Abby Finkenauer | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Iowa's 1st district | |
In office January 3, 2019 – January 3, 2021 | |
Preceded by | Rod Blum |
Succeeded by | Ashley Hinson |
Member of the Iowa House of Representatives from the 99th district | |
In office January 12, 2015 – January 3, 2019 | |
Preceded by | Pat Murphy |
Succeeded by | Lindsay James (elect) |
Personal details | |
Born | Abby Lea Finkenauer December 27, 1988 Dubuque, Iowa U.S. |
Political party | Democratic |
Education | Drake University (BA) |
Website | Campaign website |
Abby Lea Finkenauer (born December 27, 1988[1]) is an American politician. She is a member of the United States Democratic Party. She was a member of the United States House of Representatives for Iowa's 1st congressional district from January 3, 2019 until January 3, 2021.
In 2015, she became the member of the Iowa House of Representatives from the 99th district.
In the United States House of Representatives' 2018 election, Finkenauer was the Democratic nominee for Iowa's 1st Congressional District.[2] She won the election. She lost her re-election in November 2020 to Republican Ashley Hinson.
Finkenauer was born in Dubuque, Iowa.
In July 2021, Finkenauer announced her candidacy for the 2022 U.S. Senate election in Iowa, for the seat held by Chuck Grassley.[3] On April 11, 2022, a judge ruled that she could not appear on the Democratic primary ballot because her nominating petitions did not have enough verified signatures.[4] Four days later, the State Supreme Court ruled Finkenauer can appear on the ballot.[5] However, she lost the nomination to retired vice admiral Michael Franken in June 2022.[6]