1. Mariannette Jane Miller-Meeks was born on September 6,1955 and is an American physician and politician who has served as a US representative from Iowa since 2021.
22 Facts About Mariannette Miller-Meeks
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Mariannette Miller-Meeks's district, numbered as the 2nd district in her first term, includes most of Iowa's southeastern quadrant, including Davenport, Bettendorf, Burlington, and Iowa City.
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Mariannette Miller-Meeks ran three unsuccessful campaigns for the US House against Dave Loebsack.
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Mariannette Miller-Meeks was reelected in 2022 by a margin of nearly seven percentage points, and won a third term in a very close race in 2024.
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Mariannette Jane Miller-Meeks was born in Herlong, California on September 6,1955.
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Mariannette Miller-Meeks enlisted in the United States Army at the age of 18 and served for 24 years, including as a nurse, physician, and member of the United States Army Reserve.
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Mariannette Miller-Meeks operated a private ophthalmology practice in Ottumwa, Iowa, until 2008.
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Mariannette Miller-Meeks served as the first female president of the Iowa Medical Society.
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Mariannette Miller-Meeks was the first woman on the faculty of the University of Iowa's department of ophthalmology and visual sciences, and worked as a representative from Iowa to the American Academy of Ophthalmology.
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When Mark Chelgren announced he was not running for reelection, Mariannette Miller-Meeks ran for Iowa Senate, District 41 in 2018, defeating Democratic nominee Mary Stewart.
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Mariannette Miller-Meeks served in the Iowa Senate from 2019 to 2020.
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Mariannette Miller-Meeks was the Republican nominee for Iowa's 2nd congressional district in 2008,2010, and 2014, losing to Dave Loebsack in all three races.
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Mariannette Miller-Meeks criticized EPA regulation of waterways and coal plants, saying it creates uncertainty for farmers.
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Mariannette Miller-Meeks ran to represent Iowa's 2nd congressional district again in 2020, following Loebsack's retirement.
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Mariannette Miller-Meeks defeated Hart in the general election by six votes; the Iowa Board of Canvass certified the result.
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On May 19,2021, Mariannette Miller-Meeks was one of 35 Republicans who joined all Democrats in voting to approve legislation to establish the January 6 commission meant to investigate the storming of the US Capitol.
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In 2020, Mariannette Miller-Meeks said that an infrastructure bill would be her main priority, suggesting a fuel tax increase to pay for it.
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In 2021, Mariannette Miller-Meeks voted against the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.
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Mariannette Miller-Meeks is married to Curt Meeks and has two children.
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In 2022, after her longtime home in Ottumwa had been drawn out of the district in the 2020 round of redistricting, Mariannette Miller-Meeks changed her voter registration to the Scott County home of state senator Chris Cournoyer.
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Two months before the 2024 general election, an Iowa citizen filed a complaint with the Office of Congressional Ethics, arguing that Mariannette Miller-Meeks had violated state law by registering in Scott County rather than in Wapello County.
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Mariannette Miller-Meeks organized a physician recruitment and retention organization to help bring physicians to southeast Iowa and has served as a court-appointed special advocate volunteer for children.