Linda L. Upmeyer (born July 23, 1952) is an American politician who served in the Iowa House of Representatives from the 54th district from 2003 to 2021 and as the Speaker of the Iowa House of Representatives from 2016 to 2020. She was the first female Speaker in Iowa's history. She received her BSN from the University of Iowa and her MSN from Drake University. On August 19, 2015, Upmeyer 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 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 funded by the Koch brothers[1] and focused on limited government, free markets, and federalism.
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Iowa House of Representatives primary elections, 2002[2] District 12 Turnout: 4,112
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^(PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. December 2, 2002. p. 25. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 9, 2003. Retrieved September 19, 2011.
^(PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. December 6, 2004. p. 20. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 4, 2007. Retrieved September 19, 2011.
^(PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. November 21, 2006. p. 27. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 14, 2006. Retrieved September 19, 2011.
^. Iowa Secretary of State. Archived from the original on April 8, 2009. Retrieved September 19, 2011.
^"Official Results Report, General Election held November 2, 2010" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. December 16, 2010. p. 53. Retrieved September 19, 2011.[permanent dead link]
^"2012 General Election Canvass Summary" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. p. 100. Retrieved December 12, 2013.
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Linda L Upmeyer born July 23 1952 is an American politician who served in the Iowa House of Representatives from the 54th district from 2003 to 2021 and as the Speaker of the Iowa House of Representatives from 2016 to 2020 She was the first female Speaker in Iowa s history She received her BSN from the University of Iowa and her MSN from Drake University On August 19 2015 Upmeyer 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 Linda UpmeyerSpeaker of the Iowa House of RepresentativesIn office January 14 2016 January 13 2020Preceded byKraig PaulsenSucceeded byPat GrassleyMember of the Iowa House of Representatives from the 54th district14th 2003 2016 In office January 13 2003 January 11 2021Preceded byClarence HoffmanSucceeded byShannon LathamPersonal detailsBorn 1952 07 23 July 23 1952 age 71 Mason City Iowa U S Political partyRepublicanSpouseDoug UpmeyerChildren5EducationNorth Iowa Area Community CollegeUniversity of Iowa BS Drake University MS Upmeyer serves on the Administration and Rules committee in the Iowa House She is also a member of the Legislative Council Contents 1 Biography 2 Electoral history 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksBiography EditThis section of a biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification Please help by adding reliable sources Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately from the article and its talk page especially if potentially libelous Find sources Linda Upmeyer news newspapers books scholar JSTOR April 2017 Learn how and when to remove this template message 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 funded by the Koch brothers 1 and focused on limited government free markets and federalism Electoral history EditElection Political result Candidate Party Votes Iowa House of Representatives primary elections 2002 2 District 12Turnout 4 112Republican newly redistricted Linda UpmeyerRepublican2 79968Kirk KraftRepublican1 30932Iowa House of Representatives elections 2002 3 District 12Turnout 10 820Republican newly redistricted Linda UpmeyerRepublican6 61761Jim BraunDemocratic4 19739Iowa House of Representatives elections 2004 4 District 12Turnout 15 033Republican holdLinda Upmeyer Republican10 436Vernon HarperDemocratic4 58531Iowa House of Representatives elections 2006 5 District 12Republican holdLinda Upmeyer RepublicanunopposedIowa House of Representatives elections 2008 6 District 12Turnout 14 474Republican holdLinda Upmeyer Republican10 08670Randall RainerDemocratic4 38030Iowa House of Representatives elections 2010 7 District 12Republican holdLinda Upmeyer RepublicanunopposedIowa House of Representatives general elections 2012 8 District 54Republican newly redistricted Linda Upmeyer Republicanunopposed incumbentSee also Edit Iowa portalList of female speakers of legislatures in the United StatesReferences Edit The Center for Public Integrity January 31 2013 Koch brothers pour more cash into think tanks ALEC Center for Public Integrity Retrieved May 22 2017 Canvass Summary 2002 Primary Election 6 4 2002 PDF Iowa Secretary of State July 1 2002 p 6 Archived from the original PDF on September 29 2011 Retrieved September 19 2011 Canvass Summary Final 2002 General Election 11 5 2002 PDF Iowa Secretary of State December 2 2002 p 25 Archived from the original PDF on March 9 2003 Retrieved September 19 2011 Canvass Summary Final 2004 General Election 11 2 2004 PDF Iowa Secretary of State December 6 2004 p 20 Archived from the original PDF on January 4 2007 Retrieved September 19 2011 Official Results Report Statewide 2006 General Election 11 07 2006 PDF Iowa Secretary of State November 21 2006 p 27 Archived from the original PDF on December 14 2006 Retrieved September 19 2011 November 4 2008 General Election Results Iowa Secretary of State Archived from the original on April 8 2009 Retrieved September 19 2011 Official Results Report General Election held November 2 2010 PDF Iowa Secretary of State December 16 2010 p 53 Retrieved September 19 2011 permanent dead link 2012 General Election Canvass Summary PDF Iowa Secretary of State p 100 Retrieved December 12 2013 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Linda Upmeyer Representative Linda Upmeyer official Iowa General Assembly site Profile at Vote Smart Financial information state office at the National Institute for Money in State Politics Appearances on C SPAN Profile at Iowa House RepublicansIowa House of RepresentativesPreceded byClarence Hoffman Member of the Iowa House of Representativesfrom the 12th district2003 2013 Succeeded byDan MuhlbauerPreceded byRon Jorgensen Member of the Iowa House of Representativesfrom the 54th district2013 2021 Succeeded byShannon LathamPolitical officesPreceded byKraig Paulsen Speaker of the Iowa House of Representatives2016 2020 Succeeded byPat Grassley Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Linda Upmeyer amp oldid 1134231923, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
