24 Facts About Theresa Greenfield

Theresa Greenfield was born on October 20,1963 and is an American businesswoman, government official, and former political candidate.

Theresa Greenfield was the Democratic nominee for the 2020 United States Senate election in Iowa, losing to incumbent Republican Joni Ernst.

On November 18,2021, Greenfield was appointed USDA Rural Development director for Iowa.

Theresa Greenfield's parents raised hogs and grew crops on a small farm, and her father was a crop dusting pilot.

Theresa Greenfield helped with farm jobs such as driving tractors and grain trucks, bailing hay, and feeding hogs; and by the age of 16, assisted in negotiating contract terms and demarcating fields for the family crop-dusting business.

Theresa Greenfield took courses at Iowa Lakes Community College and Iowa State University before graduating from Minnesota State University, Mankato in 1987 with a bachelor's degree in design and human development.

In 2005, Theresa Greenfield took a position at the home building company Rottlund Homes in Roseville, Minnesota, where she was named president of the Iowa division in 2007.

Theresa Greenfield is a member of the board of the American Institute of Certified Planners, Commercial Real Estate Women of Iowa, and the Windsor Heights Chamber of Commerce.

In July 2017, Theresa Greenfield announced her candidacy for the 2018 Democratic nomination in Iowa's 3rd congressional district.

Theresa Greenfield withdrew from the race in March 2018 after learning her campaign manager had falsified some of the 1,790 required signatures to qualify her for the ballot.

Theresa Greenfield's campaign tried to collect a new set of signatures in the 24 hours before the filing deadline, but was only able to acquire 1,592 valid signatures.

On June 3,2019, Theresa Greenfield declared her candidacy for the Senate seat held by first-term senator Joni Ernst.

Theresa Greenfield received endorsements from former president Barack Obama, Minnesota Senator Amy Klobuchar, Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren, Representative Abby Finkenauer, Representative Dave Loebsack, former Iowa first lady and education advocate Christie Vilsack, and former lieutenant governor of Iowa Sally Pederson.

Theresa Greenfield was endorsed by organizations including the Iowa AFL-CIO, Iowa IBEW State Conference, EMILY's List, End Citizens United, and Giffords.

Theresa Greenfield is in favor of the Affordable Care Act and expanding Medicaid.

Theresa Greenfield has supported a public option for health insurance coverage, but does not support Medicare for All.

Theresa Greenfield has called for further federal stimulus to combat the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States, including direct payments to individuals, extending expanded unemployment benefits, and expanded Paycheck Protection Program payments for small businesses.

Theresa Greenfield called for a statewide mask mandate to alleviate the spread of the COVID-19 virus.

Theresa Greenfield proposed a ban on corporate Political Action Committee money, passing lobbying reforms, and overturning the Supreme Court's decision on Citizens United.

Theresa Greenfield accepts the scientific consensus on climate change, linking the climate change to the August 2020 Midwest derecho which caused flooding in Iowa.

Theresa Greenfield criticized Senator Joni Ernst for taking money from the oil industry and for denying the scientific consensus on climate change.

In 1985, Theresa Greenfield married Rodney Wirtjes, an electrician, who served as a journeyman lineworker and a member of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers.

At the time Theresa Greenfield was 24 years old, with a one-year-old son, and was pregnant with her second son who was born five months later.

Theresa Greenfield later married Steve Miller, with whom she had two more children.