Adrian Dickey Explained

Adrian Dickey
State Senate1:Iowa
District1:44th
Term Start1:January 9, 2023
Predecessor1:Mariannette Miller-Meeks
Constituency1:District 44 - (2023-Present)
District 41 - (2021-2023)
Birth Name:Adrian Jeremy Dickey
Birth Date:23 October 1973
Birth Place:Packwood, Iowa, U.S.
Party:Republican
Residence: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

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

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

2022

See main article: 2022 Iowa Senate election.

External links

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: State Representative. Iowa Legislative Services Agency. 10 February 2021.
  2. Web site: Adrian Dickey, Mary Stewart running to replace Mariannette Miller-Meeks in the Iowa Senate . . 2021-01-24 . 2021-01-27.
  3. Web site: O’Neill . Jesse . 2022-07-01 . Iowa lawmaker Adrian Dickey’s daughter rails against his anti-abortion stance . 2022-08-11 . New York Post . en-US.
  4. Web site: FUELIowa Member Adrian Dickey Announces Candidacy for State Senate Seat of Mariannette Miller-Meeks in Iowa Senate District 41 . 2022-07-20 . www.fueliowa.com. Adrian has two children, Korynn, 18, and Kyler, 16..
  5. Web site: Iowa state senator was participating in annual bike ride when he was arrested, lawyer says . www.wgem.com . 2023-07-27 . 2023-07-28.
  6. Web site: Miller-Meeks kicks off race for Iowa's 2nd District . . 2019-10-01 . 2021-01-27.
  7. Web site: Gov. Kim Reynolds sets Jan. 26 special election to fill Mariannette Miller-Meeks' Iowa Senate seat . . 2020-12-31 . 2021-01-27.
  8. Web site: Republican Adrian Dickey wins Mariannette Miller-Meeks' seat in the Iowa Senate . . 2021-01-26 . 2021-01-27.