Skyler Wheeler

Skyler Wheeler

Member of the Iowa House of Representatives from the 4th district
Incumbent
Assumed office January 9, 2017
Preceded by	John Kooiker

Personal details
Born	(1993-04-24) April 24, 1993^[1]
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Jess
Residence	Orange City, Iowa
Alma mater	Grays Harbor College Northwestern College
Website	legis.iowa.gov/...

Skyler Wheeler (born April 24, 1993) is a Republican member of the Iowa House of Representatives, representing the 4th district. Wheeler was first elected in 2016 to replace retiring Republican Representative John Kooiker.^[2]^[3]

Political stances

Voting accessibility

During the 2017 legislative session, Wheeler voted^[4] to shorten both the amount of time one may cast an absentee ballot and the number of days one can vote at satellite polling sites,^[5] and he voted to require all voters to present a state-issued ID.^[6] Though he voted for the measure, the bill was opposed by the Iowa State Association of Counties, an advocacy group for Iowa's disabled, and Iowa's Department on Aging opposed the bill.^[7]

Electoral history

Election			Party	Votes	%
Iowa House of Representatives primary elections, 2016 ^[8] District 4 Turnout: 4,767	Republican	Skyler Wheeler	Republican	2,120	44.47%
		Kevin Van Otterloo	Republican	1,427	29.93%
		Jeffrey VanDerWerff	Republican	1,219	25.57%
		Write-In	Republican	1	0.02%
Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2016 ^[9] District 4 Turnout: 15,663	Republican hold	Skyler Wheeler	Republican	9,815	62.66%
		Jeffrey VanDerWerff	Independent	5,838	37.27%
		Write-In		10	0.06%

References

↑ "Representative Skyler Wheeler". Iowa House Republicans. Retrieved January 25, 2017.
↑ Richardson, Ian (June 7, 2016). "Skyler Wheeler, 23, wins Iowa House District 4 GOP race". Sioux City Journal. Retrieved January 25, 2017.
↑ Boisjolie, Alex (November 9, 2016). "Republicans sweep Northwest Iowa House, Senate races". Sioux City Journal. Retrieved January 25, 2017.
↑ Iowa Legislature. "House Journal (Monday, April 10, 2017)" (PDF). Iowa Legislature. Retrieved April 22, 2017.
↑ Petroski, William; Pfannenstiel, Brianne. "Iowa Legislature Adjourns: What passed in 2017 session?". Des Moines Register. Retrieved April 22, 2017.
↑ Iowa Legislature. "House File 516". Iowa Legislature. Retrieved April 22, 2017.
↑ Iowa Legislature. "Lobbyist Declarations". Iowa Legislature. Retrieved April 22, 2017.
↑ "2016 Primary Election Canvass Summary" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. p. 75. Retrieved January 25, 2017.
↑ "2016 General Election Canvass Summary" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. p. 68. Retrieved January 25, 2017.

External links

Skyler Wheeler at Iowa Legislature

Members of the Iowa House of Representatives
87th General Assembly (January 9, 2017 - January 13, 2019) Speaker: Linda Upmeyer (R) Speaker Pro Tempore: Matt Windschitl (R) Majority Leader: Chris Hagenow (R) Minority Leader: Mark Smith (D)
John Wills (R) Megan Jones (R) Dan Huseman (R) Skyler Wheeler (R) Chuck Holz (R) Jim Carlin (R) Tedd Gassman (R) Terry Baxter (R) Helen Miller (D) Mike Sexton (R) Gary Worthan (R) Brian Best (R) Chris Hall (D) Timothy Kacena (D) Charlie McConkey (D) Mary Ann Hanusa (R) Matt Windschitl (R) Steven Holt (R) Ralph Watts (R) Clel Baudler (R) Tom Moore (R) Greg Forristall (R) David Sieck (R) Cecil Dolecheck (R) Stan Gustafson (R) Scott Ourth (D) Joel Fry (R) Greg Heartsill (R) Wes Breckenridge (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) Jane Bloomingdale (R) Todd Prichard (D) Sharon Steckman (D) Linda Upmeyer (R) Michael Bergan (R) Kristi Hager (R) Shannon Lundgren (R) Andy McKean (R) Bob Kressig (D) Walt Rogers (R) Timi Brown-Powers (D) Ras Smith (D) Sandy Salmon (R) Bruce Bearinger (D) Liz Bennett (D) Art Staed (D) Ashley Hinson (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) Amy Nielsen (D) Jarad Klein (R) Guy Vander Linden (R) Larry Sheets (R) Mary Gaskill (D) vacant Jerry Kearns (D) Dave Heaton (R) Vicki Lensing (D) Mary Mascher (D) Dennis Cohoon (D) David Kerr (R) Monica Kurth (D) Cindy Winckler (D) Gary Carlson (R) Ross Paustian (R) Phyllis Thede (D) Gary Mohr (R) Louie Zumbach (R) Lee Hein (R) Norlin Mommsen (R) Mary Wolfe (D) Abby Finkenauer (D) Charles Isenhart (D)
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