Abby Finkenauer

Abby Finkenauer
Abby Finkenauer
Member of the Iowa House of Representatives
from the 99th district
Assumed office
January 12, 2015
Preceded by Pat Murphy
Personal details
Born Abby Lea Finkenauer
1988 (age 29–30)
Dubuque, Iowa U.S.
Political party Democratic
Education Drake University (BA)
Website abbyfinkenauer.com

Abby Lea Finkenauer (born 1988 or 1989)[1][2] is an American politician serving as the member of the Iowa House of Representatives from the 99th district since 2015. A member of the Democratic Party, her committee assignments include Economic Growth, Labor, Transportation and Ways and Means. She is also a member of the Economic Development Appropriations Subcommittee.[2]

She is the Democratic nominee for Iowa's 1st congressional district in the United States House of Representatives 2018 elections.[3]

Early life and education

Finkenauer grew up in Sherrill, Iowa.[3][4] Her father is a welder and her mother works at a public school.[5]

She graduated from Hempstead High School in Dubuque, Iowa.[3] In 2011, Finkenauer graduated from Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa with a bachelor's degree in public relations.[6]

Early political career

In 2006, Finkenauer was a page for U.S. Representative Jim Nussle, a Republican who represented Northeast Iowa in Congress.[2][4] The following year, Finkenauer was a page for Pat Murphy, the Democratic Speaker of the House in Iowa.[2][4]

In 2007, Finkenauer was the Iowa volunteer coordinator for the Joe Biden presidential campaign.[4] She was later legislative aide for Iowa Democratic State Representative Todd Taylor and communications specialist for the Community Foundation of Greater Dubuque.[4]

Iowa House of Representatives

Finkenauer was elected to the Iowa House of Representatives in 2014 and won reelection unopposed in 2016.[3][7] She was 25 when first elected to the Iowa House of Representatives.

U.S. House of Representatives

Elections

2018

In May 2017, Finkenauer announced her candidacy for the congressional seat currently held by Republican Rod Blum.[8] She won the Democratic primary and will face Blum in the November 2018 general election.

As of September 2018, her race is classified as Lean Democratic or Tilt Democratic by 3 major rating firms.[9]

If elected, she would become the youngest woman elected to the U.S. House of Representatives and she would become the first woman to represent Iowa in the U.S. House of Representatives.[3][10][11]

In October 2018, it was announced that Barack Obama endorsed Finkenauer.[12]

Electoral history

2014

Iowa House of Representatives 99th district election, 2014[13]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Abby Finkenauer 7,072 60.6%
Republican Daniel Dlouhy 4,567 39.2%
Nonpartisan Write-ins 23 0.2%
Total votes 11,662 100%
Democratic hold

2018

Democratic primary election of Iowa's 1st congressional district, 2018[14]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Abby Finkenauer 29,525 66.90%
Democratic Thomas Heckroth 8,467 19.18%
Democratic Courtney Rowe 3,320 7.52%
Democratic George Ramsey 2,786 6.31%
Democratic Write-ins 36 0.08%
Total votes 44,134 100%

References

  1. ↑ "Iowa's 1st Congressional District". ABC News. Retrieved October 10, 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "The Iowa Legislature: Legislators: Abby Finkenauer". Iowa General Assembly. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 Godfrey, Elaine (29 July 2018). "The Fight for Iowa's White Working-Class Soul". The Atlantic.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 Barton, Thomas J. (October 18, 2014). "Iowa House District 99: Age belies Finkenauer's real political experience". Telegraph Herald. Dubuque, Iowa. Retrieved July 30, 2018.
  5. ↑ Rynard, Pat (26 January 2015). "New Legislator Profile: Abby Finkenauer". Iowa Starting Line.
  6. ↑ https://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/151127/abby-finkenauer
  7. ↑ Barton, Thomas J. (May 3, 2017). "EXCLUSIVE: Iowa Rep. Finkenauer to challenge Blum for U.S. House seat in 2018". Telegraph Herald. Dubuque, Iowa. Retrieved July 30, 2018.
  8. ↑ Christinia Crippes (May 3, 2017). "Finkenauer seeks 1st District seat". The Courier. Retrieved May 5, 2017.
  9. ↑ "Iowa's 1st Congressional District election, 2018 - Ballotpedia". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2018-09-28.
  10. ↑ "This Iowan could become the youngest woman in Congress. But first, she has to beat incumbent Rod Blum". Des Moines Register. Retrieved 2018-09-28.
  11. ↑ Lynch, James Q. (27 June 2018). "Even if she wins, Finkenauer may not be youngest congresswoman". The Gazette.
  12. ↑ Lynch, James Q. (1 October 2018). "Obama endorses Hubbell, Finkenauer". The Gazette.
  13. ↑ https://sos.iowa.gov/elections/pdf/2014/general/canvsummary.pdf
  14. ↑ "Election Night Reporting". results.enr.clarityelections.com.
Iowa House of Representatives
Preceded by
Pat Murphy		 99th district
2015–present		 Succeeded by
Incumbent
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