Annette Sweeney
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Annette Sweeney | |
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| Member of the Iowa Senate from the 25th district | |
| Assumed office April 16, 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Bill Dix |
| Member of the Iowa House of Representatives from the 44th district | |
| In office 2009–2013 | |
| Preceded by | Polly Granzow |
| Succeeded by | Rob Taylor |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 9, 1957 Buckeye, Iowa, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Education | Concordia University, Nebraska (BA) |
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]
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[]
- ^ a b "Sweeney wins election to replace Dix in Iowa Senate". Des Moines Register. Retrieved April 16, 2018.
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