Maggie Tinsman | |
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Member of the Iowa Senate from the 41st district
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In office 1989–2007 | |
Member of the Scott County Board of Supervisors | |
In office 1978–1988 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Moline, Illinois, US | July 14, 1936
Political party | Republican |
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Maggie Tinsman (born July 14, 1936) is an American politician who served as a Republican member of the Iowa State Senate from 1989 to 2007.
Tinsman is an alumnus of the University of Colorado and the University of Iowa. Before her election to the state senate she served for 10 years as a Scott County Supervisor.
Tinsman ran for the Republican nomination for the 1996 U.S. Senate election, finishing 2nd in the primary behind Congressman Jim Ross Lightfoot.[1]
After leaving office, she has run a lobbying group involved in issues related to early childhood education.
References
[edit]- ^ "Chap10b&" (PDF). sos.iowa.gov. Retrieved December 20, 2017.
Sources
[edit]- Biography from Tinsman's website
- Page on Tinsman from Iowa State Senate website
- Iowa legislature bio of Tinsman