| Mariannette Miller-Meeks | |||
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| Member of the United States House of Representatives
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Incumbent | ||
| Assumed office January 3, 2021 | |||
| Preceded by | Dave Loebsack | ||
| Member of the Iowa Senate from the 41st district | |||
In office January 14, 2019 – January 2, 2021 | |||
| Preceded by | Mark Chelgren | ||
| Succeeded by | TBD | ||
| Personal details | |||
| Born | Mariannette Jane Miller September 6, 1955 Herlong, California, U.S. | ||
| Political party | Republican | ||
| Spouse(s) | Curt Meeks | ||
| Children | 2 | ||
| Military service | |||
| Allegiance | United States | ||
| Service/branch |  United States Army
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| Rank | Lieutenant Colonel | ||
Mariannette Jane Miller-Meeks (born September 6, 1955) is an American physician and politician serving as the provisional U.S. Representative from Iowa's 2nd congressional district. Miller-Meeks served as Iowa State Senator for the 41st district from 2019 to 2021.
Early life[]
Miller-Meeks was born in Herlong, California in 1955.[1] She enlisted in the United States Army at the age of 18 and served for 24 years, including as a nurse, physician, and member of the United States Army Reserve. She retired at the rank of lieutenant colonel.
A first-generation college student, Miller-Meeks earned a Bachelor of Science degree from Texas Christian University, a Master of Science in education from University of Southern California, and a Doctor of Medicine from University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston.[2]
Career[]
Miller-Meeks operated a private ophthalmology practice in Ottumwa, Iowa, until 2008. She also served as the first female president of the Iowa Medical Society. She was the first woman on the faculty of the University of Iowa's department of ophthalmology and visual sciences, and worked as an representative from Iowa to the American Academy of Ophthalmology.[2]
U.S. House of Representatives[]
Elections[]
Miller-Meeks was the Republican nominee for Iowa's 2nd congressional district in 2008, 2010 and 2014, losing to Dave Loebsack in all three races. When Mark Chelgren announced he was not running for reelection, she ran for Iowa Senate, District 41 in 2018, defeating Democratic nominee Mary Stewart.[3] Her term in the Iowa Senate began January 14, 2019.
2020 general election[]
Miller-Meeks ran to represent Iowa's 2nd congressional district again in 2020, following Loebsack's retirement.[4] She won the June 2 Republican primary election, defeating former Illinois Congressman Bobby Schilling.
She faced the Democratic nominee, former State Senator Rita Hart, in the November general election.[5] After Loebsack announced his retirement, journalists and election forecasters labeled the 2nd congressional district a swing district. Miller-Meeks defeated Hart in the general election by six votes, flipping Iowa's 2nd Congressional District from Democratic to Republican in one of the closest races in 100 years; the state certified the victory.[6][7] Hart has contested the certified result through a petition with the Committee on House Administration under the 1969 Federal Contested Elections Act, which sets forth procedures for contesting state election results through a political process.[8] She chose not to contest the election in the courts.[8][9][10] In her petition, Hart contends that 22 legally cast votes were not counted.[11]
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi provisionally seated Miller-Meeks on January 3, 2021, pending adjudication of Hart's petition.[11]
Political positions[]
Miller-Meeks opposes the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare).[1] She opposes abortion, except in cases of rape, incest or harm to the mother.[1] Of same-sex marriage, she said in 2014 that she favors "traditional marriage."[1] She has criticized EPA regulation of waterways and coal plants, saying it creates "uncertainty."[1] During the COVID-19 pandemic, she said she opposed the implementation of face mask mandates to halt the virus's spread.[12]
Tenure[]
Committee assignments[]
Caucus memberships[]
Personal life[]
Miller-Meeks is a resident of Ottumwa, Iowa.[13] She is Roman Catholic.[1]
Electoral history[]
2008[]
| 2008 Iowa's 2nd congressional district election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Dave Loebsack (incumbent) | 175,218 | 57.19 | |
| Republican | Mariannette Miller-Meeks | 118,778 | 38.77 | |
| Green | Wendy Barth | 6,664 | 2.18 | |
| Independent | Brian White | 5,437 | 1.78 | |
| No party | Others | 261 | 0.09% | |
| Total votes | 306,358 | 100.00 | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2010[]
| 2010 Iowa's 2nd congressional district election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Dave Loebsack (incumbent) | 115,839 | 50.99 | |
| Republican | Mariannette Miller-Meeks | 104,319 | 45.92 | |
