Kirsten Running-Marquardt

Kirsten Running-Marquardt is a Democratic Iowa State Representative, elected to represent the 33rd District in the Iowa House of Representatives since a special election in November 2009. She replaced Dick Taylor, who resigned in October 2009 to focus on his family.[1][2]

Kirsten Running-Marquardt
Member of the Iowa House of Representatives
from the 33rd district
Assumed office
2009
Preceded byDick Taylor
Personal details
Born (1977-07-06) July 6, 1977
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse(s)Coy
ResidenceCedar Rapids, Iowa
Alma materUniversity of Iowa

As of October 2011, Running-Marquardt serves on several committees in the Iowa House - the Appropriations, Economic Growth/Rebuild Iowa, Labor, and Local Government committees. She also serves as the ranking member of the Economic Development Appropriations Subcommittee.

Electoral history

Running-Marquardt was first elected on November 24, 2009 for the remainder of retiring Representative Dick Taylor's term. She won the election, defeating Republican opponent Joshua Thurston. She won re-election in a 2010 re-match with Thurston. *incumbent

Election Political result Candidate Party Votes %
Iowa House of Representatives special elections, 2009 [3]
District 33
Turnout: 1,954		Democratic hold Kirsten Running-MarquardtDemocratic1,52778.1
Joshua Thurston Republican42021.5
Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2010 [4]
District 33
Turnout: 8,905		Democratic hold Kirsten Running-Marquardt*Democratic5,36460.2
Josh Thurston Republican3,06734.4

References
  1. Candidate selected for special House election, Jason Clayworth, Des Moines Register, October 29, 2009
  2. Running-Marquardt wins special election by wide margin Archived 2010-08-03 at the Wayback Machine, Linda Waddington, The Iowa Independent, November 25, 2009
  3. "State of Iowa Official Canvass Summary, November 24, 2009 Special Election To Fill Vacancy Iowa House District 33" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. Retrieved 2011-10-20.
  4. "Official Results Report, General Election held November 2, 2010" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. 2010-12-16. p. 74. Retrieved 2011-09-19.
Iowa House of Representatives
Preceded by
Dick Taylor		 33rd District
2009 – present		 Succeeded by
Incumbent
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