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Linda Upmeyer
Linda Upmeyer is an officeholder of the Republican Party of Iowa Vice Chair.
Upmeyer (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the Iowa House of Representatives to represent District 54. Upmeyer won in the general election on November 6, 2018.
She was re-elected to her ninth two-year term on November 6, 2018.
Upmeyer was the first woman to serve as speaker of the Iowa House. Prior to being selected as House speaker, Upmeyer was the House majority leader.[1]
On September 30, 2019, Upmeyer announced she would step down as speaker at the end of the year and would not seek re-election.[2]
Biography
Upmeyer's professional experience has included working as an advanced registered nurse practitioner.
Committee assignments
2019-2020
Upmeyer was assigned to the following committees:
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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| • Administration and Rules |
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Upmeyer served on the following committees:
| Iowa committee assignments, 2015 |
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| • Administration and Rules |
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Upmeyer served on the following committees:
| Iowa committee assignments, 2013 |
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| • Administration and Rules |
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Upmeyer served on the following committees:
| Iowa committee assignments, 2011 |
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| • Administration and Rules |
2009-2010
In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Upmeyer served on the following committees:
| Iowa committee assignments, 2011 |
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| • Administration and Rules |
| • Economic Growth |
| • Human Resources |
Issues
Presidential preference
2012
Linda Upmeyer endorsed Newt Gingrich in the 2012 presidential election.[3]
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
2020
Linda Upmeyer did not file to run for re-election.
2018
General election
General election for Iowa House of Representatives District 54
Incumbent Linda Upmeyer won election in the general election for Iowa House of Representatives District 54 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Linda Upmeyer (R) | 97.3 | 10,370 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 2.7 | 284 | ||
| Total votes: 10,654 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 54
Incumbent Linda Upmeyer advanced from the Republican primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 54 on June 5, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Linda Upmeyer | 100.0 | 1,032 |
| Total votes: 1,032 | |||
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2016
Elections for the Iowa House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election took place on June 7, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was March 18, 2016.
Incumbent Linda Upmeyer ran unopposed in the Iowa House of Representatives District 54 general election.[4][5]
| Iowa House of Representatives, District 54 General Election, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican |  Linda Upmeyer Incumbent (unopposed) | |
| Source: Iowa Secretary of State | ||
Incumbent Linda Upmeyer ran unopposed in the Iowa House of Representatives District 54 Republican primary.[6][7]
| Iowa House of Representatives, District 54 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | Linda Upmeyer Incumbent (unopposed) | |
2014
Elections for the Iowa House of Representatives 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. Incumbent Linda Upmeyer was unopposed in the Republican primary and was unchallenged in the general election.[8][9][10][11]
2012
Upmeyer ran in the 2012 election for Iowa House of Representatives District 54. Upmeyer ran unopposed in the Republican primary on June 5, 2012. No Democratic candidates filed in the district. The general election took place on November 6, 2012.[12][13]
2010
Upmeyer won re-election to the 12th District Seat in 2010 with no opposition. She was also unopposed in the Republican primary. The general election took place on November 2, 2010.[14]
| Iowa House of Representatives, District 12 | ||||
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| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Linda Upmeyer (R)
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9,246 | |||
2008
On November 4, 2008, Upmeyer was re-elected to the 12th District Seat in the Iowa House of Representatives, defeating Randall Rainer (D).[15] Upmeyer raised $152,208 for her campaign, while Rainer raised $3,404.[16]
| Iowa House of Representatives, District 12 | ||||
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| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Linda Upmeyer (R)
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10,086 | |||
| Randall Rainer (D) | 4,380 | |||
Campaign finance summary
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Personal
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Upmeyer has been a member of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners, Iowa Nurse Practitioners Society, Phi Theta Kappa and Sigma Theta Tau.[17]
Scorecards
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2020
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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2014
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In 2014, the 85th Iowa State Legislature was in session from January 13 through May 2.
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2013
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In 2013, the Iowa State Legislature was in session from January 14 to May 23.
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2012
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In 2012, the 84th Iowa State Legislature was in session from January 9 to May 9.[20]
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2016 Republican National Convention
- See also: Republican National Convention, 2016
| Linda Upmeyer | |
| Republican National Convention, 2016 | |
| Status: | At-large delegate |
| State: | Iowa |
| Bound to: | Unknown |
| Delegates to the RNC 2016 | |
| Calendar and delegate rules overview • Types of delegates • Delegate rules by state • State election law and delegates • Delegates by state | |
Upmeyer was an at-large delegate to the 2016 Republican National Convention from Iowa.[22]
In Iowa's Republican caucuses on February 1, 2016, Ted Cruz won eight delegates, Donald Trump and Marco Rubio won seven delegates each, Ben Carson won three delegates, while five candidates—Rand Paul, Jeb Bush, Carly Fiorina, John Kasich, and Mike Huckabee—all won one delegate each.
Ballotpedia was not able to identify to which candidate Upmeyer was allocated based on the results of the Iowa caucuses or which candidate Upmeyer was bound by state party rules to support at the national convention. If you have information on how Iowa’s Republican delegates were allocated, please email editor@ballotpedia.org.[23]
On June 1, 2016, Eric Rosenthal, the chairman of the Iowa Republican State Convention Nominating Committee, wrote in The Gazette that all 30 delegates from Iowa would support Trump at the convention. "Mr. Trump will be the only candidate nominated [at the convention], therefore, all 30 delegate votes will be voted for him," said Rosenthal.[24]
Delegate rules
Iowa's district-level delegates were elected at district conventions, while at-large delegates were selected by a nominating committee and approved by delegates to the state convention. Iowa GOP bylaws in 2016 stipulated that delegates to the national convention were to be bound to the candidate to whom they were allocated through the first round of voting "regardless of whether any such candidate has withdrawn from the race or otherwise does not have his or her name placed in nomination." Iowa GOP bylaws also stated, however, that if there was only one candidate on the nominating ballot at the convention and if that candidate "received votes in the Iowa Caucuses," then all Iowa delegates were bound to vote for that candidate through the first round of voting.
