Nancy A. Dunkel (born 1955) is an American politician.
Nancy Dunkel | |
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| Member of the Iowa House of Representatives from the 57th district | |
| In office 14 January 2013 – 8 January 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Jack Drake |
| Succeeded by | Shannon Lundgren |
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| Born | 1955 (age 68–69) Manchester, Iowa |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Occupation | banker |
Dunkel was born in 1955, in Manchester, Iowa. She was raised in Earlville and attended Loras College. Dunkel later moved to Dyersville, where she worked as a banker and in retirement, led the Dyersville Area Community Foundation.[1] In 2011, Dunkel was elected to the Iowa Women's Hall of Fame.[2]
Politically, Dunkel is affiliated with the Democratic Party. She ran unopposed for the open seat in District 57 of the Iowa House of Representatives in 2012,[3] as the incumbent officeholder Jack Drake was redistricted. Dunkel defeated Republican candidate Ryan Kilburg and Libertarian candidate David Snowden Overby in 2014.[4][5] After stepping down from the state legislature, Dunkel accepted a gubernatorial appointment to serve on the Iowa Board of Regents in 2017.[6][7] The Iowa Senate voted unanimously to approve Dunkel's appointment.[8]
References
edit- ^ "Representative Nancy Dunkel". Iowa General Assembly. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
- ^ Plogman, Danielle (15 August 2011). "Iowa Women's Hall of Fame inductees announced". The Gazette. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
- ^ "IBM employee announces bid to unseat Dunkel". Telegraph Herald. Associated Press. 4 March 2014. Retrieved 20 June 2022. Alternate URL
- ^ "Zwingle man will challenge Dunkel". Cascade Pioneer. 5 March 2014. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
- ^ Becker, Stacey (25 October 2014). "3 vie to represent most of Dubuque County". Telegraph Herald. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
- ^ Charis-Carlson, Jeff (1 March 2017). "Branstad reappoints one regent, doesn't reappoint another". Iowa City Press-Citizen. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
- ^ Miller, Vanessa (1 March 2017). "Two new members to join Board of Regents". The Gazette. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
- ^ Dalbey, Jake (10 April 2017). "Three regent appointees confirmed by Senate". Iowa State Daily. Retrieved 20 June 2022.