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Abby Finkenauer
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Iowa's 1st district
Incumbent

Assumed office
January 3, 2019
Preceded by Rod Blum
Member of the Iowa House of Representatives
from the 99th district

In office
January 12, 2015 – January 3, 2019
Preceded by Pat Murphy
Succeeded by Lindsay James

Personal details
Born
Abby Lea Finkenauer


(1988-12-27) December 27, 1988 (age 30)
Dubuque, Iowa U.S.
Political party Democratic
Education
Drake University (BA)
Website House website

Abby Lea Finkenauer (born December 27, 1988)[1][2][3] is an American politician serving as a member of the United States House of Representatives for Iowa's 1st congressional district.


Before being elected to Congress, Finkenauer served as a member of the Iowa House of Representatives for the 99th district from 2015 to 2019. A member of the Democratic Party, her committee assignments in the Iowa House included Economic Growth, Labor, Transportation and Ways and Means. She was also a member of the Economic Development Appropriations Subcommittee.[3]


On November 6, 2018, Finkenauer and Cindy Axne became the first women from Iowa elected to the U.S. House of Representatives. Finkenauer and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (who is younger) also became the youngest women to be elected to the House.




Contents






  • 1 Early life and education


  • 2 Early political career


  • 3 Iowa House of Representatives


  • 4 U.S. House of Representatives


    • 4.1 Elections


      • 4.1.1 2018






  • 5 Electoral history


    • 5.1 2014


    • 5.2 2018




  • 6 See also


  • 7 References


  • 8 External links





Early life and education[edit]


Finkenauer grew up in Sherrill, Iowa.[4][5] Her father is a welder and her mother works at a public school.[6]


She graduated from Hempstead High School in Dubuque, Iowa.[4] In 2011, Finkenauer graduated from Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa, with a bachelor's degree in public relations.[7]



Early political career[edit]


In 2006, Finkenauer was a page for U.S. Representative Jim Nussle, a Republican who represented Northeast Iowa in Congress.[3][5] The following year, Finkenauer was a page for Pat Murphy, the Democratic Speaker of the House in Iowa.[3][5]


In 2007, Finkenauer was the Iowa volunteer coordinator for the Joe Biden presidential campaign.[5] She was later legislative aide for Iowa Democratic State Representative Todd Taylor and communications specialist for the Community Foundation of Greater Dubuque.[5]



Iowa House of Representatives[edit]


Murphy gave up his seat in 2014 to make an unsuccessful run for Congress, and Finkenauer ran for his old seat and won. Finkenauer defeated defense attorney Steve Drahozal, receiving 57.8% of the vote.[8] In the general election, she faced lawyer Daniel Dlouhy and defeated him, receiving 60.8% of the vote.[9][10] She was 25 when first elected to the Iowa House of Representatives.


She was unopposed for reelection in 2016.[4][11]



U.S. House of Representatives[edit]



Elections[edit]



2018[edit]


Main article: United States House of Representatives elections in Iowa, 2018 § District 1

In May 2017, Finkenauer announced her candidacy for Iowa's 1st congressional district, which was held by Republican and fellow Dubuque resident Rod Blum.[12] Blum had defeated her former boss, Murphy, in 2014.


On July 11, 2018, she won the Democratic primary, defeating former congressional staffer Thomas Heckroth and engineer Courtney Rowe. She received 66.9% of the vote.[13]


As of September 2018, her race was classified as Lean Democratic or Tilt Democratic by 3 major rating firms.[14] On October 1, 2018, former President Barack Obama endorsed Finkenauer.[15] She defeated Blum with 50.9% of the vote, a margin of 5%.[16][17]


She and Cindy Axne, elected from the 3rd district, are the first women to represent Iowa in the House.[4][18][19] She is the second youngest woman ever elected to the House, being about ten months older than fellow 2018 freshman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez;[20] Finkenauer turned 30 a week before being sworn in in January.[21]



Electoral history[edit]



2014[edit]










































Iowa House of Representatives 99th district election, 2014[22]
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[edit]




















































Democratic primary election of Iowa's 1st congressional district, 2018[23]
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%


See also[edit]


  • Women in the United States House of Representatives


References[edit]





  1. ^ "Abby Finkenauer". Iowa State University. Retrieved October 18, 2018..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  2. ^ "Iowa's 1st Congressional District". ABC News. Retrieved October 10, 2018.


  3. ^ abcd "The Iowa Legislature: Legislators: Abby Finkenauer". Iowa General Assembly. Retrieved October 8, 2018.


  4. ^ abcd Godfrey, Elaine (July 29, 2018). "The Fight for Iowa's White Working-Class Soul". The Atlantic.


  5. ^ abcde 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.


  6. ^ Rynard, Pat (January 26, 2015). "New Legislator Profile: Abby Finkenauer". Iowa Starting Line.


  7. ^ "The Voter's Self Defense System". Vote Smart. Retrieved November 24, 2018.


  8. ^ Jacobson, Ben. "Finkenauer wins House primary". Retrieved December 20, 2018.


  9. ^ Reber, Craig D. "Democrat Finkenauer defeats Dlouhy". TelegraphHerald.com. Retrieved December 20, 2018.


  10. ^ "Iowa Secretary of State 2014 General Election Canvass Summary" (PDF). Retrieved January 6, 2019.


  11. ^ 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.


  12. ^ Christinia Crippes (May 3, 2017). "Finkenauer seeks 1st District seat". The Courier. Retrieved May 5, 2017.


  13. ^ Almukhtar, Sarah. "Iowa Primary Election Results". Retrieved November 28, 2018.


  14. ^ "Iowa's 1st Congressional District election, 2018 - Ballotpedia". Ballotpedia. Retrieved September 28, 2018.


  15. ^ Lynch, James Q. (October 1, 2018). "Obama endorses Hubbell, Finkenauer". The Gazette.


  16. ^ "Iowa Election Results: First House District". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved December 20, 2018.


  17. ^ contact@scytl.com, scytl. "Election Night Reporting". results.enr.clarityelections.com. Retrieved December 20, 2018.


  18. ^ "This Iowan could become the youngest woman in Congress. But first, she has to beat incumbent Rod Blum". The Des Moines Register. Retrieved September 28, 2018.


  19. ^ Lynch, James Q. (June 27, 2018). "Even if she wins, Finkenauer may not be youngest congresswoman". The Gazette.


  20. ^ "A List Of Firsts For Women In This Year's Midterm Elections". NPR.org. Retrieved November 8, 2018.


  21. ^ Merelli, Annalisa (November 7, 2018). "Meet the other 29-year-old woman elected to Congress". Quartz. ... though she will be 30 by the time she is inaugurated


  22. ^ https://sos.iowa.gov/elections/pdf/2014/general/canvsummary.pdf


  23. ^ "Election Night Reporting". results.enr.clarityelections.com.




External links[edit]



  • Official campaign website

  • Official legislator website




  • Biography at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress


  • Profile at Vote Smart


  • Financial information (federal office) at the Federal Election Commission


  • Legislation sponsored at the Library of Congress






















Iowa House of Representatives
Preceded by
Pat Murphy
Member of the Iowa House of Representatives
from the 99th district
2015–2019
 Succeeded by
Lindsay James

U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by
Rod Blum
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Iowa's 1st congressional district
2019–present
Incumbent

U.S. order of precedence (ceremonial)
Preceded by
Veronica Escobar
United States Representatives by seniority
368th
 Succeeded by
Russ Fulcher





















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