Nancy Dunkel
Member of the Iowa House of Representatives
from the 57th district
In office
14 January 2013 – 8 January 2017
Preceded byJack Drake
Succeeded byShannon Lundgren
Personal details
Born1955 (age 68–69)
Manchester, Iowa
Political partyDemocratic
Occupationbanker

Nancy A. Dunkel (born 1955) is an American politician.

Dunkel was born in 1955, in Manchester, Iowa. She was raised in Earlville and attended Loras College. Dunkel later moved to Dyersville, where she worked as a banker and in retirement, led the Dyersville Area Community Foundation.[1] In 2011, Dunkel was elected to the Iowa Women's Hall of Fame.[2]

Politically, Dunkel is affiliated with the Democratic Party. She ran unopposed for the open seat in District 57 of the Iowa House of Representatives in 2012,[3] as the incumbent officeholder Jack Drake was redistricted. Dunkel defeated Republican candidate Ryan Kilburg and Libertarian candidate David Snowden Overby in 2014.[4][5] After stepping down from the state legislature, Dunkel accepted a gubernatorial appointment to serve on the Iowa Board of Regents in 2017.[6][7] The Iowa Senate voted unanimously to approve Dunkel's appointment.[8]

References

  1. ^ "Representative Nancy Dunkel". Iowa General Assembly. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
  2. ^ Plogman, Danielle (15 August 2011). "Iowa Women's Hall of Fame inductees announced". The Gazette. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
  3. ^ "IBM employee announces bid to unseat Dunkel". Telegraph Herald. Associated Press. 4 March 2014. Retrieved 20 June 2022. Alternate URL
  4. ^ "Zwingle man will challenge Dunkel". Cascade Pioneer. 5 March 2014. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
  5. ^ Becker, Stacey (25 October 2014). "3 vie to represent most of Dubuque County". Telegraph Herald. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
  6. ^ Charis-Carlson, Jeff (1 March 2017). "Branstad reappoints one regent, doesn't reappoint another". Iowa City Press-Citizen. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
  7. ^ Miller, Vanessa (1 March 2017). "Two new members to join Board of Regents". The Gazette. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
  8. ^ Dalbey, Jake (10 April 2017). "Three regent appointees confirmed by Senate". Iowa State Daily. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
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