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Wesley Breckenridge
Wesley Breckenridge (Democratic Party) was a member of the Iowa House of Representatives, representing District 29. He assumed office on January 1, 2017. He left office on September 10, 2021.
Breckenridge (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the Iowa House of Representatives to represent District 29. He won in the general election on November 3, 2020.
Breckenridge resigned on September 10, 2021, to take a job with the Iowa Law Enforcement Academy.[1]
Committee assignments
2021-2022
Breckenridge was assigned to the following committees:
- House Agriculture Committee
- Natural Resources Committee
- Public Safety Committee, Ranking member
- House Veterans Affairs Committee
2019-2020
Breckenridge was assigned to the following committees:
- House Agriculture Committee
- House Appropriations Committee
- Administration and Rules Committee
- Natural Resources Committee
- Public Safety Committee
- House Veterans Affairs 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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| • Appropriations |
| • Education |
| • Natural Resources |
| • Public Safety |
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
See also: Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Iowa House of Representatives District 29
Incumbent Wesley Breckenridge defeated Jon Dunwell in the general election for Iowa House of Representatives District 29 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Wesley Breckenridge (D) | 51.5 | 8,471 |
 | Jon Dunwell (R) | 48.4 | 7,954 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 12 | ||
| Total votes: 16,437 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 29
Incumbent Wesley Breckenridge advanced from the Democratic primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 29 on June 2, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Wesley Breckenridge | 99.5 | 2,770 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.5 | 14 | ||
| Total votes: 2,784 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 29
Jon Dunwell advanced from the Republican primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 29 on June 2, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jon Dunwell | 99.1 | 1,626 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.9 | 14 | ||
| Total votes: 1,640 | |||
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2018
General election
General election for Iowa House of Representatives District 29
Incumbent Wesley Breckenridge defeated Ann Howell in the general election for Iowa House of Representatives District 29 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Wesley Breckenridge (D) | 58.7 | 7,620 |
| Ann Howell (R) | 41.2 | 5,354 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 16 | ||
| Total votes: 12,990 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 29
Incumbent Wesley Breckenridge advanced from the Democratic primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 29 on June 5, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Wesley Breckenridge | 100.0 | 1,909 |
| Total votes: 1,909 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 29
Ann Howell advanced from the Republican primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 29 on June 5, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Ann Howell | 100.0 | 807 | |
| Total votes: 807 | |||
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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.
Wesley Breckenridge defeated Patrick Payton and Dan Kelley in the Iowa House of Representatives District 29 general election.[2][3]
| Iowa House of Representatives, District 29 General Election, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Wesley Breckenridge |
51.01% | 7,903 | |
| Republican | Patrick Payton | 37.64% | 5,831 | |
| Stand Up To Bullies | Dan Kelley | 11.35% | 1,758 | |
| Total Votes | 15,492 | |||
| Source: Iowa Secretary of State | ||||
Wesley Breckenridge defeated incumbent Dan Kelley in the Iowa House of Representatives District 29 Democratic primary.[4][5]
| Iowa House of Representatives, District 29 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Wesley Breckenridge |
65.11% | 1,594 | |
| Democratic | Dan Kelley Incumbent | 34.89% | 854 | |
| Total Votes | 2,448 | |||
Patrick Payton ran unopposed in the Iowa House of Representatives District 29 Republican primary.[4][5]
| Iowa House of Representatives, District 29 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | Patrick Payton (unopposed) | |
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2016
Breckenridge's website highlighted the following campaign themes:[6]
| “ | As a State Representative, he will continue to extend his partnerships with community members and organizations to solve problems facing District 29. Wes will fight for education funding, mental health assistance, water quality, promote development of and use of renewable resources, and other issues concerning citizens.[7] | ” |
Campaign finance summary
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Scorecards
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2021
In 2021, the Iowa State Legislature was in session from January 11 to May 19.
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- Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.
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
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Des Moines Register, "Iowa state Rep. Wes Breckenridge to resign from Iowa House after taking new job," September 8, 2021
- ↑ 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
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Iowa Secretary of State, "Candidate Listing by Office," March 21, 2016
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Iowa Secretary of State, "2016 Primary Election Canvass Summary," accessed August 22, 2016
- ↑ electbreckenridge.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.
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Dan Kelley (D) |
Iowa House of Representatives District 29 2017-2021 |
Succeeded by Jon Dunwell (R) |
