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American politician (born 1957)
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Annette Sweeney
Member of the Iowa Senate
from the 27th district
Incumbent
Assumed office
April 16, 2018
Preceded byBill Dix
ConstituencyDistrict 27 - (2023-Present)
District 25 - (2018-2023)
Member of the Iowa House of Representatives
from the 44th district
In office
2009–2013
Preceded byPolly Granzow
Succeeded byRob Taylor
Personal details
Born (1957-12-09) December 9, 1957 (age 67)
Buckeye, Iowa, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
EducationConcordia University,
Nebraska (BA)

Annette Sweeney (born December 9, 1957) is an American politician who is the Iowa State Senator for the 27th District. A Republican, she has been in the Iowa Senate since 2018, when she won a special election to replace Bill Dix after Dix resigned from the Senate.

Prior to her election to the Senate, Sweeney was a member of the Iowa House of Representatives from 2009 to 2013.

Sweeney was born in Buckeye, Iowa. She went to college at Concordia University Nebraska. She taught middle school literature in Peoria, Illinois, for a short time before taking over the family farm. She married David Sweeney in 1985.

Election Results

2018 General Election

2018 General Election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Annette Sweeney 16,621 61.6%
Democratic Tracy Freese 10,345 38.3%

2022 General Election

2022 General Election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Annette Sweeney 16,889 66.6%
Democratic Sam Cox 8,418 33.2%

References

  1. ^ "Sweeney wins election to replace Dix in Iowa Senate". Des Moines Register. Retrieved April 16, 2018.
  2. ^ "Annette Sweeney". Ballotpedia. Archived from the original on January 9, 2023. Retrieved June 2, 2023.

External links

Iowa Senate
Preceded byAmanda Ragan 27th District
2023 – present 		Succeeded byIncumbent
Preceded byBill Dix 25th District
2018 – 2023 		Succeeded byHerman Quirmbach
Iowa House of Representatives
Preceded byPolly Granzow 44th District
2009 – 2013 		Succeeded byRob Taylor
Members of the Iowa Senate
90th General Assembly (2023–2025)
President of the Senate
Amy Sinclair (R)
President pro tempore
Brad Zaun (R)
Majority Leader
Jack Whitver (R)
Minority Leader
Pam Jochum (D)
  1. ▌Rocky De Witt (R)
  2. ▌Jeff Taylor (R)
  3. ▌Lynn Evans (R)
  4. ▌Tim Kraayenbrink (R)
  5. ▌Dave Rowley (R)
  6. ▌Jason Schultz (R)
  7. ▌Kevin Alons (R)
  8. ▌Mark Costello (R)
  9. ▌Tom Shipley (R)
  10. ▌Dan Dawson (R)
  11. ▌Julian Garrett (R)
  12. ▌Amy Sinclair (R)
  13. ▌Cherielynn Westrich (R)
  14. ▌Sarah Trone Garriott (D)
  15. ▌Tony Bisignano (D)
  16. ▌Claire Celsi (D)
  17. ▌Izaah Knox (D)
  18. ▌Janet Petersen (D)
  19. ▌Ken Rozenboom (R)
  20. ▌Nate Boulton (D)
  21. ▌Mike Bousselot (R)
  22. ▌Brad Zaun (R)
  23. ▌Jack Whitver (R)
  24. ▌Jesse Green (R)
  25. ▌Herman Quirmbach (D)
  26. ▌Jeff Edler (R)
  27. ▌Annette Sweeney (R)
  28. ▌Dennis Guth (R)
  29. ▌Sandy Salmon (R)
  30. ▌Vacant
  31. ▌William Dotzler (D)
  32. ▌Mike Klimesh (R)
  33. ▌Carrie Koelker (R)
  34. ▌Dan Zumbach (R)
  35. ▌Vacant
  36. ▌Pam Jochum (D)
  37. ▌Molly Donahue (D)
  38. ▌Eric Giddens (D)
  39. ▌Liz Bennett (D)
  40. ▌Todd Taylor (D)
  41. ▌Kerry Gruenhagen (R)
  42. ▌Charlie McClintock (R)
  43. ▌Zach Wahls (D)
  44. ▌Adrian Dickey (R)
  45. ▌Janice Weiner (D)
  46. ▌Dawn Driscoll (R)
  47. ▌Scott Webster (R)
  48. ▌Mark Lofgren (R)
  49. ▌Cindy Winckler (D)
  50. ▌Jeff Reichman (R)


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