Adrian Dickey | |
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Member of the Iowa Senate from the 44th district | |
Assumed office January 9, 2023 | |
Preceded by | Mariannette Miller-Meeks |
Constituency | District 44 - (2023-Present) District 41 - (2021-2023) |
Personal details | |
Born | Adrian Jeremy Dickey October 23, 1973 Packwood, Iowa, U.S. |
Political party | Republican |
Residence(s) | Packwood, Iowa, U.S. |
Occupation | Dickey Transport, president |
Adrian Jeremy Dickey (born October 23, 1973) is an American politician and a senator for the state of Iowa for District 44.[1]
Personal life
[edit]Dickey, the son of former longtime Packwood mayor Dave Dickey, was born in Packwood, Iowa in 1973. He resides there with his family.[2]
In 2022, a TikTok user published videos saying she had cut ties with her father, a "Republican state senator", for advocating the Iowa Supreme Court to overturn abortion rights in the Planned Parenthood v. Reynolds (2022) decision, and for voting to pass House File 2416, which banned trans women and girls from female sports. According to the poster, she is Adrian Dickey's daughter, Korynn.[3][4]
In 2023, Dickey was arrested for interference with official acts after allegedly refusing to move out of a roadway when asked by a police officer, amongst a crowd of already-gathered protesters as he was riding in Iowa's annual RAGBRAI. An alternative route he took brought him and his team to the isolated location.[5]
Political career
[edit]With Dave Loebsack's retirement, Mariannette Miller-Meeks resigned from her Iowa Senate, District 41 seat to fill the vacancy for Iowa's 2nd congressional district.[6] A special election was called for by Iowa governor Kim Reynolds to fill the vacancy left by Miller-Meeks.[7] Republican Packwood native Adrian Dickey defeated Democratic challenger Mary Stewart to win the vacant Iowa senate seat in January 2021.[8]
Electoral history
[edit]2021
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Adrian Dickey | 5,091 | 55.03 | |
Democratic | Mary Stewart | 4,111 | 44.07 | |
Write-ins | ||||
Total votes | 9,202 | 100 | ||
Republican hold |
2022
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Adrian Dickey | 5,362 | 99.63 | |
Write-ins | 20 | 0.37 | ||
Total votes | 5,382 | 100 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Adrian Dickey | 15,318 | 66.49 | |
Democratic | Rich Taylor | 7,699 | 33.42 | |
Write-ins | 22 | 0.10 | ||
Total votes | 23,039 | 100 | ||
Republican hold |
References
[edit]- ^ Iowa Legislative Services Agency. "State Representative". Retrieved 10 February 2021.
- ^ "Adrian Dickey, Mary Stewart running to replace Mariannette Miller-Meeks in the Iowa Senate". Iowa City Press-Citizen. 2021-01-24. Retrieved 2021-01-27.
- ^ O’Neill, Jesse (2022-07-01). "Iowa lawmaker Adrian Dickey's daughter rails against his anti-abortion stance". New York Post. Retrieved 2022-08-11.
- ^ "FUELIowa Member Adrian Dickey Announces Candidacy for State Senate Seat of Mariannette Miller-Meeks in Iowa Senate District 41". www.fueliowa.com. Retrieved 2022-07-20.
Adrian has two children, Korynn, 18, and Kyler, 16.
- ^ "Iowa state senator was participating in annual bike ride when he was arrested, lawyer says". www.wgem.com. 2023-07-27. Retrieved 2023-07-28.
- ^ "Miller-Meeks kicks off race for Iowa's 2nd District". The Gazette. 2019-10-01. Retrieved 2021-01-27.
- ^ "Gov. Kim Reynolds sets Jan. 26 special election to fill Mariannette Miller-Meeks' Iowa Senate seat". The Des Moines Register. 2020-12-31. Retrieved 2021-01-27.
- ^ "Republican Adrian Dickey wins Mariannette Miller-Meeks' seat in the Iowa Senate". Iowa City Press-Citizen. 2021-01-26. Retrieved 2021-01-27.
- ^ "Iowa Senate District 41 – Special Election 2021 – Canvass Summary (01/26/2021)" (PDF). Secretary of State of Iowa. 2021-01-28. Retrieved 2021-02-12.
- ^ "State of Iowa – Primary Election 2022". Secretary of State of Iowa. 2022-06-07. Retrieved 2022-12-08.
- ^ "State of Iowa – General Election 2022". Secretary of State of Iowa. 2022-11-08. Retrieved 2022-12-08.
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