Linda Upmeyer

Linda L. Upmeyer

Member of the Iowa House of Representatives from the 54th district 12th (2003 – 2013)
Incumbent
Assumed office January 13, 2003
Preceded by	Clarence Hoffman
Personal details
Born	(1952-07-31) July 31, 1952 Mason City, Iowa
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.

As of January 2013, Upmeyer serves on the Administration and Rules committee in the Iowa House. She is also a member of the Legislative Council.

Biography

Linda Upmeyer serves as the Majority Leader of the Iowa House of Representatives. She was first elected in 2002. Linda is a cardiology nurse practitioner. Linda was born on July 23, 1952, in Mason City, Iowa. She is the National Chair of the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), an organization focused on limited government, free markets, and federalism.

She grew up in Garner on the family farm. 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.

Linda and her husband Doug have five children and five grandchildren.

Linda 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

*incumbent

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Election			Party	Votes	%
Iowa House of Representatives primary elections, 2002 ^[1] District 12 Turnout: 4,112	Republican (newly redistricted)	Linda L. Upmeyer	Republican	2,799	68.1
	Republican (newly redistricted)	Kirk Kraft	Republican	1,309	31.8
Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2002 ^[2] District 12 Turnout: 10,820	Republican (newly redistricted)	Linda L. Upmeyer	Republican	6,617	61.2
	Republican (newly redistricted)	Jim Braun	Democratic	4,197	38.9
Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2004 ^[3] District 12 Turnout: 15,033	Republican hold	Linda L. Upmeyer*	Republican	10,436	69.4
	Republican hold	Vernon Harper	Democratic	4,585	30.5
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	69.7
	Republican hold	Randall Rainer	Democratic	4,380	30.3
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

References

↑ "Canvass Summary - 2002 Primary Election (6/4/2002)". Iowa Secretary of State. 2002-07-01. p. 6. Retrieved 2011-09-19.
↑ "Canvass Summary - Final - 2002 General Election (11/5/2002)". Iowa Secretary of State. 2002-12-02. p. 25. Retrieved 2011-09-19.
↑ "Canvass Summary - Final - 2004 General Election (11/2/2004)". Iowa Secretary of State. 2004-12-06. p. 20. Retrieved 2011-09-19.
↑ "Official Results Report - Statewide, 2006 General Election 11-07-2006". Iowa Secretary of State. 2006-11-21. p. 27. Retrieved 2011-09-19.
↑ "November 4, 2008 General Election Results". Iowa Secretary of State. Retrieved 2011-09-19.
↑ "Official Results Report, General Election held November 2, 2010". Iowa Secretary of State. 2010-12-16. p. 53. Retrieved 2011-09-19.
↑ "2012 General Election Canvass Summary" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. p. 100. Retrieved 2013-12-12.

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Linda Upmeyer.

Representative Linda Upmeyer official Iowa General Assembly site

Profile at Project Vote Smart
Profile at Iowa House Republicans

Iowa House of Representatives
Preceded by Clarence Hoffman	12th District 2003 – 2013	Succeeded by Dan Muhlbauer
Preceded by Ron Jorgensen	54th District 2013 – present	Succeeded by Incumbent

Members of the Iowa House of Representatives

86th General Assembly (2015-2016) Speaker of the House: Kraig Paulsen (R) Speaker pro Tempore: Matt Windschitl (R) Majority Leader: Linda Upmeyer (R) Minority Leader: Mark Smith (D)

John Wills (R) Megan Jones (R) Dan Huseman (R) John Kooiker (R) Chuck Soderberg (R) Ron Jorgensen (R) Tedd Gassman (R) Terry Baxter (R) Helen Miller (D) Mike Sexton (R) Gary Worthan (R) Brian Best (R) Chris Hall (D) David Dawson (D) Charlie McConkey (D) Mary Ann Hanusa (R) Matt Windschitl (R) Steven Holt (R) Ralph Watts (R) Clel Baudler (R) Jack Drake (R) Greg Forristall (R) David Sieck (R) Cecil Dolecheck (R) Stan Gustafson (R) Scott Ourth (D) Joel Fry (R) Greg Heartsill (R) Dan Kelley (D) Zach Nunn (R) 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) Darrel Branhagen (R) Patti Ruff (D) Nancy Dunkel (D) Brian Moore (R) Bob Kressig (D) Walt Rogers (R) Timi Brown-Powers (D) Deborah Berry (D) Sandy Salmon (R) Bruce Bearinger (D) Liz Bennett (D) Art Staed (D) Kraig Paulsen (R) Ken Rizer (R) 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) Gary Carlson (R) Ross Paustian (R) Phyllis Thede (D) Linda Miller (R) Quentin Stanerson (R) Lee Hein (R) Norlin Mommsen (R) Mary Wolfe (D) Abby Finkenauer (D) Charles Isenhart (D)

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