Tracy Ehlert
Appearance
Tracy Ehlert | |
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Member of the Iowa House of Representatives from the 70th district | |
Assumed office January 14, 2019[1] | |
Preceded by | Todd Taylor |
Personal details | |
Political party | Democratic |
Residence | Cedar Rapids, Iowa[2] |
Occupation | Early Childhood Education Small Business Owner[3] |
Tracy Ehlert is an American politician. She is a Democrat representing the 79th district in the Iowa House of Representatives.
Political career
[edit]In 2017, Ehlert announced she was running to represent District 70 in the Iowa House of Representatives, after former representative Todd Taylor decided to run for a seat in the State Senate.[4] She was unopposed in the Democratic primary, and went on to win the general election. She is running for re-election in 2020.[1]
Ehlert currently sits on the following committees:[3]
- Economic Growth
- Education
- Human Resources
- Labor
- Education Appropriations Subcommittee
Electoral record
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Tracy Ehlert | 9,364 | 76.5% | |
Libertarian | Myra Matejka | 2,764 | 22.6% | |
Other/Write-in | 113 | 0.9% |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Tracy Ehlert". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
- ^ "Tracy Ehlert, candidate for Iowa House District 70". The Gazette. 18 October 2018. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
- ^ a b "Representative Tracy Ehlert". The Iowa Legislature. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
- ^ "Cedar Rapids business owner running in Iowa House 70 She currently has one son Liam Smith". The Gazette. 18 July 2017. Retrieved 23 June 2020.