Wes Whitead

Infobox State Representative


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name = Wesley Whitead
state_house =Iowa
district =1st
term_start =2002
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preceded =Greg Hoverstein
succeeded =Incumbent
term_start2 =1995
term_end2 =2000
preceded2 =Ronald Nutt
succeeded2 =Greg Hoverstein
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birth_place =Sioux City, Iowa
party =Democratic
spouse =Donna
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residence =Sioux City, Iowa
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website = [http://www3.legis.state.ia.us/ga/member.do?id=167&ga=82 Representative Whitead]
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Wesley "Wes" Whitead is a Democratic member of the Iowa House of Representatives, representing the 1st District since 2002. Previously he served in the House from 1995 through 2000, when he lost to Greg Hoverstein. [http://www.sos.state.ia.us/elections/results/index.html]

Whitead currently serves on several committees in the Iowa House - the Government Oversight committee; the Local Government committee; the Natural Resources committee; the State Government committee; and the Veterans Affairs committee, where he is chair.

Whitead was re-elected in 2006 with 5,075 votes (63%), defeating Republican opponent Jamie Simmons. [http://www.sos.state.ia.us/pdfs/GenOffResults.pdf]

External links

* [http://www3.legis.state.ia.us/ga/member.do?id=167 Iowa General Assembly - Representative Wes Whitead] official IA government website
* [http://votesmart.org/bio.php?can_id=10979 Project Vote Smart - Wes Whitead] profile
*"Follow the Money" - Wes Whitead
** [http://www.followthemoney.org/database/StateGlance/candidate.phtml?si=200612&c=417788 2006] [http://www.followthemoney.org/database/StateGlance/candidate.phtml?si=200412&c=395783 2004] [http://www.followthemoney.org/database/StateGlance/candidate.phtml?si=200212&c=40102 2002] [http://www.followthemoney.org/database/StateGlance/candidate.phtml?si=200012&c=352570 2000] [http://www.followthemoney.org/database/StateGlance/candidate.phtml?si=199812&c=352286 1998] campaign contributions