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Aime Wichtendahl
Aime Wichtendahl (Democratic Party) is a member of the Iowa House of Representatives, representing District 80. She assumed office on January 1, 2025. Her current term ends on January 1, 2027.
Wichtendahl (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Iowa House of Representatives to represent District 80. She won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Wichtendahl completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Aime Wichtendahl was born in St. Paul, Minnesota. She earned a high school diploma from La Salle High School and a bachelor's degree from Mount Mercy University in 2005. Her career experience includes working as a customer service representative, retirement plan specialist, and website designer. She has been affiliated with the American Federation of Musicians Local 137.[1]
Elections
2024
See also: Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for Iowa House of Representatives District 80
Aime Wichtendahl defeated John Thompson in the general election for Iowa House of Representatives District 80 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Aime Wichtendahl (D)  | 52.3 | 9,070 |
 | John Thompson (R) | 47.6 | 8,242 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 17 | ||
| Total votes: 17,329 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 80
Aime Wichtendahl advanced from the Democratic primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 80 on June 4, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Aime Wichtendahl | 99.0 | 383 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.0 | 4 | ||
| Total votes: 387 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 80
John Thompson advanced from the Republican primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 80 on June 4, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | John Thompson | 98.3 | 410 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.7 | 7 | ||
| Total votes: 417 | |||
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Campaign finance
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Wichtendahl in this election.
Campaign themes
2024
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Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Aime Wichtendahl completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Wichtendahl's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- Restore Iowa's first in the nation public education system. Despite having record budget surpluses - The Iowa Legislature has defunded public education - funding it below the inflation rate for almost a decade. We must fund public education and eliminate the voucher program, which is turning into a costly, unaccountable boondoggle.
- Improving quality of life in Iowa. It is no secret that Iowans are struggling. We need to raise wages to compete with neighboring states. We need to bring down the cost of housing, by incentivizing new construction and preventing market speculation. We can use part of the budget surplus for tax credits to offset child care. We also need to stop the brain drain that plagues Iowa by bringing high paying jobs to the state and stop the government from engaging in culture war nonsense.
- Reaffirm Iowa values toward personal freedom: Protect reproductive healthcare and codify Roe V Wade into Iowa law. Keep the government out of other personal healthcare decisions such a gender affirming care. Legalize recreational marijuana.
I also believe that Americans of different political parties should never see the other side as enemies.
State Senator Todd Taylor
Fmr State Representative Marti Anderson
Victory Fund
Working in local government we have also sought to increase transparency into our bookkeeping and welcome the auditor's involvement.
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Campaign finance summary
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Candidate Iowa House of Representatives District 80 |
Officeholder Iowa House of Representatives District 80 |
Personal |
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on April 30, 2024
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| Preceded by Art Staed (D) |
Iowa House of Representatives District 80 2025-Present |
Succeeded by - |
