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Rene Gadelha was a 2016 Republican candidate for District 34 of the Iowa State Senate.

Campaign themes

2016

Gadelha's campaign website highlighted the following issues:

Growing our economy and creating jobs

  • Rene Gadelha knows we must eliminate job-killing regulations that hurt existing small businesses and new business startups. Rene will work to empower our workforce by creating more partnerships between public schools and vocational programs to ensure people have the skills they need to be successful.

Providing the best education for our children

  • Rene Gadelha will draw on her experience as a parent, teacher, curriculum writer, and school board member to craft policies that meet the needs of teachers and schools, so they can give our children the tools they need to secure a bright future.

Investing in our communities and families

  • Rene Gadelha is committed to making our communities better, healthier places to live and raise families. In addition to initiating an “Adopt-a-Spot” program to keep neighborhoods and parks clean, Rene is committed to joining with the governor in his effort to make Iowa the healthiest state in the nation.[1]
—Rene Gadelha[2]

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.

Incumbent Liz Mathis defeated Rene Gadelha in the Iowa State Senate District 34 general election.[3][4]

Iowa State Senate, District 34 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Liz Mathis Incumbent 56.07% 20,008
     Republican Rene Gadelha 43.93% 15,673
Total Votes 35,681
Source: Iowa Secretary of State


Incumbent Liz Mathis ran unopposed in the Iowa State Senate District 34 Democratic primary.[5][6]

Iowa State Senate, District 34 Democratic Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Liz Mathis Incumbent (unopposed)


Rene Gadelha ran unopposed in the Iowa State Senate District 34 Republican primary.[5][6]

Iowa State Senate, District 34 Republican Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Republican Green check mark transparent.png Rene Gadelha  (unopposed)

This district was included in the Republican State Leadership Committee's list of "16 in '16: Races to Watch." Read more »


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