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Wagner, Nick – Marion (R) 

District 36 

Term: Serving first term in House.   Profession:  Senior project 

manager, The ESCO Group.  Education: B.S. in biomedical engi-

neering and M.S. in electrical engineering, both from the University 

of Iowa.  Memberships and Activities:  Former Marion City Coun-

cil Member.  Birth and Residence: Born in 1973 in Casper, Wyo-

ming, and raised in Gillette, Wyoming. Resides in Marion.  Family 

Members: Wife Mandie; one son and one daughter.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Watts, Ralph C. – Adel (R)  

District 47 

Term: Serving fourth term in House.   Profession: Retired elec-

tric and gas utility manager, consultant.  Education: Received B.S. 

in electrical engineering at the University of Wyoming and M.B.A. 

study at Drake and Creighton Universities.  Memberships and 

Activities:  Member of Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engi-

neers, Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association, LDS Family Services 

Advisory Board, Iowa Sportsman’s Federation, Iowa Farm Bureau, 

advisory board for Families Supporting Adoption, Dallas County 

Taxpayers Association, and ISU Engineering College Industrial 

Advisor Council. Past member of Kiwanis and Lions. Member of 

the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.  Birth and Resi-

dence: Born in 1944 in Lovell, Wyoming. Resides near Adel.  Fam-

ily Members: Wife Sandy; two sons, two daughters, and eight 

grandchildren.    

 

 

 

 

Wendt, Roger F. – Sioux City (D) 

District 2 

Term: Serving fourth term in House.  Profession: Retired 

teacher and school administrator.  Education: Received B.A. in 

education from Wayne State College. Received M.A. and Ph.D. in 

education from the University of South Dakota. Military Service: 

Served in the U.S. Army.  Memberships and Activities: Served as 

president of the United Way. Active with Faith Lutheran Church 

and the Boys and Girls Home. Member of National Education As-

sociation, Phi Delta Kappa, American Association of School Ad-

ministrators, Iowa Association of School Administrators, and Asso-

ciation of Supervision and Curriculum Development.  Birth and 

Residence: Born in 1933 in Staplehurst, Nebraska. Resides in 

Sioux City.  Family Members: Wife Anita; one son and one 

daughter.    

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Wenthe, Andrew – Hawkeye (D) 

District 18 

Term: Serving second term in House.  Profession:  Director of 

External Affairs, Upper Iowa University.  Education: Graduated 

from North Fayette High School. B.A. from the University of 

Northern Iowa.  Memberships and Activities: Fellow, Bowhay 

Institute for Legislative Leadership Development. Member of Dem-

ocratic Leadership Council and Trinity Lutheran Church, Hawkeye.  

Birth and Residence: Born in 1977 in West Union. Resides in 

Hawkeye.   

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wessel-Kroeschell, Beth – Ames (D) 

District 45 

Term: Serving third term in House.  Profession: Former desktop 

publisher. Lecturer at Iowa State University’s Political Science 

Department. Former public school teacher, former administrator of 

local nonprofits, and former legislative assistant to Representatives 

Ralph Rosenberg and Bill Bernau.  Education: Graduated from 

Ames High School. Received B.A. from the University of Northern 

Iowa and M.P.A. from Iowa State University.  Memberships and 

Activities: Member of St. Andrew’s Lutheran Church. Former 

treasurer and president of church council. Former president and 

member for ACCESS Board of Directors.   Birth and Residence: 

Born in 1959, raised, and resides in Ames.  Family Members: Hus-

band Tom; one daughter and one son.  

 

 

 

 

 

 

Whitead, Wesley – Sioux City (D) 

District 1 

Term: Serving sixth term in House.  Profession: Retired owner 

of a machinery repair business.  Education: Attended Sioux City 

Public Schools.  Military Service: Served in Korea.  Memberships 

and Activities: Started the Woodbury County Association for Re-

tarded Citizens and served as one of its first presidents. Member of 

Riverside PAC. Former member of Sioux City Planning and Zoning 

Commission and former member of Siouxland Metropolitan Plan-

ning Council.  Birth and Residence: Born in 1933, raised, and 

resides in Sioux City.  Family Members: Wife Donna; three daugh-

ters, one son, and five grandchildren.  

 

 

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Willems, Nathan – Lisbon (D) 

District 29 

Term:  Serving first term in House. Profession:  Attorney.  Edu-

cation:  B.S.F.S. from Georgetown University and J.D. from the 

University of Iowa.  Birth and Residence:  Born in 1979 and raised 

in Anamosa. Resides in Lisbon. Family Members:  Wife Maggie; 

one daughter.   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Winckler, Cindy – Davenport (D) 

District 86 

Term: Serving fifth term in House. Profession: Educational con-

sultant. Education:  Received B.S. in home economics from North-

east Missouri State University and M.A. in educational technology 

from the University of Northern Iowa. Memberships and Activi-

ties: Former member of the Davenport Zoning Board of Adjust-

ment. Past president of Business and Professional Women/USA. 

Member of Iowa State Education Association, Eastern Iowa Small 

Business Advisory Council, and Davenport Schools Community 

Education Advisory Council. Birth and Residence: Born in 1950 

in Des Moines. Resides in Davenport. Family Members: Husband 

Joseph; one son, one daughter, and two granddaughters.  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Windschitl, Matt W. – Missouri Valley (R) 

District 56 

Term:  Serving second term in House.  Profession:  Conductor 

with Union Pacific Railroad, gunsmith for family business, Double 

Barrel Shooters Supply in Missouri Valley.  Education:  Home 

schooled. Attended college for gunsmithing at Colorado School of 

Trades.  Military Service: Enlisted in Marine Corps in 2001. 

Served one tour in Iraq.

 

Left the Marine Corps in 2008.  Birth and 

Residence:  Born in 1983 in Marshalltown. Resides in Missouri 

Valley.  Family Members: Wife Ivelisse; two daughters.   

 

 

 

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