Annette Sweeney

Annette Sweeney (born December 9, 1957) is an American politician who is the Iowa State Senator for the 25th District. A Republican, she has been in the Iowa Senate since 2018, when she won a special election to replace Bill Dix after Dix resigned from the Senate.[1]

Annette Sweeney
Member of the Iowa Senate
from the 25th district
Assumed office
April 16, 2018
Preceded byBill Dix
Member of the Iowa House of Representatives
from the 44th district
In office
2009–2013
Personal details
Born (1957-12-09) December 9, 1957
Buckeye, Iowa, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
EducationConcordia University,
Nebraska (BA)

Prior to her election to the Senate, Sweeney was a member of the Iowa House of Representatives from 2009 to 2013.[1]

Sweeney was born in Buckeye, Iowa. She went to college at Concordia University (Nebraska). She taught middle school literature in Peoria, Illinois, for a short time before taking over the family farm. She married David Sweeney in 1985.

References

  1. "Sweeney wins election to replace Dix in Iowa Senate". Des Moines Register. Retrieved April 16, 2018.


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