Tami Wiencek Explained

Tamorah J. Wiencek
State House:Iowa
District:21st
Term Start:January 8, 2007
Term End:January 11, 2009
Preceded:Don Shoultz
Succeeded:Kerry Burt
Birth Place:Chicago, Illinois
Party:Republican
Residence:Waterloo, Iowa
Alma Mater:Drake University
Occupation:Public Relations Consultant
Website:Wiencek's official website
Footnotes:[1]

Tami Wiencek (born 1969) is a former member of the Iowa legislature, representing the 21st District in the Iowa House of Representatives from 2007 to 2009.

Wiencek served on several committees in the Iowa House - the Economic Growth, Education, and Ways and Means committees. She also served on the Administration and Regulation Appropriations Subcommittee.

Wiencek was elected in 2006, defeating Democratic incumbent Don Shoultz, despite the fact that 2006 was a very favorable election year for Iowa Democrats.[2] However, she was defeated by Democrat Kerry Burt in the following 2008 elections.

Prior to her political career, she worked as a reporter/anchor on KWWL-TV in Waterloo. In 2005, she worked for Beecher & Wiencek Public Relations, a public relations firm.[3]

Electoral history

*incumbent

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: HOUSE DISTRICT 21 Representative-Elect Tami Wiencek, Waterloo. https://web.archive.org/web/20121008221343/http://www.uiowa.edu/~govrel/legislativeupdates/staterelations/images/Tami%20Wiencek.pdf. dead. October 8, 2012. 2009-03-18. November 14, 2006.
  2. News: Pat . Kinney . Pat Kinney . Former TV journalist Tami Wiencek upsets Shoultz; Kelley tops Wieland; Kressig defeats Reisetter. . . Fee . . 8 November 2006 . 2009-03-18 . Veteran former television news reporter/anchor Tami Wiencek was local Republicans' shining -- and only -- star in Tuesday's election. Wiencek, a popular former KWWL-TV journalist, staved off a Democratic sweep of local statehouse and county races with a stunning upset of 12-term incumbent State Rep.....
  3. Web site: Consumer Credit Counseling Service of Northeastern Iowa Ready to Help Bankruptcy Clients . 2 November 2005 . Consumer Credit Counseling Service of Northeastern Iowa, Inc. . 2009-03-18 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20081120135501/http://www.cccsia.org/documents/October17thCCCSRelease.pdf . November 20, 2008 .