Heather Fargo is an American politician who served as mayor and was a former City Council Member of Sacramento,California. She was sworn in as mayor in November 2000,replacing Jimmie R. Yee,and served until December 2008,when she was defeated for reelection by Kevin Johnson.
Iowa City is a city in Johnson County,Iowa,United States. It is the home of the University of Iowa and county seat of Johnson County,at the center of the Iowa City Metropolitan Statistical Area. At the time of the 2020 census the population was 74,828,making it the state's fifth-largest city. The metropolitan area,which encompasses Johnson and Washington counties,has a population of over 171,000. The Iowa City Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) is also a part of a Combined Statistical Area (CSA) with the Cedar Rapids MSA. This CSA plus two additional counties are known as the Iowa City-Cedar Rapids region which collectively has a population of nearly 500,000.
Cedar Rapids is the second-largest city in Iowa,United States and is the county seat of Linn County. The city lies on both banks of the Cedar River,20 miles (32 km) north of Iowa City and 100 miles (160 km) northeast of Des Moines,the state's capital and largest city. It is a part of the Cedar Rapids/Iowa City region of Eastern Iowa,which includes Linn,Benton,Cedar,Iowa,Jones,Johnson,and Washington counties.
Kraig Paulsen is an American attorney and politician who served as a member of the Iowa House of Representatives from 2003 to 2017 and as speaker of the Iowa House of Representatives from 2011 to 2015.
Marsena Edgar Cutts was a nineteenth-century politician,lawyer and teacher from Iowa.
John Taylor Hamilton was a businessman from Cedar Rapids,Iowa,and a one-term Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from Iowa's 5th congressional district.
Steven V. Carter was a Democratic U.S. Representative from south central Iowa in 1959.
The Iowa flood of 2008 was a hydrological event involving most of the rivers in eastern Iowa beginning around June 8,2008 and ending about July 1. Flooding continued on the Upper Mississippi River in the southeastern portion of the state for several more days. The phrase "Iowa's Katrina" was often heard.
The Postville raid was a raid at the Agriprocessors,Inc. kosher slaughterhouse and meat packing plant in Postville,Iowa,on May 12,2008,executed by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) division of the Department of Homeland Security together with other agencies.
Ron Corbett is an American politician and former mayor of Cedar Rapids,Iowa.
Donald J. Canney was an American politician and civil engineer who served as the Mayor of Cedar Rapids,Iowa,for twenty-two years from 1969 to 1992. Canney is Cedar Rapids' longest-serving mayor to date.
Elizabeth Ann Mathis is an American politician,non-profit executive,and former broadcast journalist serving as a member of the Iowa Senate. She was elected to represent the 18th district in a November 2011 special election,and was re-elected to the redrawn 34th district the following year.
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.
Cedar Rapids RollerGirls (CRRG) is a women's flat track roller derby league based in Cedar Rapids,Iowa. Founded in 2008,Cedar Rapids is a member of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA).
Joan Miller Lipsky was an American attorney and politician who served as a member of the Iowa House of Representatives from 1967 to 1979.
Monica Vernon is an American politician. She is a former two-term member of the Cedar Rapids City Council and the former Mayor Pro Tempore of Cedar Rapids,Iowa.
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.
Liz Bennett is an American politician,who was elected to the Iowa House of Representatives in the 2014 elections. A member of the Democratic Party,she represents the 65th district.
Bradley G. Hart is an American attorney and politician serving as the mayor of Cedar Rapids,Iowa. As the role of mayor is a part-time position,Hart continues to work as a business lawyer at Bradley &Riley.
