Annette Sweeney (born December 9, 1957) is an American politician who is the Iowa State Senator for the 27th 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 27th district
Assumed office
April 16, 2018
Preceded byBill Dix
ConstituencyDistrict 27 - (2023-Present)
District 25 - (2018-2023)
Member of the Iowa House of Representatives
from the 44th district
In office
2009–2013
Preceded byPolly Granzow
Succeeded byRob Taylor
Personal details
Born (1957-12-09) December 9, 1957 (age 66)
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.

Election Results

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2018 General Election

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2018 General Election[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Annette Sweeney 16,621 61.6%
Democratic Tracy Freese 10,345 38.3%

2022 General Election

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2022 General Election[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Annette Sweeney 16,889 66.6%
Democratic Sam Cox 8,418 33.2%

References

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  1. ^ a b "Sweeney wins election to replace Dix in Iowa Senate". Des Moines Register. Retrieved April 16, 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Annette Sweeney". Ballotpedia. Archived from the original on January 9, 2023. Retrieved June 2, 2023.
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Iowa Senate
Preceded by 27th District
2023 – present
Succeeded by
Preceded by 25th District
2018 – 2023
Succeeded by
Iowa House of Representatives
Preceded by 44th District
2009 – 2013
Succeeded by