Linda Upmeyer

Linda Upmeyer
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Speaker of the Iowa House of Representatives
Member of the Iowa House of Representatives from the 54th district 14th (2003–2016)
Incumbent
Assumed office January 13, 2003
Preceded by	Clarence Hoffman
Personal details
Born	(1952-07-23) July 23, 1952 Mason City, Iowa, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Doug Upmeyer
Children	5
Residence	Clear Lake, Iowa
Alma mater	University of Iowa, Drake University
Occupation	Cardiology Nurse Practitioner
Website	legis.iowa.gov/...

Linda L. Upmeyer (born July 23, 1952) is the Iowa State Representative from the 54th District. She has served in the Iowa House of Representatives since 2003 and is the current Speaker of the Iowa House of Representatives. She is the first female Speaker in Iowa's history. She received her BSN from the University of Northern Iowa and her MSN from Drake University. On August 19, 2015 was elected by the members of the Iowa House of Representatives Republican majority to serve as the Speaker of the House. Upmeyer's father, Del Stromer served as Speaker from 1981–82.

Upmeyer serves on the Administration and Rules committee in the Iowa House. She is also a member of the Legislative Council.

Biography

Upmeyer was born in Mason City, Iowa to Del Stromer and Harriett Ostendorf. She grew up in Garner on the family farm. First elected in 2002, Upmeyer serves as the Majority Leader of the Iowa House of Representatives. She is a cardiology nurse practitioner. She is the National Chair of the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), an organization focused on limited government, free markets, and federalism.

She graduated from Garner High School in 1970. Following high school, she attended NIACC and the University of Iowa, where she received her BS in Nursing. She received her Master’s in Nursing from Drake University.

Upmeyer and her husband Doug have five children and five grandchildren.

Upmeyer is a member of Farm Bureau, Prof. Cardiovascular Nurses Assn. and Iowa/American Academy of Nurse Practitioners, Sigma Theta Tau International Nursing Honor Society, Omicron Delta Kappa National Leadership Honor Society, and Phi Theta Kappa.

She is a former trustee for North Iowa Area Community College and a former board member of both the National and Iowa Association of Community College Trustees.

She was elected as Iowa’s first female House Majority Leader by her peers in 2010.

Electoral history

Election			Party	Votes	%
Iowa House of Representatives primary elections, 2002 ^[1] District 12 Turnout: 4,112	Republican (newly redistricted)	Linda Upmeyer	Republican	2,799	68
	Republican (newly redistricted)	Kirk Kraft	Republican	1,309	32
Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2002 ^[2] District 12 Turnout: 10,820	Republican (newly redistricted)	Linda Upmeyer	Republican	6,617	61
	Republican (newly redistricted)	Jim Braun	Democratic	4,197	39
Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2004 ^[3] District 12 Turnout: 15,033	Republican hold	Linda Upmeyer*	Republican	10,436	69
	Republican hold	Vernon Harper	Democratic	4,585	31
Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2006 ^[4] District 12	Republican hold	Linda Upmeyer*	Republican	unopposed
Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2008 ^[5] District 12 Turnout: 14,474	Republican hold	Linda Upmeyer*	Republican	10,086	70
	Republican hold	Randall Rainer	Democratic	4,380	30
Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2010 ^[6] District 12	Republican hold	Linda Upmeyer*	Republican	unopposed
Iowa House of Representatives general elections, 2012 ^[7] District 54	Republican (newly redistricted)	Linda Upmeyer*	Republican	unopposed

* = incumbent

References

↑ "Canvass Summary – 2002 Primary Election (6/4/2002)" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. 2002-07-01. p. 6. Retrieved 2011-09-19.
↑ "Canvass Summary – Final – 2002 General Election (11/5/2002)" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. 2002-12-02. p. 25. Retrieved 2011-09-19.
↑ "Canvass Summary – Final – 2004 General Election (11/2/2004)" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. 2004-12-06. p. 20. Retrieved 2011-09-19.
↑ "Official Results Report – Statewide, 2006 General Election 11-07-2006" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. 2006-11-21. p. 27. Retrieved 2011-09-19.
↑ "November 4, 2008 General Election Results". Iowa Secretary of State. Retrieved 2011-09-19.
↑ "Official Results Report, General Election held November 2, 2010" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. 2010-12-16. p. 53. Retrieved 2011-09-19.
↑ "2012 General Election Canvass Summary" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. p. 100. Retrieved 2013-12-12.

