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Permanent LinkLinda L. Upmeyer
| Bills & Committees | |
| Nurse Practitioner | |
| Cerro Gordo | |
| 88 | |
| 01/14/2019 - 01/10/2021 | |
| 54 |
Serving ninth term in House. Currently serving as the Speaker of the House of Representatives. Nurse practitioner (ARNP-c). Received A.D.N. from North Iowa Area Community College, B.S.N. from the University of Iowa, and M.S.N. nurse practitioner from Drake University. Member of Zion Evangelical and Reformed Church, Farm Bureau, Sigma Theta Tau International Nursing Honor Society, Omicron Delta Kappa National Leadership Honor Society, and Phi Theta Kappa. Former trustee for North Iowa Area Community College (NIACC) and former board member of both the national and Iowa associations of Community College Trustees. 2014 National Chair of the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) Board of Directors. State Legislative Leaders Foundation (SLLF) Board of Directors. National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) Executive Committee. Member of Midwestern Legislative Conference (MLC) Executive Committee. Participant in the National Security Seminar at U.S. Army War College in 2017, the Darden Institute at the University of Virginia in 2010, the Toll Fellow program in 2006, and the Bowhay Institute for Legislative Leadership Development (BILLD) in 2004. Born in 1952 in Garner. Resides in Clear Lake. Husband, Doug; four sons, one daughter, and six grandchildren.Term
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| Cerro Gordo | |
| 87 | |
| 01/09/2017 - 01/13/2019 | |
| 54 |
Serving eighth term in House. Currently serving as the Speaker of the House of Representatives. Nurse practitioner (ARNP-c). Received A.D.N. from North Iowa Area Community College, B.S.N. from the University of Iowa, and M.S.N. nurse practitioner from Drake University. Member of Zion Evangelical and Reformed Church, Farm Bureau, Sigma Theta Tau International Nursing Honor Society, Omicron Delta Kappa National Leadership Honor Society, and Phi Theta Kappa. Former trustee for North Iowa Area Community College (NIACC) and former board member of both the national and Iowa associations of Community College Trustees. 2014 National Chair of the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) Board of Directors. Member of Midwestern Legislative Conference (MLC) Executive Committee. Participant in the National Security Seminar at U.S. Army War College in 2017, the Darden Institute at the University of Virginia in 2010, the Toll Fellow program in 2006, and the Bowhay Institute for Legislative Leadership Development (BILLD) in 2004. Born in 1952 in Garner. Resides in Clear Lake. Husband, Doug; four sons, one daughter, and five grandchildren.Term
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| Bills & Committees | |
| Nurse Practitioner | |
| Cerro Gordo | |
| 86 | |
| 01/12/2015 - 01/08/2017 | |
| 54 |
Serving seventh term in House. Nurse practitioner (ARNP-c). Received A.D.N. from North Iowa Area Community College, B.S.N. from the University of Iowa, and M.S.N. nurse practitioner from Drake University. Member of Zion Evangelical and Reformed Church, Farm Bureau, Sigma Theta Tau International Nursing Honor Society, Omicron Delta Kappa National Leadership Honor Society, and Phi Theta Kappa. Former trustee for North Iowa Area Community College (NIACC) and former board member of both the national and Iowa associations of Community College Trustees. 2014 National Chair of the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) Board of Directors, Midwestern Legislative Conference (MLC) Executive Committee, Toll Fellow (2006), Bowhay Institute for Legislative Leadership Development (BILLD) in 2004, and the Darden Institute, University of Virginia (2010). Born in 1952 in Garner. Resides in Clear Lake. Husband, Doug; four sons, one daughter, four grandsons, and one granddaughter.Term
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| Nurse Practitioner | |
| Cerro Gordo | |
| 85 | |
| 01/14/2013 - 01/11/2015 | |
| 54 |
Serving sixth term in House. Nurse practitioner (ARNP-c). Received A.D.N. from North Iowa Area Community College, B.S.N. from the University of Iowa, and M.S.N. nurse practitioner from Drake University. Past member of Hancock County Republican Central Committee. Member of Zion Evangelical and Reformed Church, Farm Bureau, Sigma Theta Tau International Nursing Honor Society, Omicron Delta Kappa National Leadership Honor Society, and Phi Theta Kappa. Former trustee for North Iowa Area Community College and former board member of both the national and Iowa associations of Community College Trustees. Serves as vice chair of the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) Board of Directors, Midwestern Legislative Conference Executive Committee, Toll Fellow (2006), Bowhay Institute for Legislative Leadership Development (BILLD) in 2004, and the Darden Institute, University of Virginia (2010). Born in 1952 in Garner. Resides in Clear Lake. Husband, Doug; four sons, one daughter, and three grandsons.Term
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| Nurse Practitioner | |
| Hancock | |
| 84 | |
| 01/10/2011 - 01/13/2013 | |
| 12 |
