Nathan Willems

American politician

Nathan Willems


Member of the Iowa House of Representatives from the 29th district
In office January 12, 2009 – January 14, 2013
Preceded by	Ro Foege
Succeeded by	Dan Zumbach^[1]

Personal details
Born	Anamosa, Iowa
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Margret Ann Willems
Children	Ava Grace Willems (June, 2008) Emery Ann Willems (October, 2009) Marlie Jo Willems (March, 2012)
Residence	Mount Vernon, Iowa
Alma mater	Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service (Georgetown University) University of Iowa College of Law
Occupation	Attorney
Website	legislative website Campaign biography

Nathan Willems is a Democrat representing the 29th District in the Iowa House of Representatives since 2009. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Foreign Service from Georgetown University's Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service (2001) and a Juris Doctor from the University of Iowa College of Law (2007).^[2]

As of September 2011^[update], Willems serves on Iowa House committees for Education (ranking member), Labor, and Ways and Means. He also sits on the Education Appropriations Subcommittee. He was elected in 2008, defeating Republican opponent Emma Nemencek and was re-elected in 2010.

Willems was a field organizer for Congressman Leonard Boswell's 1998 reelection campaign. He managed two Iowa House races in 2000. In 2001 he worked on the unsuccessful United States House campaigns of John Norris and Julie Thomas. He was a legislative clerk for Iowa Representative Ro Foege, whom he later succeeded in the Iowa House. He was a regional director for Howard Dean's Iowa caucus campaign. He worked one summer in the legal department of Iowa Union of Operating Engineers Local 49 before taking his current job as an attorney at Rush & Nicholson, P.L.C., practicing labor and employment law.

Nate is active in the Linn County Democratic Central Committee, the Lisbon Lincoln Highway Lions Club, the Mount Vernon Athletic Boosters, and is First Vice President of the Iowa Federation of Teachers.^[3]

Electoral history

*incumbent

Election			Party	Votes	%
Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2008 ^[4] District 29 Turnout: 18,015	Democratic hold	Nate Willems	Democratic	10,524	58.4
	Democratic hold	Emma Nemecek	Republican	7,469	41.5
Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2010 ^[5] District 29 Turnout: 14,862	Democratic hold	Nathan Willems*	Democratic	7,487	50.4
	Democratic hold	Shawn Graham	Republican	6,658	44.8

References

^ "2012 General Election Canvass Summary" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. p. 44. Retrieved 2015-01-24.
^ Biography of Nathan Williams. Retrieved December 19, 2012.
^ Willems, Nate (March 16, 2008). "MyDD :: I Am Running for the Iowa House". Retrieved 2009-03-17.
^ "November 4, 2008 General Election Results". Iowa Secretary of State. Archived from the original on April 8, 2009. Retrieved 2011-09-19.
^ "Official Results Report, General Election held November 2, 2010" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. 2010-12-16. p. 70. Retrieved 2011-09-19.^{[permanent dead link]}