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American politician
Nathan Willems
Member of the Iowa House of Representatives
from the 29th district
In office
January 12, 2009 – January 14, 2013
Preceded byRo Foege
Succeeded byDan Zumbach
Personal details
BornAnamosa, Iowa
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseMargret Ann Willems
ChildrenAva Grace Willems (June, 2008) Emery Ann Willems (October, 2009) Marlie Jo Willems (March, 2012)
ResidenceMount Vernon, Iowa
Alma materEdmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service (Georgetown University)
University of Iowa College of Law
OccupationAttorney
Websitelegislative website
Campaign biography

Nathan Willems is a Democrat representing the 29th District in the Iowa House of Representatives since 2009. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Foreign Service from Georgetown University's Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service (2001) and a Juris Doctor from the University of Iowa College of Law (2007).

As of September 2011, Willems serves on Iowa House committees for Education (ranking member), Labor, and Ways and Means. He also sits on the Education Appropriations Subcommittee. He was elected in 2008, defeating Republican opponent Emma Nemencek and was re-elected in 2010.

Willems was a field organizer for Congressman Leonard Boswell's 1998 reelection campaign. He managed two Iowa House races in 2000. In 2001 he worked on the unsuccessful United States House campaigns of John Norris and Julie Thomas. He was a legislative clerk for Iowa Representative Ro Foege, whom he later succeeded in the Iowa House. He was a regional director for Howard Dean's Iowa caucus campaign. He worked one summer in the legal department of Iowa Union of Operating Engineers Local 49 before taking his current job as an attorney at Rush & Nicholson, P.L.C., practicing labor and employment law.

Nate is active in the Linn County Democratic Central Committee, the Lisbon Lincoln Highway Lions Club, the Mount Vernon Athletic Boosters, and is First Vice President of the Iowa Federation of Teachers.

Electoral history

*incumbent

Election Political result Candidate Party Votes %
Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2008  
District 29
Turnout: 18,015		Democratic hold Nate Willems Democratic10,52458.4
Emma Nemecek Republican7,46941.5
Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2010  
District 29
Turnout: 14,862		Democratic hold Nathan Willems* Democratic7,48750.4
Shawn Graham Republican6,65844.8

References

  1. "2012 General Election Canvass Summary" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. p. 44. Retrieved 2015-01-24.
  2. Biography of Nathan Williams. Retrieved December 19, 2012.
  3. Willems, Nate (March 16, 2008). "MyDD :: I Am Running for the Iowa House". Retrieved 2009-03-17.
  4. "November 4, 2008 General Election Results". Iowa Secretary of State. Archived from the original on April 8, 2009. Retrieved 2011-09-19.
  5. "Official Results Report, General Election held November 2, 2010" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. 2010-12-16. p. 70. Retrieved 2011-09-19.

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Iowa House of Representatives
Preceded byRo Foege 29th District
2009 – present 		Succeeded byIncumbent
Members of the Iowa House of Representatives
90th General Assembly (January 9, 2023 – January 12, 2025)
Speaker
Pat Grassley (R)
Speaker pro tempore
John Wills (R)
Majority Leader
Matt Windschitl (R)
Minority Leader
Jennifer Konfrst (D)
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  2. ▌Robert Henderson (R)
  3. ▌Thomas Jeneary (R)
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  7. ▌Mike Sexton (R)
  8. ▌Ann Meyer (R)
  9. ▌Henry Stone (R)
  10. ▌John Wills (R)
  11. ▌Brian Best (R)
  12. ▌Steven Holt (R)
  13. ▌Ken Carlson (R)
  14. ▌Jacob Bossman (R)
  15. ▌Matt Windschitl (R)
  16. ▌David Sieck (R)
  17. ▌Devon Wood (R)
  18. ▌Tom Moore (R)
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  62. ▌Jerome Amos Jr. (D)
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  66. ▌Steve Bradley (R)
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  68. ▌Chad Ingels (R)
  69. ▌Tom Determann (R)
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  71. ▌Lindsay James (D)
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  92. ▌Heather Hora (R)
  93. ▌Gary Mohr (R)
  94. ▌Mike Vondran (R)
  95. ▌Taylor Collins (R)
  96. ▌Mark Cisneros (R)
  97. ▌Ken Croken (D)
  98. ▌Monica Kurth (D)
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