Tami Wiencek

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Tamorah J. Wiencek
Tami Wiencek - Official Portrait - 82nd GA.jpg
Member of the Iowa House of Representatives
from the 21st district
In office
January 8, 2007 – January 11, 2009
Preceded by
Succeeded byKerry Burt
Personal details
Political partyRepublican
ResidenceWaterloo, Iowa
Alma materDrake University
OccupationPublic Relations Consultant
WebsiteWiencek'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 , 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 DemocraticTami WiencekRepublican4,80251.5
Don Shoultz* Democratic4,50448.3
Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2008 [5]
District 21
Turnout: 13,141		Democratic gain from RepublicanKerry BurtDemocratic6,67350.8
Tami Wiencek* Republican6,45449.1

References[]

  1. ^ "HOUSE DISTRICT 21 Representative-Elect Tami Wiencek, Waterloo" (PDF). November 14, 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 8, 2012. Retrieved 2009-03-18.
  2. ^ (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[]

Iowa House of Representatives
Preceded by
 21st District
2007 – 2009 		Succeeded by
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