Iowa caucus results
- See also: Presidential election in Iowa, 2016
| Iowa Republican Caucus, 2016 | ||||
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | Delegates | |
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Ted Cruz |
27.7% | 51,666 | 8 | |
| Donald Trump | 24.3% | 45,427 | 7 | |
| Marco Rubio | 23.1% | 43,165 | 7 | |
| Ben Carson | 9.3% | 17,395 | 3 | |
| Rand Paul | 4.5% | 8,481 | 1 | |
| Jeb Bush | 2.8% | 5,238 | 1 | |
| Carly Fiorina | 1.9% | 3,485 | 1 | |
| John Kasich | 1.9% | 3,474 | 1 | |
| Mike Huckabee | 1.8% | 3,345 | 1 | |
| Chris Christie | 1.8% | 3,284 | 0 | |
| Rick Santorum | 1% | 1,783 | 0 | |
| Totals | 186,743 | 30 | ||
| Source: The Des Moines Register, "Iowa Caucus Results" | ||||
Delegate allocation
Iowa had 30 delegates at the 2016 Republican National Convention. Of this total, 12 were district-level delegates (three for each of the state's four congressional districts). District-level delegates were allocated on a proportional basis; each candidate who won a percentage of the statewide vote in Iowa's caucuses received a share of the state's district-level delegates.[25][26]
Of the remaining 18 delegates, 15 served at large. At-large delegates were allocated proportionally based on the statewide vote; any candidate who won a percentage of the statewide vote was entitled to receive a share of Iowa's at-large delegates. In addition, three national party leaders (identified on the chart below as RNC delegates) served as bound delegates to the Republican National Convention.[25][26]
See also
- Iowa House of Representatives
- Iowa House Committees
- State legislative elections, 2018
- Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2018
- Iowa House of Representatives District 54
- Iowa State Legislature
External links
- Search Google News for this topic
- Profile from Open States
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Project Vote Smart Legislative Profile
- Campaign Contributions: 2012, 2010, 2008, 2006, 2004, 2002
Footnotes
- ↑ Des Moines Register, "Iowa House elects Linda Upmeyer as first female speaker," August 20, 2015
- ↑ Des Moines Register, "Iowa House Speaker Linda Upmeyer to step down from leadership, won't seek reelection in 2020," September 30, 2019
- ↑ Des Moines Register, "Gingrich in Iowa spouts ideas, nets endorsement," January 25, 2011
- ↑ Iowa Secretary of State, "General Candidate List, 2016," accessed August 24, 2016
- ↑ Iowa Secretary of State, "2016 General Election Canvass Summary," accessed December 16, 2016
- ↑ Iowa Secretary of State, "Candidate Listing by Office," March 21, 2016
- ↑ Iowa Secretary of State, "2016 Primary Election Canvass Summary," accessed August 22, 2016
- ↑ 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 candidate list," accessed July 7, 2014
- ↑ Iowa Secretary of State, "Official general election results," accessed December 1, 2014
- ↑ Iowa Secretary of State, "Official Primary Results," accessed October 1, 2014
- ↑ Iowa Department of Elections, "2012 Primary Candidates," accessed May 15, 2012
- ↑ Iowa Secretary of State, "Official 2010 General election results," accessed October 1, 2014
- ↑ Iowa Secretary of State, "Official 2008 General election results," accessed April 7, 2014
- ↑ Follow The Money, "Funds raised by 2008 Iowa House candidates," accessed April 7, 2014
- ↑ Project Vote Smart, "Biography," accessed April 8, 2014
- ↑ ACLU Iowa, "Legislative Report & Civil Liberties Scorecard," accessed July 11, 2017
- ↑ ACLU of Iowa, "Legislative Report & Civil Liberties Scorecard," accessed July 11, 2017
- ↑ StateScape, "Session schedules," accessed August 2, 2014
- ↑ ACLU of Iowa, "Civil Liberties report card," accessed July 11, 2017
- ↑ Caffeinated Thoughts, "Iowa GOP State Convention Live Blog," May 21, 2016
- ↑ To build our list of the state and territorial delegations to the 2016 Republican National Convention, Ballotpedia relied primarily upon official lists provided by state and territorial Republican parties, email exchanges and phone interviews with state party officials, official lists provided by state governments, and, in some cases, unofficial lists compiled by local media outlets. When possible, we included what type of delegate the delegate is (at-large, district-level, or RNC) and which candidate they were bound by state and national party bylaws to support at the convention. For most delegations, Ballotpedia was able to track down all of this information. For delegations where we were not able to track down this information or were only able to track down partial lists, we included this note. If you have additional information on this state's delegation, please email editor@ballotpedia.org.
- ↑ The Gazette, "All Iowa Republican National Delegates will vote for Donald Trump," June 1, 2016
- ↑ 25.0 25.1 Republican National Committee, "2016 Presidential Nominating Process," accessed October 6, 2015
- ↑ 26.0 26.1 CNN.com, "Republican National Convention roll call vote," accessed July 20, 2016
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Ron Jorgensen (R) |
Iowa House District 54 2013 - 2021 |
Succeeded by Shannon Latham (R) |
| Preceded by - |
Iowa House of Representatives District 12 2003–2013 |
Succeeded by Dan Muhlbauer (D) |
