Linda Upmeyer
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Member of the Iowa House of Representatives from the 54th district 12th (2003 – 2013) |
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Assumed office January 13, 2003 |
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Preceded by | Clarence Hoffman |
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Born | Mason City, Iowa |
July 31, 1952
Political party | Republican |
Spouse(s) | Doug |
Children | 5 |
Residence | Clear Lake, Iowa |
Alma mater | University of Iowa, Drake University |
Occupation | Cardiology Nurse Practitioner |
Website | Upmeyer's website |
Linda L. Upmeyer (born July 23, 1952) is the Iowa State Representative from the 54th District. She has served in the Iowa House of Representatives since 2003 and is the Iowa House Majority Leader for the 85th General Assembly. She received her BSN from the University of Northern Iowa and her MSN from Drake University. On August 19, 2015 was elected by the members of the Iowa House of Representatives Republican majority to serve as the Speaker of the House. Upmeyer's father, Del Stromer served as Speaker from 1981-82.
Upmeyer serves on the Administration and Rules committee in the Iowa House. She is also a member of the Legislative Council.
Biography
Upmeyer was born on July 23, 1952, in Mason City, Iowa to Del Stromer and Harriett Ostendorf. She grew up in Garner on the family farm. First elected in 2002, Upmeyer serves as the Majority Leader of the Iowa House of Representatives. She is a cardiology nurse practitioner. She is the National Chair of the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), an organization focused on limited government, free markets, and federalism.
She graduated from Garner High School in 1970. Following high school, she attended NIACC and the University of Iowa, where she received her BS in Nursing. She received her Master’s in Nursing from Drake University.
Upmeyer and her husband Doug have five children and five grandchildren.
Upmeyer is a member of Farm Bureau, Prof. Cardiovascular Nurses Assn. and Iowa/American Academy of Nurse Practitioners, Sigma Theta Tau International Nursing Honor Society, Omicron Delta Kappa National Leadership Honor Society, and Phi Theta Kappa.
She is a former trustee for North Iowa Area Community College and a former board member of both the National and Iowa Association of Community College Trustees.
She was elected as Iowa’s first female House Majority Leader by her peers in 2010.
Electoral history
Election | Political result | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | ||
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Iowa House of Representatives primary elections, 2002 [1] District 12 Turnout: 4,112 |
Republican (newly redistricted) | Linda Upmeyer | Republican | 2,799 | 68 | ||
Kirk Kraft | Republican | 1,309 | 32 | ||||
Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2002 [2] District 12 Turnout: 10,820 |
Republican (newly redistricted) | Linda Upmeyer | Republican | 6,617 | 61 | ||
Jim Braun | Democratic | 4,197 | 39 | ||||
Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2004 [3] District 12 Turnout: 15,033 |
Republican hold | Linda Upmeyer* | Republican | 10,436 | 69 | ||
Vernon Harper | Democratic | 4,585 | 31 | ||||
Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2006 [4] District 12 |
Republican hold | Linda Upmeyer* | Republican | unopposed | |||
Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2008 [5] District 12 Turnout: 14,474 |
Republican hold | Linda Upmeyer* | Republican | 10,086 | 70 | ||
Randall Rainer | Democratic | 4,380 | 30 | ||||
Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2010 [6] District 12 |
Republican hold | Linda Upmeyer* | Republican | unopposed | |||
Iowa House of Representatives general elections, 2012 [7] District 54 |
Republican (newly redistricted) | Linda Upmeyer* | Republican | unopposed |
* = incumbent
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- Representative Linda Upmeyer official Iowa General Assembly site
- Profile at Project Vote Smart
- Appearances on C-SPAN
- Profile at Iowa House Republicans
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Preceded by | 12th District 2003–2013 |
Succeeded by Dan Muhlbauer |
Preceded by | 54th District 2013–present |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
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