Ruth Ann Gaines

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Ruth Ann Gaines

Member of the Iowa House of Representatives from the 32nd district 65th (2011 – 2013)
Incumbent
Assumed office January 10, 2011
Preceded by	Wayne Ford
Personal details
Born	1947 Des Moines, Iowa
Political party	Democratic
Children	1 child
Residence	Des Moines, Iowa
Alma mater	Clarke College University of California, Santa Barbara
Profession	Teacher
Website	Gaines' website

Ruth Ann Gaines (born 1947) is the Iowa State Representative from the 32nd District. A Democrat, she has served in the Iowa House of Representatives since 2011. Gaines was born, raised, and resides in Des Moines, Iowa. She has a B.A. in drama/speech from Clarke College and a M.A. in dramatic art from the University of California, Santa Barbara.

As of January 2013, Gaines serves on several committees in the Iowa House - the Education, Public Safety, and Veterans Affairs committees. She also serves as the ranking member of the Government Oversight committee.

Electoral history

*incumbent

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Election			Party	Votes	%
Iowa House of Representatives primary elections, 2010 ^[1] District 65	Democratic	Ruth Ann Gaines	Democratic	unopposed
Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2010 ^[2] District 65 Turnout: 7,712	Democratic hold	Ruth Ann Gaines	Democratic	4,887	63.37%
	Democratic hold	Gary L. Jordan	Republican	2,358	30.58%
Iowa House of Representatives primary elections, 2012 ^[3] District 32	Democratic	Ruth Ann Gaines*	Democratic	unopposed
Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2012 ^[4] District 32 Turnout: 11,880	Democratic (newly redistricted)	Ruth Ann Gaines*	Democratic	8,073	67.95%
	Democratic (newly redistricted)	Joe Corbin	Republican	3,109	26.17%

References

↑ "Official Results Report, 2010 Primary Election held Tuesday, June 8th 2010" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. 2010-07-01. Retrieved 2013-01-15.
↑ "Official Results Report, General Election held Tuesday, November 2nd 2010" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. 2010-11-23. p. 106. Retrieved 2013-01-15.
↑ "2012 Primary Election Canvass Summary" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. p. 123. Retrieved 2013-01-15.
↑ "2012 General Election Canvass Summary" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. p. 78. Retrieved 2013-01-15.

External links

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Biography, voting record, and interest group ratings at Project Vote Smart

Iowa House of Representatives
Preceded by Wayne Ford	65th District 2011 – 2013	Succeeded by Tyler Olson
Preceded by Steven Lukan	32nd District 2013 – present	Succeeded by Incumbent

Members of the Iowa House of Representatives

85th General Assembly (2013-2014)

Speaker of the House: Kraig Paulsen (R)
Speaker pro Tempore: Steven Olson (R)
Majority Leader: Linda Upmeyer (R)
Minority Leader: Mark Smith (D)

Jeff Smith (R)
Megan Hess (R)
Dan Huseman (R)
Dwayne Alons (R)
Chuck Soderberg (R)
Ron Jorgensen (R)
Tedd Gassman (R)
Henry Rayhons (R)
Helen Miller (D)
Tom W. Shaw (R)
Gary Worthan (R)
Dan Muhlbauer (D)
Chris Hall (D)
David Dawson (D)
Mark Brandenburg (R)
Mary Ann Hanusa (R)
Matt Windschitl (R)
Jason Schultz (R)
Ralph Watts (R)
Clel Baudler (R)
Jack Drake (R)
Greg Forristall (R)
Mark Costello (R)
Cecil Dolecheck (R)
Julian Garrett (R)

Scott Ourth (D)
Joel Fry (R)
Greg Heartsill (R)
Dan Kelley (D)
Joe Riding (D)
Rick Olson (D)
Ruth Ann Gaines (D)
Brian Meyer (D)
Bruce Hunter (D)
Ako Abdul-Samad (D)
Marti Anderson (D)
John Landon (R)
Kevin Koester (R)
Jake Highfill (R)
John Forbes (D)
Jo Oldson (D)
Peter Cownie (R)
Chris Hagenow (R)
Rob Taylor (R)
Beth Wessel-Kroeschell (D)
Lisa Heddens (D)
Chip Baltimore (R)
Robert Bacon (R)
Dave Deyoe (R)
Pat Grassley (R)

Josh Byrnes (R)
Todd Prichard (D)
Sharon S. Steckman (D)
Linda Upmeyer (R)
Roger Thomas (D)
Patti Ruff (D)
Nancy Dunkel (D)
Brian Moore (R)
Bob Kressig (D)
Walt Rogers (R)
Anesa Kajtazovic (D)
Deborah Berry (D)
Sandy Salmon (R)
Bruce Bearinger (D)
Tyler Olson (D)
Art Staed (D)
Kraig Paulsen (R)
Daniel Lundby (D)
Kirsten Running-Marquardt (D)
Todd Taylor (D)
Mark Smith (D)
Dean Fisher (R)
Bobby Kaufmann (R)
David Jacoby (D)
Dawn Pettengill (R)

David Maxwell (R)
Sally Stutsman (D)
Jarad Klein (R)
Guy Vander Linden (R)
Larry Sheets (R)
Mary Gaskill (D)
Curt Hanson (D)
Jerry Kearns (D)
Dave Heaton (R)
Vicki Lensing (D)
Mary Mascher (D)
Dennis Cohoon (D)
Tom Sands (R)
Jim Lykam (D)
Cindy Winckler (D)
Mark Lofgren (R)
Frank Wood (D)
Phyllis Thede (D)
Linda Miller (R)
Quentin Stanerson (R)
Lee Hein (R)
Steven Olson (R)
Mary Wolfe (D)
Pat Murphy (D)
Charles Isenhart (D)

Persondata
Name	Gaines, Ruth Ann
Alternative names
Short description	American politician
Date of birth	1947
Place of birth	Des Moines, Iowa
Date of death
Place of death

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