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35 Iowa state legislators retiring or running for other offices

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HR King
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It’s not unusual that in the first election cycle following redistricting we see large turnover in the Iowa Legislature.


Based on announcements from lawmakers who are retiring or running for other offices, 2022 will be no exception. At least 35 incumbents have announced they are retiring or running for a different office. In some cases, it’s House members running for Senate seats and vice versa. Some incumbents running for either county or federal office.


Then there are cases of incumbents landing in districts with other incumbents. Often that’s the impetus for retirement or running for another office.

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Retirements announced so far include:​


House Republicans: Terry Baxter, Garner; Holly Brink, Oskaloosa; Cecil Dolecheck, Mount Ayr; David Kerr, Morning Sun; Jarad Klein, Keota; Ross Paustian, Walcott; Cherielynn Westrich, Ottumwa; and Gary Worthan, Storm Lake.


House Democrats: Mary Mascher, Iowa City; Bruce Hunter, Jo Oldson, and Marti Anderson, all Des Moines; Ras Smith, Waterloo; Chris Hall, Sioux City; Mary Wolfe, Clinton; Kristin Sunde, West Des Moines; Todd Prichard, Charles City; and Dave Williams, Cedar Falls.


Senate Democrats: Joe Bolkcom, Iowa City; Rob Hogg, Cedar Rapids; Jim Lykam, Davenport; and Amanda Ragan, Mason City.


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Senate Republicans: Tim Goodwin, Burlington; and Craig Williams, Manning.


Democrats running for other offices:​


Reps. Christina Bohannan, Iowa City, is running for the U.S. House, Kirsten Running-Marquardt, Cedar Rapids, is running for the Linn County Board of Supervisors; Liz Bennett and Molly Donahue, both Cedar Rapids, are running for the Senate, as is Cindy Winckler, Davenport.


Sen. Liz Mathis, D-Hiawatha, is running for the U.S. House.


Republicans running for other offices:​


Sen. Craig Johnson, R-Independence is running for the Iowa House.


Republican Reps. Mike Bousselot, Ankeny, Jon Jacobsen, Council Bluffs, Charlie McClintock, Alburnett, and Jon Thorup, Knoxville, all are running for the Senate.


How census affects the election​


During most general elections, 25 of the 50 Senate seats are on the ballot, but due to the redistricting process that occurs the year following he decennial census, 34 seats will be up for election, Secretary of State Paul Pate said Friday.


All 25 odd-numbered Senate districts will be on the ballot and the winners will serve four-year terms, Pate said. The winners of the nine additional seats will serve two-year terms.


In three of the nine, the incumbent term is expiring. In Senate 42, there is no incumbent. And in four districts there are two incumbents. State senators who did not plan to serve in their current district beyond 2022 were required to submit a notice of resignation to Pate’s office Jan. 16. Only four did, which means that in some of those multiple incumbent districts there will be just one incumbent due to retirements announced after the deadline.


Along with 34 Senate seats, all 100 Iowa House seats, all four of Iowa’s U.S. House seats, a U.S. Senate seat and all six statewide offices — governor, auditor, attorney general, treasurer and secretaries of agriculture and state — will be on the ballot. The candidate filing period for Iowa’s federal and state candidates begins Feb. 28 and closes March 18. The filing period for county offices is March 7-25.


For more information, visit https://voterready.iowa.gov/. View maps of all 50 Iowa Senate districts here. View maps of all 100 Iowa House districts here.

 
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