Serving fifth term in House. Nurse Practitioner (ARNP-c). Received A.D.N. in nursing from North Iowa Area Community College, B.S.N. from the University of Iowa, and M.S.N. nurse practitioner from Drake University. Past member of Hancock County Republican Central Committee. Member of Zion Evangelical and Reformed Church, Farm Bureau, American Academy of Nurse Practitioners, Iowa Society of Nurse Practitioners, Sigma Theta Tau International Nursing Honor Society, Omicron Delta Kappa National Leadership Honor Society, Phi Theta Kappa. Former trustee for North Iowa Area Community College and former board member of both the national and Iowa Association of Community College Trustees. Serves as treasurer of the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) Board of Directors, Midwestern Legislative Conference Executive Committee, Toll Fellow, 2006, Bowhay Institute for Legislative Leadership Development (BILLD), 2004, and the Darden Institute, University of Virginia, 2010. Born in 1952 in Garner. Resides on a farm near Garner. Husband, Doug; four sons, one daughter, and three grandsons.Term
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| Nurse Practitioner | |
| Hancock | |
| 83 | |
| 01/12/2009 - 01/09/2011 | |
| 12 |
Serving fourth term in House. Nurse Practitioner (ARNP-c). Received A.D.N. in nursing from North Iowa Area Community College, B.S.N. from the University of Iowa, and M.S.N. nurse practitioner from Drake University. Past member of Hancock County Republican Central Committee. Member of Zion Evangelical and Reformed Church, Farm Bureau, American Academy of Nurse Practitioners, Iowa Society of Nurse Practitioners, Sigma Theta Tau International Nursing Honor Society, Omicron Delta Kappa National Leadership Honor Society, Phi Theta Kappa. Former trustee for North Iowa Area Community College and former board member of both the national and Iowa Association of Community College Trustees. Served on American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) Board of Directors, ALEC Public Sector Chair of Health and Human Services Task Force, Midwestern Legislative Conference Executive Committee, Toll Fellow, 2006, and Bowhay Institute for Legislative Leadership Development (BILLD), 2004. Born in 1952 in Garner. Resides on a farm near Garner. Husband Doug; four sons, one daughter, and two grandsons.Term
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| Hancock | |
| 82 | |
| 01/08/2007 - 01/11/2009 | |
| 12 |
Serving third term in House. Nurse practitioner (ARNP-c). Received A.D.N. in nursing from North Iowa Area Community College, B.S.N. from the University of Iowa, and M.S.N. nurse practitioner from Drake University. Past member of Hancock County Republican Central Committee. Member of Zion Evangelical and Reformed Church, Farm Bureau, American Academy of Nurse Practitioners, Iowa Society of Nurse Practitioners, Signa Theta Tau International Nursing Honor Society, Omicron Delta Kappa National Leadership Honor Society, Phi Theta Kappa. Former trustee for North Iowa Area Community College and former board member of both the national and Iowa Association of Community College Trustees. Born in 1952 in Garner. Resides on a farm near Garner. Husband Doug; four sons, one daughter, and two grandsons. Term
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| Hancock | |
| 81 | |
| 01/10/2005 - 01/07/2007 | |
| 12 |
Serving second term in House. Cardiology nurse practitioner. Received A.A. in nursing from North Iowa Area Community College, B.S.N. from the University of Iowa, and M.S.N. nurse practitioner from Drake University. Past member of County Republican Central Committee. Member of Zion Evangelical and Reformed Church, Farm Bureau, Iowa Nurses Association/American Nurses Association, Professional Cardiovascular Nurses Association, American Academy of Nurse Practitioners, Iowa Society of Nurse Practitioners, Signa Theta Tau International Nursing Honor Society, Omicron Delta Kappa National Leadership Honor Society, Phi Theta Kappa, American Heart Association Cardiovascular Nursing Council, and Wise Women Medical Advisory Board. Former trustee for North Iowa Area Community College and former board member of both the national and Iowa Association of Community College Trustees. Raised on a family farm near Garner. Resides in Garner. Husband Doug; four sons, one daughter, and one grandchild. Term
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| Hancock | |
| 80 | |
| 01/13/2003 - 01/09/2005 | |
| 12 |
Cardiology nurse practitioner, Raised on a family farm near Garner. Resides in Garner. Received A.A. in nursing from North Iowa Area Community College, B.S.N. from the University of Iowa, and M.S.N.-Nurse Practitioner from Drake. Past member of County Republican Central Committee. Member of Zion Evangelical and Reformed Church, Farm Bureau, Iowa Nurses Association! American Nurses Association, Professional Cardiovascular Nurses Association, American Academy of Nurse Practitioners, Iowa Society of Nurse Practitioners, Signa Theta Tau International Nursing Honor Society, Omicron Delta Kappa National Leadership Honor Society, Phi Theta Kappa, American Heart Association Cardiovascular Nursing Council, and Wise Women Medical Advisory Board, Former trustee for North Iowa Area Community College and former board member of both the National and Iowa Association of Community College Trustees. Husband Doug; one daughter and four sons. Serving first term in House.