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Mary Jo Wilhelm
Mary Jo Wilhelm is a former Democratic member of the Iowa State Senate, representing District 26 from 2009 to 2017. She served as Assistant Majority Leader from 2015 to 2017.
Biography
Wilhelm's professional experience includes working as the Founder/Owner of Wilhelm Appraisers.
Committee assignments
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Wilhelm served on the following committees:
| Iowa committee assignments, 2015 |
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| • Appropriations |
| • Economic Growth |
| • Education |
| • Human Resources |
| • Local Government, Vice chair |
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Wilhelm served on the following committees:
| Iowa committee assignments, 2013 |
|---|
| • Commerce |
| • Economic Growth/Rebuild Iowa |
| • Education |
| • Human Resources, Vice chair |
| • Local Government, Chair |
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Wilhelm served on these committees:
| Iowa committee assignments, 2011 |
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| • Economic Growth/Rebuild Iowa |
| • Education |
| • Human Resources, Vice chair |
| • Local Government, Chair |
2009-2010
In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Wilhelm served on these committees:
| Iowa committee assignments, 2009 |
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| • Economic Growth |
| • Education |
| • Environment & Energy Independence |
| • Human Resources |
| • Ways and Means |
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
2016
- See also: Iowa State Senate elections, 2016
Elections for the Iowa State Senate were held 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.
Waylon Brown defeated incumbent Mary Jo Wilhelm in the Iowa State Senate District 26 general election.[1][2]
| Iowa State Senate, District 26 General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Waylon Brown |
62.38% | 19,165 | |
| Democratic | Mary Jo Wilhelm Incumbent | 37.62% | 11,557 | |
| Total Votes | 30,722 | |||
| Source: Iowa Secretary of State | ||||
Incumbent Mary Jo Wilhelm ran unopposed in the Iowa State Senate District 26 Democratic primary.[3][4]
| Iowa State Senate, District 26 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Mary Jo Wilhelm Incumbent (unopposed) | |
Waylon Brown ran unopposed in the Iowa State Senate District 26 Republican primary.[3][4]
| Iowa State Senate, District 26 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | Waylon Brown (unopposed) | |
2012
- See also: Iowa State Senate elections, 2012
Wilhelm ran for re-election to the Iowa State Senate in 2012. Due to redistricting, she ran in district 26. Wilhelm ran unopposed in the Democratic primary on June 5, 2012, and defeated District 6 incumbent Merlin Bartz in the general election on November 6, 2012.[5][6]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Mary Jo Wilhelm Incumbent |
50.2% | 15,530 | |
| Republican | Merlin Bartz Incumbent | 49.8% | 15,404 | |
| Total Votes | 30,934 | |||
2008
On November 4, 2008, Wilhelm was elected to the 8th District Seat in the Iowa State Senate, defeating Mark Zieman (R).[7] Wilhelm raised $207,123 for her campaign, while Zieman raised $191,454.[8]
| Iowa State Senate, District 8 (2008) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Mary Jo Wilhelm (D)
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14,862 | |||
| Mark Zieman (R) | 13,836 | |||
Campaign finance summary
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Scorecards
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2017
In 2017, the Iowa State Legislature was in session from January 9 through April 22.
- Legislators are scored on their votes on bills tracked by CCI Action.
- Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to labor issues.
- Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.
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.[11]
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Personal
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Wilhelm and her husband, Michael, have two children.
Recent news
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See also
External links
- Official campaign website
- Official Iowa State Senate website of Mary Jo Wilhelm
- Profile from Open States
- Mary Jo Wilhelm on Facebook
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
- Campaign Contributions: 2012, 2010, 2008
Footnotes
- ↑ 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
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Iowa Secretary of State, "Candidate Listing by Office," March 21, 2016
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Iowa Secretary of State, "2016 Primary Election Canvass Summary," accessed August 22, 2016
- ↑ Iowa Secretary of State, "Official Primary Results," accessed October 1, 2014
- ↑ Iowa Department of Elections, "2012 Primary Candidates," accessed April 17, 2012
- ↑ Iowa Secretary of State, "2008 Official election results," accessed April 7, 2014
- ↑ Follow The Money, "Money raised by 2008 Senate candidates," 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
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Steve Kettering (R) |
Iowa State Senate District 26 2013–2017 |
Succeeded by Waylon Brown (R) |
| Preceded by Mark Zieman |
Iowa State Senate District 8 2009–2013 |
Succeeded by Michael Gronstal (D) |
