Thomas James Vilsack is an American politician serving as the 32nd United States secretary of agriculture in the Biden administration. He previously served in the role from 2009 to 2017 during the Obama administration. A member of the Democratic Party,he served as the 40th governor of Iowa from 1999 to 2007.
Samuel Ryan Curtis was an American military officer and one of the first Republicans elected to Congress. He was most famous for his role as a Union Army general in the Trans-Mississippi Theater of the American Civil War,especially for his victories at the Battles of Pea Ridge in 1862 and Westport in 1864.
James William Good was an American politician and lawyer from the state of Iowa,who served in the U.S. House of Representatives and the Cabinet of President Herbert Hoover as Secretary of War. He was a member of the Republican Party.
Iowa's 2nd congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Iowa that covers most of its northeastern part. It includes Cedar Rapids,Dubuque,Waterloo,and Grinnell.
Alexandra Breckenridge is an American actress. She began her career with supporting roles in the teen comedy films Big Fat Liar (2002) and She's the Man (2006). She later played reporter Willa McPherson in the FX series Dirt and had a supporting role in the short-lived series The Ex List. She starred as a young Moira O'Hara in the first season of FX's American Horror Story,and played Kaylee in the third season. She played Jessie Anderson in the AMC series The Walking Dead and Sophie in the NBC series This Is Us. She is also the voice of various characters in the animated comedy series Family Guy. Since 2019,she has starred as Melinda "Mel" Monroe in the Netflix series Virgin River.
Forest "Evy" Evashevski was an American football player,coach,and college athletics administrator. He played college football at the University of Michigan from 1938 to 1940 and with the Iowa Pre-Flight Seahawks in 1942.
Jeff Danielson is a former Democratic Iowa State Senator. Having served the 30th Senate District between 2013 and 2019,he had also previously served the 10th Senate District up until redistricting,between 2005 and 2013.
Brian J. Quirk is a former Democratic member of the Iowa House of Representatives,representing the 30th District from 2001 to 2003,and the 15th District from 2003-2012. He received his AA from North Area Community College. He is a veteran and served in the military from 1987-1991.
The Iowa Democratic Party (IDP) is the affiliate of the Democratic Party in the U.S. state of Iowa.
Gilbert Nelson Haugen was a seventeen-term Republican U.S. Representative from Iowa's 4th congressional district,then located in northeastern Iowa. For nearly five years,he was the longest-serving member of the House. Born before the American Civil War,and first elected to Congress in the 19th century,Haugen served until his defeat in the 1932 Franklin D. Roosevelt landslide.
Howard Rothmann Bowen was an American economist and college president,serving as the president of Grinnell College from 1955 to 1964 and as the fourteenth President of the University of Iowa from 1964 to 1969. Bowen then served as president of Claremont Graduate University from 1970 to 1971. He is remembered for the formulation of "Bowen's law," a description of spending in higher education.
Vicki Phillips is an American education consultant and former executive vice president and chief education officer of National Geographic who previously served as the director of education for the College Ready program of the Bill &Melinda Gates Foundation and as the Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Education.
The 2009 Iowa state special elections were held throughout 2009. These elections were to fill vacancies in various state and local positions,most notably in the Iowa House of Representatives. In 2009,neither special election had the potential to change partisan control of the Iowa House,though such races may nonetheless be viewed as predictors for future elections. As of November 4,2009,there have been two resignations from the Iowa House in 2009,resulting in special elections in House Districts 33 and 90.
The 2010–11 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team represents Iowa State University during the 2010–11 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cyclones were coached by Fred Hoiberg,who was in his 1st season. They played their home games at Hilton Coliseum in Ames,Iowa and competed in the Big 12 Conference.
The 2018 United States Senate election in Montana was held on November 6,2018,to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the State of Montana,concurrently with other elections to the United States Senate,elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections.
The 1955 Iowa State Cyclones football team represented Iowa State College of Agricultural and Mechanic Arts in the Big Seven Conference during the 1955 college football season. In their second year under head coach Vince DiFrancesca,the Cyclones compiled a 1–7–1 record,tied for fifth place in the conference,and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 218 to 69. They played their home games at Clyde Williams Field in Ames,Iowa.
The 29th District of the Iowa House of Representatives in the state of Iowa.
The 2021 United States state legislative elections were held on November 2,2021. Three legislative chambers in two states,New Jersey and Virginia,held regularly scheduled elections. These off-year elections coincided with other state and local elections,including gubernatorial elections in both states.
Jon Dunwell is an American politician serving as a member of the Iowa House of Representatives from the 38th district. In October 2021,Dunwell was elected in a special election to succeed Wes Breckenridge. Dunwell's win on October 12,2021,over Newton City Councilman Steve Mullan flipped the 29th Iowa House district seat to Republican from Democrat in the special election.