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Linda Upmeyer.

Representative Linda Upmeyer official Iowa General Assembly site

Profile at Project Vote Smart
Financial information (state office) at the National Institute for Money in State Politics
Appearances on C-SPAN
Profile at Iowa House Republicans

Iowa House of Representatives
Preceded by Clarence Hoffman	12th District 2003–2013	Succeeded by Dan Muhlbauer
Preceded by Ron Jorgensen	54th District 2013–present	Succeeded by Incumbent

Members of the Iowa House of Representatives

86th General Assembly (January 12, 2015 - January 8, 2017) Speaker: Linda Upmeyer (R) Speaker Pro Tempore: Matt Windschitl (R) Majority Leader: Chris Hagenow (R) Minority Leader: Mark Smith (D)

John Wills (R) Megan Jones (R) Dan Huseman (R) John Kooiker (R) Chuck Holz (R) Ron Jorgensen (R) Tedd Gassman (R) Terry Baxter (R) Helen Miller (D) Mike Sexton (R) Gary Worthan (R) Brian Best (R) Chris Hall (D) David Dawson (D) Charlie McConkey (D) Mary Ann Hanusa (R) Matt Windschitl (R) Steven Holt (R) Ralph Watts (R) Clel Baudler (R) Tom Moore (R) Greg Forristall (R) David Sieck (R) Cecil Dolecheck (R) Stan Gustafson (R) Scott Ourth (D) Joel Fry (R) Greg Heartsill (R) Dan Kelley (D) Zach Nunn (R) Rick Olson (D) Ruth Ann Gaines (D) Brian Meyer (D) Bruce Hunter (D) Ako Abdul-Samad (D) Marti Anderson (D) John Landon (R) Kevin Koester (R) Jake Highfill (R) John Forbes (D) Jo Oldson (D) Peter Cownie (R) Chris Hagenow (R) Rob Taylor (R) Beth Wessel-Kroeschell (D) Lisa Heddens (D) Chip Baltimore (R) Robert Bacon (R) Dave Deyoe (R) Pat Grassley (R) Josh Byrnes (R) Todd Prichard (D) Sharon Steckman (D) Linda Upmeyer (R) Darrel Branhagen (R) Patti Ruff (D) Nancy Dunkel (D) Brian Moore (R) Bob Kressig (D) Walt Rogers (R) Timi Brown-Powers (D) Deborah Berry (D) Sandy Salmon (R) Bruce Bearinger (D) Liz Bennett (D) Art Staed (D) Kraig Paulsen (R) Ken Rizer (R) Kirsten Running-Marquardt (D) Todd Taylor (D) Mark Smith (D) Dean Fisher (R) Bobby Kaufmann (R) David Jacoby (D) Dawn Pettengill (R) David Maxwell (R) Sally Stutsman (D) Jarad Klein (R) Guy Vander Linden (R) Larry Sheets (R) Mary Gaskill (D) Curt Hanson (D) Jerry Kearns (D) Dave Heaton (R) Vicki Lensing (D) Mary Mascher (D) Dennis Cohoon (D) Tom Sands (R) Jim Lykam (D) Cindy Winckler (D) Gary Carlson (R) Ross Paustian (R) Phyllis Thede (D) Linda Miller (R) Quentin Stanerson (R) Lee Hein (R) Norlin Mommsen (R) Mary Wolfe (D) Abby Finkenauer (D) Charles Isenhart (D)

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