Staci Appel
Staci Appel | |
|---|---|
| Iowa Senator Staci Appel | |
| Member of the Iowa Senate from the 37th district | |
| Senate Assistant Majority Leader | |
| In office January 8, 2007 – January 10, 2011 | |
| Preceded by | Doug Shull |
| Succeeded by | Kent Sorenson |
| Chair, State Government Committee | |
| Vice Chair, Education Committee | |
| Vice Chair, Administration and Regulation Appropriations Subcommittee | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 4/19/1966 Waterloo, Iowa[1] |
| Political party | Iowa Democratic Party |
| Spouse | Brent R. Appel |
| Children | Six children: Theodore, Jacob, Isaac, Olivia, Michael, Samuel |
| Residence | Ackworth, Iowa |
| Website | Appel's website |
Staci Appel (born 19 April 1966) is an American politician from the U.S. state of Iowa. She is married to Iowa Supreme Court Justice Brent R. Appel. She served in the Iowa Senate as the Assistant Majority Leader from 2007 to 2011 representing the 37th District.
She is currently running for a seat in the United States House of Representatives for Iowa's 3rd congressional district. Appel has stated that the main issues she wishes to cover in Congress are: Education, Women's Health, Alternative Energy, Middle Class Priorities, Jobs & the Economy, & Farming & Agriculture.
If elected, she would be the first woman to represent Iowa in the United States Congress.[2]
Personal life
Staci Appel was born in Waterloo, Iowa. She grew up in Iowa City, Iowa, and attended Iowa City West High School.[3]
Appel's husband, Brent R. Appel, serves on the Iowa Supreme Court. Brent and Staci have six children.[4]
Appel, her husband, and their six children live on a farm in rural Ackworth, Iowa, an agricultural community outside of Indianola, Iowa.[5]
Career
Appel worked as a financial consultant with Merrill Lynch and UBS Paine Webber.
Appel has worked as a Sunday school teacher at the First United Methodist Church, in Ackworth.[6]
On August 9, 2013, Appel attended the "Madam President" conference with other leading female politicians from around the Midwestern United States. The conference discussed the prospects of electing the first woman to the office of President of the United States.[7]
Iowa Senate
Appel served on several committees in the Iowa Senate – the Agriculture committee; the State Government committee; the Ways and Means committee; and the Education committee, where she was vice chair. She also served as vice chair of the Administration and Regulation Appropriations Subcommittee.
Appel was elected in 2006 with 12,827 votes (50%), defeating Republican opponent Julian B. Garrett by 772 votes.[8]
As of July 2010, Appel sponsored 47 bills and 17 resolutions.[9]
Appel's first bill SF1 was to raise the minimum wage in Iowa to $7.25. Appel co-sponsored SR 134, "A resolution to honor Ms. Roxanne Barton Conlin for over four decades of service as an activist, community leader, and attorney advocate for the people" in 2008.
During her time in the State Senate Appel worked to pass the Equal Pay For Equal Work Act[10]
As a member of the Iowa Senate, Appel was appointed to be the Assistant Majority Leader.
Appel lost her bid for re-election to state Representative Kent Sorenson in 2010,[4] who won the election by a 58% to 40% margin.[11]
2014 U.S. Congressional election
Appel is running for Congress in Iowa's 3rd congressional district; the current incumbent is Republican congressman Tom Latham.[12] Appel has been endorsed by EMILY's List[13] and AFSCME.[14]
If elected, Appel would be the first woman to represent Iowa in Congress.[2][15]
On December 17, 2013, Tom Latham announced he would not be running for reelection.
References
- ^ Ferguson, Danielle (January 13, 2014). "Congressional candidate Staci Appel visits Ames - Iowa State Daily: News". Iowa State Daily. Retrieved February 18, 2014.
- ^ a b Voorhees, Josh (August 12, 2013). "Hillary-Iowa: Iowa has never elected a female governor, senator or house member". Slate.com. Retrieved February 18, 2014.
- ^ "Staci Appel - Iowa State Senate, Iowa City". Yatedo.com. October 5, 2010. Retrieved February 18, 2014.
- ^ a b Jacobs, Jennifer (July 8, 2013). "In video, Democrat Staci Appel says she'd 'get things done' in Congress". Des Moines Register. Retrieved August 7, 2013.
- ^ http://www.uiowa.edu/~govrel/legislativeupdates/staterelations/images/Staci%20Appel.pdf
- ^ "State Senator". Legis.iowa.gov. Retrieved February 18, 2014.
- ^ "Town Hall Meeting Electing Woman President | Video". C-SPAN.org. Retrieved February 18, 2014.
- ^ Official Results. 2006 General Elections, State of Iowa, November 26, 2006
- ^ Bills Sponsored by Senator APPEL. Coolice.legis.state.ia.us (April 14, 2008). Retrieved on March 8, 2011.
- ^ "N. Warren Town and County News July 18, 2013 Page11". Cwa.stparchive.com. Retrieved February 18, 2014.
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- ^ AP (July 8, 2013). "Former Iowa Sen. Staci Appel to run for Congress". KIMT. Retrieved August 7, 2013.
- ^ Noble, Jason (July 22, 2013). "Congressional candidate Staci Appel wins Emily's List recognition". Des Moines Register. Retrieved August 7, 2013.
- ^ Petroski, William (July 23, 2013). "Iowa AFSCME, representing 40,000 public employees, backs Pat Murphy for 1st District Congress; Staci Appel for 3rd District Congress". Des Moines Register. Retrieved August 7, 2013.
- ^ Featured Writers (August 4, 2013). "Obradovich: An Iowa woman in Congress? | A Better Iowa". Abetteriowa.desmoinesregister.com. Retrieved February 18, 2014.