Mary Wolfe

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Mary Wolfe
Mary Wolfe - Official Portrait - 84th GA.jpg
Member of the Iowa House of Representatives
from the 98th district
Assumed office
January 10, 2011[1]
Preceded byPolly Bukta
Personal details
Born1963 (age 58–59)[2]
Washington, D.C.[2]
Political partyDemocratic
ResidenceClinton, Iowa[2]
Alma materUniversity of Iowa[1]
OccupationAttorney[1]
Website[1]

Mary Lynn Wolfe (born 1963) is a Democratic member of the Iowa House of Representatives, representing the 98th district.

Personal life[]

Wolfe holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in English and a JD from the University of Iowa.[1] She has served as an attorney in private practice with her father.[3]

Political career[]

In 2010, Wolfe announced that she would run to represent District 26 in the Iowa House of Representatives, after former representative Polly Bukta announced she would not run for re-election.[3] She defeated Republican opponent David A. Rose by 424 votes.[1]

Following redistricting in 2011, Wolfe ran to represent District 98 in 2012 and won. She has been re-elected to that seat three times, and is running again in 2020.[1]

Wolfe currently sits on the following committees:[4]

  • Agriculture
  • Government Oversight
  • Judiciary (Ranking Member)
  • Ways and Means

Electoral record[]

2010 general election: Iowa House of Representatives, District 26[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Mary Wolfe 4,800 52.31%
Republican David A. Rose 4,376 47.69%
2012 general election: Iowa House of Representatives, District 98[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Mary Wolfe 10,052 76.3%
Independent Carolyn Grimes 3,129 23.7%
2016 general election: Iowa House of Representatives, District 98[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Mary Wolfe 8,547 66.50%
Republican Jeannine Eldrenkamp 4,306 33.50%
2018 general election: Iowa House of Representatives, District 98[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Mary Wolfe 7,614 96.1%
Other/Write-in 305 3.9%

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Mary Lynn Wolfe". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "Mary Wolfe's Biography". Vote Smart. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  3. ^ a b Martens, Steven (21 January 2010). "Clinton lawyer to run for House seat". Quad-City Times. Retrieved 19 December 2013.
  4. ^ "Representative Mary Lynn Wolfe". The iowa Legislature. Retrieved 23 June 2020.

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