Tami Wiencek

Tamorah J. Wiencek
Member of the Iowa House of Representatives from the 21st district
In office January 8, 2007 – January 11, 2009
Preceded by	Don Shoultz
Succeeded by	Kerry Burt
Personal details
Political party	Republican
Residence	Waterloo, Iowa
Alma mater	Drake University
Occupation	Public Relations Consultant
Website	Wiencek's official website
[1]

Tami Wiencek is a former member of the Iowa legislature, representing the 21st District in the Iowa House of Representatives from 2007 to 2009.

Wiencek served on several committees in the Iowa House - the Economic Growth, Education, and Ways and Means committees. She also served on the Administration and Regulation Appropriations Subcommittee.

Wiencek was elected in 2006, defeating Democratic incumbent Don Shoultz, despite the fact that 2006 was a very favorable election year for Iowa Democrats.^[2] However, she was defeated by Democrat Kerry Burt in the following 2008 elections.

Prior to her political career, she worked as a reporter/anchor on KWWL-TV in Waterloo. In 2005, she worked for Beecher & Wiencek Public Relations, a public relations firm.^[3]

Electoral history

*incumbent

Election	Political result		Candidate		Party	Votes	%
Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2006 [4] District 21 Turnout: 9,318		Republican gain from Democratic		Tami Wiencek	Republican	4,802	51.5
				Don Shoultz*	Democratic	4,504	48.3
Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2008 [5] District 21 Turnout: 13,141		Democratic gain from Republican		Kerry Burt	Democratic	6,673	50.8
				Tami Wiencek*	Republican	6,454	49.1

References

1. "HOUSE DISTRICT 21 Representative-Elect Tami Wiencek, Waterloo" (PDF). November 14, 2006. Retrieved 2009-03-18.
2. Kinney, Pat (8 November 2006). "Former TV journalist Tami Wiencek upsets Shoultz; Kelley tops Wieland; Kressig defeats Reisetter." (Fee). Waterloo Courier (Waterloo, Iowa). Retrieved 2009-03-18. Veteran former television news reporter/anchor Tami Wiencek was local Republicans' shining -- and only -- star in Tuesday's election. Wiencek, a popular former KWWL-TV journalist, staved off a Democratic sweep of local statehouse and county races with a stunning upset of 12-term incumbent State Rep....
3. "Consumer Credit Counseling Service of Northeastern Iowa Ready to Help Bankruptcy Clients" (PDF). Consumer Credit Counseling Service of Northeastern Iowa, Inc. 2 November 2005. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 20, 2008. Retrieved 2009-03-18.
4. "Official Results Report - Statewide, 2006 General Election 11-07-2006" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. 2006-11-21. p. 30. Retrieved 2011-09-19.
5. "November 4, 2008 General Election Results". Iowa Secretary of State. Retrieved 2011-09-19.

External links

• Wiencek on Project Vote Smart
• Wiencek's Capitol Web Address