Beth Wessel-Kroeschell

Beth Wessel-Kroeschell
84th General Assembly portrait (2011)
Member of the Iowa House of Representatives from the 45th district
Incumbent
Assumed office January 10, 2005
Preceded by	Jane Greimann[1]
Personal details
Born	1959 (age 56–57) Ames, Iowa, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Residence	Ames, Iowa
Website	legis.iowa.gov/...

Beth Wessel-Kroeschell (born 1959)^[2] is the Iowa State Representative from the 45th District. She has served in the Iowa House of Representatives since 2005.

As of September 2011, Wessel-Kroeschell serves on several committees in the Iowa House – the Environmental Protection and Judiciary committees, as well as the Human Resources committee, where she is the ranking member. She is also a member of the Health and Human Services Appropriations Subcommittee and of the Medical Assistance Projections and Assessment Council.

She was born and raised in Ames, Iowa.

Electoral history

*incumbent

Election	Political result		Candidate		Party	Votes	%
Iowa House of Representatives primary elections, 2004 [3] District 45 Turnout: 673		Democratic		Beth Wessel-Kroeschell	Democratic	418	62.1
				Tara Van Brederode	Democratic	217	32.2
				Leonard V. Larsen	Democratic	30	4.5
				Shawn Carter	Democratic	8	1.2
Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2004 [4] District 45 Turnout: 14,005		Democratic hold		Beth Wessel-Kroeschell	Democratic	7,864	56.2
				Randy R. Woodbury	Republican	5,366	38.3
				Jerry Litzel	Independent	749	5.3
Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2006 [5] District 45		Democratic hold		Beth Wessel-Kroeschell*	Democratic	unopposed
Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2008 [6] District 45 Turnout: 14,808		Democratic hold		Beth Wessel-Kroeschell*	Democratic	8,589	58.0
				Ryan Rhodes	Republican	6,168	41.7
Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2010 [7] District 45 Turnout: 8,314		Democratic hold		Beth Wessel-Kroeschell*	Democratic	4,396	52.9
				Karin Sevde	Republican	3,389	40.8

References

1. "Historical Information: House District 45". Iowa Legislature. Retrieved February 20, 2016.
2. "Beth Wessel-Kroeschell". Iowa Legislature. Retrieved February 20, 2016.
3. "Canvass Summary – Primary – 2004 General Election (6/8/2004)" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. 2004-06-23. p. 36. Retrieved 2011-09-23.
4. "Canvass Summary – Final – 2004 General Election (11/2/2004)" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. 2004-12-06. p. 27. Retrieved 2011-09-19.
5. "Official Results Report – Statewide, 2006 General Election 11-07-2006" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. 2006-11-21. p. 36. Retrieved 2011-09-19.
6. "November 4, 2008 General Election Results". Iowa Secretary of State. Retrieved 2011-09-19.
7. "Official Results Report, General Election held November 2, 2010" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. 2010-12-16. p. 86. Retrieved 2011-09-19.

External links

• Representative Beth Wessel-Kroeschell official Iowa General Assembly site
• Wessel-Kroeschell District 45 official constituency site
• Profile at Project Vote Smart
• Financial information (state office) at the National Institute for Money in State Politics