Skyler Wheeler
2017 - Present
2027
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Skyler Wheeler (Republican Party) is a member of the Iowa House of Representatives, representing District 4. He assumed office on January 1, 2017. His current term ends on January 1, 2027.
Wheeler (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the Iowa House of Representatives to represent District 4. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Biography
Skyler Wheeler was raised in Olympia, WA, and, as of December 2019, lives in Orange City, IA. He attended Grays Harbor Community College and Northwestern College, where he earned a bachelor's degree in political science. As of December 2019, he is working on a master's degree in government. Wheeler’s career experience includes working with Iowa Information Inc. and as the Sioux County Co-Chair with Ted Cruz’s presidential campaign. He also volunteered with Christians United for Israel.[1]
Committee assignments
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2023-2024
Wheeler was assigned to the following committees:
2021-2022
Wheeler was assigned to the following committees:
- House Education Committee, Vice chair
- House Judiciary Committee
- House Local Government Committee
- House Ways and Means Committee
2019-2020
Wheeler was assigned to the following committees:
- House Education Committee
- Economic Growth Committee, Chair
- House Veterans Affairs Committee
- House Ways and Means 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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| • Education |
| • Environmental Protection |
| • Labor |
| • Public Safety |
Elections
2024
See also: Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for Iowa House of Representatives District 4
Incumbent Skyler Wheeler won election in the general election for Iowa House of Representatives District 4 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Skyler Wheeler (R) | 98.1 | 14,292 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.9 | 272 | ||
| Total votes: 14,564 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 4
Incumbent Skyler Wheeler advanced from the Republican primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 4 on June 4, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Skyler Wheeler | 98.1 | 4,349 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.9 | 82 | ||
| Total votes: 4,431 | |||
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Campaign finance
Endorsements
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2022
See also: Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Iowa House of Representatives District 4
Incumbent Skyler Wheeler won election in the general election for Iowa House of Representatives District 4 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Skyler Wheeler (R) | 98.0 | 11,284 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 2.0 | 230 | ||
| Total votes: 11,514 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 4
Incumbent Skyler Wheeler defeated Kendal Zylstra in the Republican primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 4 on June 7, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Skyler Wheeler | 52.3 | 2,418 |
 | Kendal Zylstra | 47.6 | 2,201 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 3 | ||
| Total votes: 4,622 | |||
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2020
See also: Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Iowa House of Representatives District 4
Incumbent Skyler Wheeler defeated Björn Johnson in the general election for Iowa House of Representatives District 4 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Skyler Wheeler (R) | 81.9 | 13,149 |
 | Björn Johnson (D) | 17.9 | 2,870 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.3 | 43 | ||
| Total votes: 16,062 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 4
Björn Johnson advanced from the Democratic primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 4 on June 2, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Björn Johnson | 99.3 | 572 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.7 | 4 | ||
| Total votes: 576 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 4
Incumbent Skyler Wheeler advanced from the Republican primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 4 on June 2, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Skyler Wheeler | 97.7 | 6,479 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 2.3 | 154 | ||
| Total votes: 6,633 | |||
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2018
General election
General election for Iowa House of Representatives District 4
Incumbent Skyler Wheeler won election in the general election for Iowa House of Representatives District 4 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Skyler Wheeler (R) | 95.1 | 11,037 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 4.9 | 565 | ||
| Total votes: 11,602 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 4
Incumbent Skyler Wheeler advanced from the Republican primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 4 on June 5, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Skyler Wheeler | 100.0 | 2,580 |
| Total votes: 2,580 | |||
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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 John Kooiker (R) did not seek re-election.
Skyler Wheeler defeated Jeff VanDerWerff in the Iowa House of Representatives District 4 general election.[2][3]
| Iowa House of Representatives, District 4 General Election, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Skyler Wheeler |
62.70% | 9,815 | |
| Unaffiliated | Jeff VanDerWerff | 37.30% | 5,838 | |
| Total Votes | 15,653 | |||
| Source: Iowa Secretary of State | ||||
Skyler Wheeler defeated Kevin Van Otterloo and Jeffrey VanDerWerff in the Iowa House of Representatives District 4 Republican primary.[4][5]
| Iowa House of Representatives, District 4 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Skyler Wheeler |
44.48% | 2,120 | |
| Republican | Kevin Van Otterloo | 29.94% | 1,427 | |
| Republican | Jeffrey VanDerWerff | 25.58% | 1,219 | |
| Total Votes | 4,766 | |||
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2022
Skyler Wheeler did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Skyler Wheeler did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
2016
Wheeler's website highlighted the following campaign themes:[6]
| “ | I am running for the Iowa House because I believe in continuing the fight to advance, promote and defend Christian conservative principles in Des Moines. I am a full-spectrum conservative who will defend the positions that matter most to Fourth District voters.[7] | ” |
Campaign finance summary
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Sponsored legislation
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2024
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In 2024, the Iowa State Legislature was in session from January 8 to April 20.
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2023
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In 2023, the Iowa State Legislature was in session from January 9 to May 4.
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2022
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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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See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Candidate Iowa House of Representatives District 4 |
Officeholder Iowa House of Representatives District 4 |
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Footnotes
- ↑ Iowa House Republicans, “Skyler Wheeler” accessed December 13, 2019
- ↑ 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
- ↑ wheeler4iowa.com, "Official campaign website," accessed May 3, 2016
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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Iowa House of Representatives District 4 2017-Present |
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