Linda Upmeyer

Linda Upmeyer

84th General Assembly portrait (2011)
Speaker of the Iowa House of Representatives
Member of the Iowa House of Representatives
from the 54th district
14th (2003–2016)
Assumed office
January 13, 2003
Incumbent Representative from the 54th district
Preceded by Clarence Hoffman
Personal details
Born (1952-07-31) July 31, 1952
Mason City, Iowa, U.S.
Political party Republican
Spouse(s) Doug Upmeyer
Children 5
Residence Clear Lake, Iowa
Alma mater University of Iowa, Drake University
Occupation Cardiology Nurse Practitioner
Website legis.iowa.gov/...

Linda L. Upmeyer (born July 23, 1952) is the Iowa State Representative from the 54th District. She has served in the Iowa House of Representatives since 2003 and is the current Speaker of the Iowa House of Representatives. She is the first female Speaker in Iowa's history. She received her BSN from the University of Northern Iowa and her MSN from Drake University. On August 19, 2015 was elected by the members of the Iowa House of Representatives Republican majority to serve as the Speaker of the House. Upmeyer's father, Del Stromer served as Speaker from 1981–82.

Upmeyer serves on the Administration and Rules committee in the Iowa House. She is also a member of the Legislative Council.

Biography

Upmeyer was born in Mason City, Iowa to Del Stromer and Harriett Ostendorf. She grew up in Garner on the family farm. First elected in 2002, Upmeyer serves as the Majority Leader of the Iowa House of Representatives. She is a cardiology nurse practitioner. She is the National Chair of the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), an organization focused on limited government, free markets, and federalism.

She graduated from Garner High School in 1970. Following high school, she attended NIACC and the University of Iowa, where she received her BS in Nursing. She received her Master’s in Nursing from Drake University.

Upmeyer and her husband Doug have five children and five grandchildren.

Upmeyer is a member of Farm Bureau, Prof. Cardiovascular Nurses Assn. and Iowa/American Academy of Nurse Practitioners, Sigma Theta Tau International Nursing Honor Society, Omicron Delta Kappa National Leadership Honor Society, and Phi Theta Kappa.

She is a former trustee for North Iowa Area Community College and a former board member of both the National and Iowa Association of Community College Trustees.

She was elected as Iowa’s first female House Majority Leader by her peers in 2010.

Electoral history

Election Political result Candidate Party Votes %
Iowa House of Representatives primary elections, 2002 [1]
District 12
Turnout: 4,112
Republican (newly redistricted) Linda UpmeyerRepublican2,79968
Kirk Kraft Republican1,30932
Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2002 [2]
District 12
Turnout: 10,820
Republican (newly redistricted) Linda UpmeyerRepublican6,61761
Jim Braun Democratic4,19739
Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2004 [3]
District 12
Turnout: 15,033
Republican hold Linda Upmeyer*Republican10,43669
Vernon Harper Democratic4,58531
Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2006 [4]
District 12
Republican hold Linda Upmeyer*Republicanunopposed
Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2008 [5]
District 12
Turnout: 14,474
Republican hold Linda Upmeyer*Republican10,08670
Randall Rainer Democratic4,38030
Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2010 [6]
District 12
Republican hold Linda Upmeyer*Republicanunopposed
Iowa House of Representatives general elections, 2012 [7]
District 54
Republican (newly redistricted) Linda Upmeyer*Republicanunopposed

* = incumbent

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Iowa House of Representatives
Preceded by
Clarence Hoffman
12th District
2003–2013
Succeeded by
Dan Muhlbauer
Preceded by
Ron Jorgensen
54th District
2013–present
Succeeded by
Incumbent
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