Edward Gene Rendell is an American lawyer,prosecutor,politician,and author. He served as the 45th Governor of Pennsylvania from 2003 to 2011,as chair of the national Democratic Party,and as the 96th Mayor of Philadelphia from 1992 to 2000.
Sue Wilkins Myrick is the former U.S. Representative for North Carolina's 9th congressional district,serving from 1995 to 2013. She is a member of the Republican Party. She was the first Republican woman to represent North Carolina in Congress. On February 7,2012,she announced that she was retiring. She left Congress in January 2013 and was succeeded by Robert Pittenger. Her son,Dan Forest was the 34th Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina
Paula Fletcher is a Canadian politician and is the Councillor for Ward 14 Toronto Danforth. In 2003,she was elected to Toronto City Council for Ward 30 Toronto-Danforth,and was re-elected in 2006,2010 and 2014. Fletcher ran again as councillor for the newly constituted Ward 14 Toronto Danforth in the 2018 Toronto election and defeated Mary Fragedakis who was the incumbent councillor for former Ward 29. As a city councillor,Fletcher is regarded as an advocate for affordable housing,environmentally sustainable municipal policy,social justice and good land use planning. She describes her views as ascribing to progressive values.
Tina Liebling is a Minnesota attorney and politician who is a member of the Minnesota House of Representatives. A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL),she represents District 26A,which consists almost entirely of the city of Rochester in Olmsted County,in southeastern Minnesota. She was a candidate for the Governor of Minnesota in 2018,but withdrew from the race in mid-March.
Benjamin Joseph Allen is an American academic who served as president of the University of Northern Iowa (UNI) from 2006 to 2013. It was announced on March 24,2017 that Allen would begin serving as interim president for Iowa State University on May 9 after former president Steven Leath announced he would be leaving for Auburn University.
Khun Ying Jaruvan Maintaka is a former Auditor-General of Thailand.
Patricia Todd is an American politician from Alabama. A Democrat,she was elected in November 2006 as a member of the Alabama House of Representatives representing District 54 in downtown Birmingham. She is the current First Vice Chair of the Alabama Democratic Party,and the first LGBTQ+ Vice Chair in state party history.
Mary Adelaide Lundby was a state Senator from the Iowa's 18th District. She served in the Iowa Senate from 1995 to 2009,serving as Minority Leader from 2006 to 2007 and as Co-Majority Leader in 2006. She also served in the Iowa House of Representatives from 1987 to 1995,serving as Speaker pro Tempore from 1992 to 1994. Prior to her election to the Iowa House,Lundby had served as the co-chair of the Linn County Republican party,as a member of the Linn County Republican Central Committee,and as staff assistant to then-senator Roger Jepsen. She graduated from Upper Iowa University,majoring in Political Science and History.
Nicole LeFavour is an American politician and educator from Idaho who served as an Idaho State Senator from 2008 to 2012. LeFavour previously served in the Idaho House of Representatives from 2004 to 2008.
Dolores M. Mertz was the Iowa State Representative from the 8th District. She served in the Iowa House of Representatives from 1989 through 2011.
Henry V. Rayhons was the Iowa State Representative from the 8th District. A Republican,he served in the Iowa House of Representatives from 1997 through 2015,representing the 16th District from 1997 to 2003 and the 11th District from 2003 to 2013. In 2014,Rayhons announced he would not seek reelection to another term.
Mark A. Kuhn is an American grain farmer and politician. He was the Iowa State Representative for the 14th District and served in the Iowa House of Representatives from 1999 through 2011.
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.
Patrick Joseph Murphy was the Iowa State Representative from the 99th District and won the Democratic nomination in a five-way Democratic Primary to replace former Congressmen Bruce Braley,who ran for the US Senate. Pat is a former Speaker of the Iowa House. He also previously served as Minority Leader from 2003-07. Murphy is a Democrat and had served in the Iowa House since winning a special election in 1989. He received his BA from Loras College.
Patrick Grassley is the Iowa State Representative from the 50th District. He has served in the Iowa House of Representatives since January 2007. He is the grandson of U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley.
Paul A. Bell was the Iowa State Representative from the 57th and 41st Districts. He served in the Iowa House of Representatives from the 57th District and the 41st District from 2003 and until his death in June 2010. He received his BA from the University of Northern Iowa.
Jeff A. Kaufmann is a former Iowa State Representative from the 79th District. He served in the Iowa House of Representatives from 2004 until his retirement in 2013. He served in House leadership for six years,serving as the assistant minority leader and speaker pro tem.
Tobias Read is an American politician who is the current Oregon State Treasurer. He was a member of the Oregon House of Representatives,representing District 27 from 2007–2017,which comprises parts of Beaverton,southwest Portland,and unincorporated Multnomah and Washington Counties. He served as Speaker Pro Tempore,and was formerly the Democratic Majority Whip.
Kim Norton is an American politician serving as the current mayor of Rochester,Minnesota. She previously served in the Minnesota House of Representatives as a Democrat,representing District 25B,consisting mostly of the northern portion of the city of Rochester in Olmsted County in the southeastern part of the state. She was elected to become the first female mayor of Rochester in a nonpartisan race in November 2018.
Tom Riley was an American lawyer from Cedar Rapids,Iowa who served two terms in the Iowa House of Representatives and four in the Iowa Senate.
