Heather Ryan
Heather Ryan (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Iowa House of Representatives to represent District 31. She lost in the Democratic primary on June 5, 2018.
Ryan also ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Iowa's 3rd Congressional District. She did not appear on the ballot for the Democratic primary on June 5, 2018.
Ryan unsuccessfully ran for one of two at-large seats on the Des Moines Board of Directors that was up for election on September 10, 2013.
Biography
Heather Ryan resides in Des Moines, Iowa with her husband and their two children.[1] Ryan graduated from East High School, which is part of Des Moines Public Schools.[2] She attended Chapman University before receiving a B.A. in political science from Drake University in 2000.[3] Ryan enlisted in the United States Navy in 1992 and achieved the rank of Yeoman Third Class before leaving the service in 1996.[4] She was employed as a membership manager by NARAL Pro-Choice America from 2000 to 2005, campaign manager for congressional candidate Eric Streit from 2005 to 2006, and owner of the Ryan Talent Group from 2005 to the present.[3][4] In 2008, Ryan ran unsuccessfully as a Democrat for Kentucky's District 1 seat in the U.S. House of Representatives, but lost in the general election to Republican candidate Edward Whitfield.[3] Ryan has appeared on several television shows, including Party/Party, Toddlers and Tiaras and Eden's World.[2]
Elections
2018
General election
General election for Iowa House of Representatives District 31
Incumbent Rick Olson won election in the general election for Iowa House of Representatives District 31 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Rick Olson (D) | 96.0 | 8,576 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 4.0 | 360 | ||
| Total votes: 8,936 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 31
Incumbent Rick Olson defeated Tiffany Allison and Heather Ryan in the Democratic primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 31 on June 5, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Rick Olson | 63.2 | 1,385 | |
| Tiffany Allison | 22.3 | 489 | ||
| Heather Ryan | 14.5 | 317 | ||
| Total votes: 2,191 | ||||
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2013
Connie Boesen and Rob X. Barron defeated incumbent Joe Jongewaard and challengers Heather Ryan and Shane Schulte for two at-large seats in the general election on September 10, 2013.[5][6]
Results
| Des Moines Public Schools, At-large General Election, 4-year term, 2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan |  Connie Boesen Incumbent |
24.4% | 2,838 | |
| Nonpartisan | Rob X. Barron |
23.2% | 2,699 | |
| Nonpartisan | Joe Jongewaard Incumbent | 22.9% | 2,671 | |
| Nonpartisan | Shane Schulte | 19.3% | 2,251 | |
| Nonpartisan | Heather Ryan | 9.2% | 1,076 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 1% | 120 | |
| Total Votes | 11,655 | |||
| Source: Polk County Auditor, "School Board Election," accessed September 14, 2013 | ||||
Funding
During her campaign, no campaign donations or expenditures for Heather Ryan were reported to the Iowa Secretary of State.[7]
Endorsements
Heather Ryan did not receive any official endorsements for her campaign.
Campaign themes
According to Ryan, she "decided to run for school board because I genuinely feel that our students are losing out to all of the scandal of the current school board."[8] Ryan's campaign website listed the following campaign themes for 2013:[9]
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Note: The above quote is from the candidate's website, which may include some typographical or spelling errors.
See also
- State legislative elections, 2018
- Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2018
- Iowa House of Representatives
- Iowa's 3rd Congressional District election, 2018
- Des Moines Public Schools, Iowa
- Des Moines Public Schools Elections (2013)
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Facebook, "Heather Ryan," accessed July 31, 2013
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 IMDb, "Biography for Heather A. Ryan," accessed July 31, 2013
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Project Vote Smart, "Heather A. Ryan's Biography," accessed July 31, 2013
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 LinkedIn, "Heather Ryan," accessed July 31, 2013
- ↑ Jens Manuel Krogstad, Des Moines Register, "Boesen to seek re-election," July 18, 2013
- ↑ Mary Stegmeir, Des Moines Register, "Mix of incumbents, challengers to join Des Moines school board," September 10, 2013
- ↑ IECDB Web Reporting System, "IECDB State/Local Campaign Disclosure Reports," accessed September 9, 2013
- ↑ Stephanie Moore, WHOtv.com 13, "SCHOOL BOARD: New Candidates Ready To Run," September 4, 2013
- ↑ Elect Heather Ryan for DSM School Board, "About Heather," accessed August 5, 2013