| Libertarian | Gary Joseph Sicard | 4,356 | 1.92 | |
| Constitution | Jon Tack | 2,463 | 1.08 | |
| No party | Others | 198 | 0.09% | |
| Total votes | 227,175 | 100.00 | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2014[]
| 2014 Iowa's 2nd congressional district election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Dave Loebsack (incumbent) | 143,431 | 52.48 | |
| Republican | Mariannette Miller-Meeks | 129,455 | 47.36 | |
| Write-ins | 443 | 0.16 | ||
| Total votes | 273,329 | 100 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2018[]
| 2018 Iowa's 41st senate district primary elections[14] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | Mariannette Miller-Meeks | 1,706 | 85.39 | |
| Republican | Daniel Cesar | 279 | 13.96 | |
| Write-ins | 13 | 0.65 | ||
| Total votes | 2,134 | 100 | ||
| 2018 Iowa's 41st senate district general election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | Mariannette Miller-Meeks | 11,451 | 51.77 | |
| Democratic | Mary Stewart | 10,632 | 48.07 | |
| Write-ins | 36 | 0.16 | ||
| Total votes | 22,119 | 100 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
2020[]
| Iowa's 2nd congressional district, 2020 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | Mariannette Miller-Meeks | 196,864 | 49.910 | |
| Democratic | Rita Hart | 196,858 | 49.908 | |
| Total votes | 394,439 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican gain from Democratic | ||||
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Jackson, Sharyn (October 12, 2014). "Hot issues dominate 2nd District" (in en-US). https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/elections/2014/10/12/second-district-issues-loebsack-miller-meeks-obamacare-jobs-economy-congressional-candidates-election-congressional/17087197/.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Mariannette Miller-Meeks -" (in en). https://awpc.cattcenter.iastate.edu/directory/mariannette-miller-meeks/.
- ↑ "Miller-Meeks elected state senator; Gaskill, Huit, Parker win their races". Ottumwa Courier. 2018-11-07. https://www.ottumwacourier.com/news/miller-meeks-elected-state-senator-gaskill-huit-parker-win-their/article_cccb40f2-e253-11e8-8906-1f2264326a2b.html.
- ↑ "Miller-Meeks kicks off race for Iowa's 2nd District". The Gazette. 2019-10-01. https://www.thegazette.com/subject/news/government/marianette-miller-meeks-kicks-off-race-for-iowas-2nd-us-congressional-district-loebsack-20191001.
- ↑ Smith, Zachary Oren. "Mariannette Miller-Meeks wins Republican nomination in Iowa's 2nd District to face Democrat Rita Hart" (in en-US). https://www.press-citizen.com/story/news/2020/06/02/iowa-politics-republican-primary-2nd-congressional-district-miller-meeks-bobby-schilling/5259186002/.
- ↑ "2nd District Candidates Spar Over Conservative Credentials In Largest Republican Primary In Years" (in en). 2020-05-28. https://www.iowapublicradio.org/2020-elections/2020-05-28/2nd-district-candidates-spar-over-conservative-credentials-in-largest-republican-primary-in-years.
- ↑ Hartnett, Mary. "Iowa's 2nd Congressional District Could Swing Right, 5:04" (in en). https://www.kwit.org/post/iowas-2nd-congressional-district-could-swing-right-504.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Bridget Bowman & Herb Jackson, Iowa Democrat Rita Hart to appeal 2nd District results to House, Roll Call (December 2, 2020).
- ↑ Pfannenstiel, Zachary Oren Smith and Brianne. "Iowa certifies Republican Mariannette Miller-Meeks won Iowa's 2nd Congressional District seat — by 6 votes" (in en-US). https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/politics/2020/11/30/iowa-panel-certifies-2nd-congresssional-district-2020-election-results/6464892002/.
- ↑ "Iowa Democrat will challenge election results with House" (in en). https://www.politico.com/news/2020/12/02/rita-hart-iowa-challenge-election-results-442224.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 Brianne Pfannenstiel and Ian Richardson (January 3, 2021). "Iowa Republican Mariannette Miller-Meeks provisionally seated in 117th Congress as new session begins". Des Moines Register. https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/politics/2021/01/03/iowa-politics-republicans-mariannette-miller-meeks-randy-feenstra-ashley-hinson-sworn-in-congress/4120841001/.
- ↑ Payne, Marissa. "U.S. House rivals Hart and Miller-Meeks focus on health care, pandemic in second debate" (in en). https://www.thegazette.com/subject/news/government/us-house-rivals-rita-hart-and-marianette-miller-meeks-focus-on-health-care-issues-second-debate-20201008.
- ↑ "Senator Mariannette Miller-Meeks". https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislators/legislator?ga=88&personID=27003.
- ↑ "State of Iowa – Primary Election 2018 – Canvass Summary (6/5/2018)". Secretary of State of Iowa. 2018-06-06. p. 149. http://www.sos.iowa.gov/elections/pdf/2018/primary/canvsummary.pdf.
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