Kirsten Running-Marquardt (born July 6, 1977) is a former Democratic Iowa State Representative, elected to represent the 33rd District in the Iowa House of Representatives in a special election in November 2009. She replaced Dick Taylor, who resigned in October 2009 to focus on his family.[1][2]
Kirsten Running-Marquardt | |
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| Member of the Iowa House of Representatives from the 69th district 33rd (2009–2013) | |
| In office 2009–2023 | |
| Preceded by | Dick Taylor |
| Succeeded by | Tom Determann |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 6, 1977 |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Coy |
| Residence | Cedar Rapids, Iowa |
| Alma mater | University of Iowa |
As of October 2011[update], Running-Marquardt serves on several committees in the Iowa House - the Appropriations, Economic Growth/Rebuild Iowa, Labor, and Local Government committees. She also serves as the ranking member of the Economic Development Appropriations Subcommittee.
Electoral history
editRunning-Marquardt was first elected on November 24, 2009 for the remainder of retiring Representative Dick Taylor's term. She won the election, defeating Republican opponent Joshua Thurston. She won re-election in a 2010 re-match with Thurston. *incumbent
| Election | Political result | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | ||
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| Iowa House of Representatives special elections, 2009 [3] District 33 Turnout: 1,954 | Democratic hold | Kirsten Running-Marquardt | Democratic | 1,527 | 78.1 | ||
| Joshua Thurston | Republican | 420 | 21.5 | ||||
| Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2010 [4] District 33 Turnout: 8,905 | Democratic hold | Kirsten Running-Marquardt* | Democratic | 5,364 | 60.2 | ||
| Josh Thurston | Republican | 3,067 | 34.4 | ||||
References
edit- ^ Candidate selected for special House election, Jason Clayworth, Des Moines Register, October 29, 2009
- ^ Running-Marquardt wins special election by wide margin Archived 2010-08-03 at the Wayback Machine, Linda Waddington, The Iowa Independent, November 25, 2009
- ^ "State of Iowa Official Canvass Summary, November 24, 2009 Special Election To Fill Vacancy Iowa House District 33" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. Retrieved 2011-10-20.
- ^ "Official Results Report, General Election held November 2, 2010" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. 2010-12-16. p. 74. Retrieved 2011-09-19.[permanent dead link]
External links
edit- Representative Kirsten Running-Marquardt official Iowa Legislature site
- Kirsten Running-Marquardt official constituency site
- Profile at Vote Smart
- Linn County Democrats