Jeff Angelo
Encyclopedia
Jeff M. Angelo was the Iowa
State Senator
from the 48th District. He served in the Iowa Senate
1997–2009 and was an assistant minority leader
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Angelo served on several committees in the Iowa Senate - the Appropriations committee, the Commerce committee; the Local Government committee; the Rules and Administration committee; and the Ways and Means committee.
Angelo was re-elected in 2004 with 14,981 votes (54%), defeating Democratic
opponent Steve Waterman. On September 17, 2007, he announced would not seek re-election in 2008.
Iowa
Iowa is a state located in the Midwestern United States, an area often referred to as the "American Heartland". It derives its name from the Ioway people, one of the many American Indian tribes that occupied the state at the time of European exploration. Iowa was a part of the French colony of New...
State Senator
State Senator
A state senator is a member of a state's Senate, the upper house in the bicameral legislature of 49 U.S. states, or a legislator in Nebraska's one house State Legislature.There are typically fewer state senators than there are members of a state's lower house...
from the 48th District. He served in the Iowa Senate
Iowa Senate
The Iowa Senate is the upper house of the Iowa General Assembly. There are 50 members of the Senate, representing 50 single-member districts across the state with populations of approximately 59,500 per constituency. Each Senate district is composed of two House districts...
1997–2009 and was an assistant minority leader
Minority leader
In U.S. politics, the minority leader is the floor leader of the second largest caucus in a legislative body. Given the two-party nature of the U.S. system, the minority leader is almost inevitably either a Republican or a Democrat, with their counterpart being of the opposite party. The position...
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Angelo served on several committees in the Iowa Senate - the Appropriations committee, the Commerce committee; the Local Government committee; the Rules and Administration committee; and the Ways and Means committee.
Angelo was re-elected in 2004 with 14,981 votes (54%), defeating Democratic
Iowa Democratic Party
The Iowa Democratic Party is the local branch of the Democratic Party in the state of Iowa.-Current elected officials:Iowa Democrats are in control of the Iowa Senate, one of the state's United States Senate seats, and three out of the state's five United States House of Representatives seats. ...
opponent Steve Waterman. On September 17, 2007, he announced would not seek re-election in 2008.
External links
- Iowa General Assembly - Senator Jeff Angelo official government website
- Project Vote Smart - Jeff Angelo profile
- Follow the Money - Jeff Angelo
- Iowa Senate Republicans - Jeff Angelo profile