Annette Sweeney

Annette Sweeney (born December 9, 1957) is an American politician who is the Iowa State Senator for the 27th District. A Republican, she has been in the Iowa Senate since 2018, when she won a special election to replace Bill Dix after Dix resigned from the Senate.^[1]

Annette Sweeney
Member of the Iowa Senate from the 27th district
Incumbent
Assumed office April 16, 2018
Preceded by	Bill Dix
Constituency	District 27 - (2023-Present) District 25 - (2018-2023)
Member of the Iowa House of Representatives from the 44th district
In office 2009–2013
Preceded by	Polly Granzow
Succeeded by	Rob Taylor
Personal details
Born	(1957-12-09) December 9, 1957 (age 67) Buckeye, Iowa, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Education	Concordia University, Nebraska (BA)

Prior to her election to the Senate, Sweeney was a member of the Iowa House of Representatives from 2009 to 2013.^[1]

Sweeney was born in Buckeye, Iowa. She went to college at Concordia University Nebraska. She taught middle school literature in Peoria, Illinois, for a short time before taking over the family farm. She married David Sweeney in 1985.

Election Results

2018 General Election

2018 General Election^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Annette Sweeney	16,621	61.6%
	Democratic	Tracy Freese	10,345	38.3%

2022 General Election

2022 General Election^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Annette Sweeney	16,889	66.6%
	Democratic	Sam Cox	8,418	33.2%