the Democratic Congressional primary in 2016 and then for an Iowa state house seat in the 2016 election. Kroeger lost to incumbent Republican Walt Rogers by a 10,072 to 7,200 margin,58% to 42%. Kroeger now stars in a television show called The Gary and Kenny Show co-starring his best friend Ken Ceizler. Adam "Fletch" Kidd produces and edits the show.
Burton Erwin Sweet was a four-term Republican U.S. Representative from Iowa's 3rd congressional district,then a wide but short chain of counties in north-central and northeastern Iowa,in the shape of a monkey wrench.
Kerry Burt is a Democratic politician,representing the 21st District in the Iowa House of Representatives. He won the election in November 2008 and was sworn in on January 12,2009. He did not seek re-election in 2010 and was succeeded by Anesa Kajtazovic.
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 2014 Iowa gubernatorial election took place on November 4,2014,to elect the Governor of Iowa. Republican incumbent Terry Branstad ran for reelection to a sixth overall and second consecutive four-year term. Branstad went on to win a historic sixth term as governor by defeating Democratic challenger and State Senator Jack Hatch,and on December 14,2015,he became the longest-serving governor in American history. He won 59.1% of the popular vote to Hatch's 37.3%,and carried every county in the state except Johnson,home to Iowa City and the University of Iowa.
The 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Iowa were held on Tuesday,November 4,2014,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 elections of other federal and state offices,including Governor of Iowa and United States Senate. Primary elections were held on June 4,2014. As no candidate won more than 35% of the vote in the 3rd district Republican primary,that nomination was decided at a party convention on June 21.
Anesa Kajtazovic is a Bosnian-American politician who was a member of the Iowa House of Representatives,representing the 61st District from 2011 to 2015. Kajtazovic was an unsuccessful candidate for Iowa's 1st congressional district in an open seat primary in June 2014.
The Iowa Juvenile Home/Girls State Training School (IJH/GSTS) was a correctional facility for juveniles located in Toledo,Iowa. A part of the Iowa Department of Human Services,it held girls who were adjudicated as delinquents and youth of both genders who were adjudicated as needing assistance. The former campus has 27 acres (11 ha) of space.
Rodney Leland Blum is an American businessman and politician who served as the U.S. representative for Iowa's 1st congressional district from 2015 to 2019. A member of the Republican Party,he was first elected in 2014 and won a second term in the 2016 elections.
The 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Iowa were held on November 8,2016,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 2016 U.S. presidential election,as well as other elections to the House of Representatives,elections to the United States Senate and various state and local elections. The primaries were held on June 7.
Abby Lea Finkenauer is an American politician who 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 Democrats had last won the majority of Iowa's seats in the 2010 elections.
Grace Methodist Episcopal Church,also known as Mount Moriah Missionary Baptist Church,is a historic building located in Waterloo,Iowa,United States. The congregation that built this building was organized in 1861 as First Methodist Episcopal Church. They built church buildings in 1865 at Lafayette and East Fifth Streets,and then at East Fourth and Mulberry Streets in 1877. They changed their name to Grace in 1895. They completed this building at Walnut and East Fifth Streets in 1913. The brick,Neoclassical structure designed by Turnbill &Jones features a large central dome and a large classical portico with six Ionic columns. Mount Moriah Missionary Baptist Church acquired the building from Grace United Methodist in 1996. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2011.
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 faced Democratic nominee Michael Franken.
Ashley Elizabeth Hinson is an American politician and journalist serving as the U.S. representative for Iowa's 2nd congressional district. She has served in the House since 2021,representing a northeastern district including Cedar Rapids,Waterloo,Cedar Falls,and Dubuque.
RasTafari I. "Ras" Smith is an American politician from Iowa. He served in the Iowa House of Representatives from 2017 to 2023,as a legislator from District 62.
Brian K. Lohse is an American attorney and politician. A member of the Republican Party,he was elected to the Iowa House of Representatives in 2018,succeeding Zach Nunn in District 45. Prior to his state legislative service,Lohse sat on the city council of Bondurant,Iowa,for eight years.
Bruce Bearinger is an American politician,educator,and academic administrator who served as a member of the Iowa House of Representatives for the 64th district from 2013 to 2021. Elected in 2012,he assumed office on January 14,2013.
Patricia Mullaney Harper is an American teacher and former politician in the state of Iowa. A Democrat,she served in the Iowa House of Representatives as the representative for the 26th district between 1987 and 1991 and between 1991 and 1997. She then served in the Iowa Senate for the 13th district between 1997 and 2003.
