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Kevin Kinney
Kevin Kinney (Democratic Party) was a member of the Iowa State Senate, representing District 39. He assumed office on January 2, 2015. He left office on January 3, 2023.
Kinney (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the Iowa State Senate to represent District 46. He lost in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Biography
Kinney's professional experience includes working as a farmer and a sheriff in Johnson County, Iowa.[1]
Committee assignments
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2021-2022
Kinney was assigned to the following committees:
- Senate Agriculture Committee, Ranking member
- Senate Ethics Committee
- Senate Judiciary Committee, Ranking member
2019-2020
Kinney was assigned to the following committees:
- Senate Agriculture Committee, Ranking Member
- Senate Ethics Committee
- Senate Judiciary Committee, Ranking Member
- Senate Transportation Committee
2017 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:
| Iowa committee assignments, 2017 |
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| • Agriculture |
| • Ethics |
| • Judiciary |
| • Natural Resources & Environment |
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Kinney served on the following committees:
| Iowa committee assignments, 2015 |
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| • Agriculture |
| • Education |
| • Government Oversight |
| • Judiciary |
| • Natural Resources & Environment |
Sponsored legislation
The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.
Elections
2022
See also: Iowa State Senate elections, 2022
General election
General election for Iowa State Senate District 46
Incumbent Dawn Driscoll defeated incumbent Kevin Kinney in the general election for Iowa State Senate District 46 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Dawn Driscoll (R) | 54.0 | 14,800 |
 | Kevin Kinney (D) | 46.0 | 12,605 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 18 | ||
| Total votes: 27,423 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Iowa State Senate District 46
Incumbent Kevin Kinney advanced from the Democratic primary for Iowa State Senate District 46 on June 7, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Kevin Kinney | 99.8 | 2,911 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 6 | ||
| Total votes: 2,917 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Iowa State Senate District 46
Incumbent Dawn Driscoll advanced from the Republican primary for Iowa State Senate District 46 on June 7, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Dawn Driscoll | 99.5 | 4,620 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.5 | 25 | ||
| Total votes: 4,645 | |||
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2018
- See also: Iowa State Senate elections, 2018
General election
General election for Iowa State Senate District 39
Incumbent Kevin Kinney defeated Heather Hora in the general election for Iowa State Senate District 39 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Kevin Kinney (D) | 54.5 | 15,758 |
 | Heather Hora (R) | 45.4 | 13,130 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 21 | ||
| Total votes: 28,909 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Iowa State Senate District 39
Incumbent Kevin Kinney advanced from the Democratic primary for Iowa State Senate District 39 on June 5, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Kevin Kinney | 100.0 | 3,225 |
| Total votes: 3,225 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Iowa State Senate District 39
Heather Hora advanced from the Republican primary for Iowa State Senate District 39 on June 5, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Heather Hora | 100.0 | 1,079 |
| Total votes: 1,079 | |||
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2014
- See also: Iowa State Senate elections, 2014
Elections for the Iowa State Senate took place in 2014. A primary election took place on June 3, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was March 14, 2014. Kevin Kinney defeated Richard Gilmore in the Democratic primary, while Michael D. Moore defeated Bob Anderson and Royce W. Phillips in the Republican primary. Kinney faced Moore in the general election.[2][3] Kinney defeated Moore in the general election.[4]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Democratic |  Kevin Kinney |
52.2% | 12,371 | |
| Republican | Michael D. Moore | 47.7% | 11,306 | |
| Write-in | Write-in | 0.1% | 29 | |
| Total Votes | 23,706 | |||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
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Kevin Kinney |
77.5% | 1,162 |
| Richard Gilmore | 22.5% | 338 |
| Total Votes | 1,500 | |
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
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Michael D. Moore |
45.7% | 1,231 |
| Bob Anderson | 35.2% | 947 |
| Royce W. Phillips | 19.1% | 515 |
| Total Votes | 2,693 | |
Campaign themes
2022
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2022
In 2022, the Iowa State Legislature was in session from January 10 to May 24.
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2021
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In 2021, the Iowa State Legislature was in session from January 11 to May 19.
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2020
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In 2020, the Iowa State Legislature was in session from January 13 to June 14. The session was suspended from March 16 through June 3.
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2019
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In 2019, the Iowa State Legislature was in session from January 14 through April 27.
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2018
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In 2018, the Iowa State Legislature was in session from January 8 through May 5.
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2017
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In 2017, the Iowa State Legislature was in session from January 9 through April 22.
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2016
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In 2016, the Iowa State Legislature was in session from January 11 through April 29.
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2015
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In 2015, the Iowa State Legislature was in session from January 12 through June 5.
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See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Des Moines Register, "Democrat Kevin Kinney will seek eastern Iowa Senate seat held by GOP’s retiring Greiner," accessed May 9, 2014
- ↑ Iowa Secretary of State, "Official primary election candidate list," accessed March 18, 2014
- ↑ Iowa Secretary of State, "Official primary election results," accessed June 30, 2014
- ↑ Iowa Secretary of State, "Official general election results," accessed December 1, 2014
- ↑ ACLU Iowa, "Legislative Report & Civil Liberties Scorecard," accessed July 11, 2017
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Iowa State Senate District 39 2015-2023 |
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