Cherielynn Westrich
Cherielynn Westrich | |
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Member of the Iowa Senate from the 13th district | |
Incumbent | |
Assumed office January 9, 2023 | |
Preceded by | Julian Garrett |
Member of the Iowa House of Representatives from the 81st district | |
In office January 11, 2021 – January 8, 2023 | |
Preceded by | Mary Gaskill |
Succeeded by | Luana Stoltenberg |
Personal details | |
Born | Cherielynn Marie Westrich (1966-01-21) January 21, 1966 (age 58) Missouri, U.S. |
Political party | Republican |
Residence(s) | Ottumwa, Iowa, U.S. |
Occupation | singer, politician |
Musical career | |
Origin | Santa Monica, California |
Genres |
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Instruments | vocals |
Years active | 1994-present |
Labels | Maverick Records |
Formerly of | The Rentals |
Musical artist | |
Cherielynn Westrich (born January 21, 1966) is an American musician and politician best known as an founding member of the power pop band The Rentals and contributing to their biggest hit Friends of P.[1]
Westrich was born in Missouri in 1966. She resides in Ottumwa, Iowa.[2]
Career
Prior to politics, Westrich had been involved in the music industry as a vocalist and keyboardist for The Rentals, as a vocalist and bassist for Supersport 2000, and also as the singer for The Slow Signal Fade.
Westrich has appeared on the television program Overhaulin', where she's worked on cars. She owns MalWood USA LLC, a manufacturer of hydraulic clutch pedals in Ottumwa, Iowa.[3]
Westrich announced her candidacy for the vacant senate seat in District 13 following the passage of the (second) redistricting map in October 2021.[4]
Electoral history
*incumbent
2018
Election | Political result | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | ||
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Iowa House primary elections, 2018 [5] District 81 | Republican | Cherielynn Westrich | Republican | 530 | 99 | ||
Write-ins | Republican | 4 | 1 | ||||
Iowa House general election, 2018 [6] District 81 | Democratic | Mary Gaskill* | Democratic | 5,372 | 54.4 | ||
Cherielynn Westrich | Republican | 4,501 | 45.5 | ||||
Write-ins | 9 | 0.1 |
2020
Election | Political result | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | ||
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Iowa House primary elections, 2020 [7] District 81 | Republican | Cherielynn Westrich | Republican | 1,207 | 98.9 | ||
Write-ins | Republican | 14 | 1.1 | ||||
Iowa House general election, 2020 [8] District 81 | Republican | Cherielynn Westrich | Republican | 6,684 | 53.05 | ||
Mary Gaskill* | Democratic | 5,894 | 46.78 | ||||
Write-ins | 22 | 0.17 |
2022
Election | Political result | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | ||
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Iowa Senate primary elections, 2022 [9] District 13 | Republican | Cherielynn Westrich | Republican | 4,060 | 99.75 | ||
Write-ins | Republican | 10 | 0.25 | ||||
Iowa Senate general election, 2022 [10] District 13 | Republican | Cherielynn Westrich | Republican | 13,336 | 64.89 | ||
Matt Greiner | Democratic | 7,207 | 35.07 | ||||
Write-ins | 10 | 0.05 |
References
- ^ Iowa Legislative Services Agency. "State Representative". Retrieved 10 February 2021.
- ^ "Westrich announces statehouse bid". Ottumwa Courier. 2019-10-03. Retrieved 2020-11-04.
- ^ "Cherielynn Westrich Announces Run For Statehouse". Ottumwa Post. 2018-03-15. Retrieved 2020-11-04.
- ^ "Rep. Cherielynn Westrich announces run for new Senate District 13". KYOU-TV. 2021-10-31. Retrieved 2021-11-01.
- ^ "State of Iowa – Primary Election 2018 – Canvass Summary (06/05/2018)" (PDF). Secretary of State of Iowa. 2018-06-06. p. 404. Retrieved 2020-11-04.
- ^ "State of Iowa – General Election 2018 – Canvass Summary (11/06/2018)" (PDF). Secretary of State of Iowa. 2018-12-03. p. 169. Retrieved 2020-11-04.
- ^ "State of Iowa – Primary Election 2020 – Canvass Summary (06/29/2020)" (PDF). Secretary of State of Iowa. 2020-06-29. p. 256. Retrieved 2020-11-04.
- ^ "State of Iowa – General Election 2020 – Canvass Summary (11/03/2020)" (PDF). Secretary of State of Iowa. 2020-11-30. p. 143. Retrieved 2020-12-01.
- ^ "State of Iowa – Primary Election 2022". Secretary of State of Iowa. 2022-06-07. Retrieved 2022-06-08.
- ^ "State of Iowa – General Election 2022". Secretary of State of Iowa. 2022-11-08. Retrieved 2022-11-08.
External links
- Cherielynn Westrich @Ballotpedia
Iowa House of Representatives | ||
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Preceded by | 81st district 2021–2023 | Succeeded by |
Iowa Senate | ||
Preceded by | 13th district 2023–2027 | Succeeded by |
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