Beth Wessel-Kroeschell | |
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Member of the Iowa House of Representatives from the 49th district | |
Assumed office January 10, 2005 | |
Preceded by | Jane Greimann[1] |
Personal details | |
Born | 1959 (age 64–65) Ames, Iowa, U.S. |
Political party | Democratic |
Residence | Ames, Iowa |
Website | legis.iowa.gov/... |
Beth Wessel-Kroeschell (born 1959)[2] is an American politician who held the District 45 seat in the Iowa House of Representatives from 2005 to 2023. During the 2022 state legislative elections, she was redistricted to District 49.[3]
As of September 2011[update], Wessel-Kroeschell serves on several committees in the Iowa House – the Environmental Protection and Judiciary committees, as well as the Human Resources committee, where she is the ranking member. She is also a member of the Health and Human Services Appropriations Subcommittee and of the Medical Assistance Projections and Assessment Council.
Wessel-Kroeschell was born and raised in Ames, Iowa. Outside of politics, she is the public events coordinator for Reiman Gardens.[4]
*incumbent
Election | Political result | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | ||
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Iowa House of Representatives primary elections, 2004 [5] District 45 Turnout: 673 | Democratic | Beth Wessel-Kroeschell | Democratic | 418 | 62.1 | ||
Tara Van Brederode | Democratic | 217 | 32.2 | ||||
Leonard V. Larsen | Democratic | 30 | 4.5 | ||||
Shawn Carter | Democratic | 8 | 1.2 | ||||
Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2004 [6] District 45 Turnout: 14,005 | Democratic hold | Beth Wessel-Kroeschell | Democratic | 7,864 | 56.2 | ||
Randy R. Woodbury | Republican | 5,366 | 38.3 | ||||
Jerry Litzel | Independent | 749 | 5.3 | ||||
Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2006 [7] District 45 | Democratic hold | Beth Wessel-Kroeschell* | Democratic | unopposed | |||
Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2008 [8] District 45 Turnout: 14,808 | Democratic hold | Beth Wessel-Kroeschell* | Democratic | 8,589 | 58.0 | ||
Ryan Rhodes | Republican | 6,168 | 41.7 | ||||
Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2010 [9] District 45 Turnout: 8,314 | Democratic hold | Beth Wessel-Kroeschell* | Democratic | 4,396 | 52.9 | ||
Karin Sevde | Republican | 3,389 | 40.8 |