• Home
  • News
    • Politics & Government
    • Business & Economy
    • Crime / Courts
    • Health / Medicine
  • Sports
    • High School Sports
    • Radio Iowa Poll
  • Affiliates
    • Affiliate Support Page
  • Contact Us
    • Reporters

Radio Iowa

Iowa's Radio News Network

You are here: Home / News / Special election ahead for another Iowa House seat

Special election ahead for another Iowa House seat

September 8, 2021 By O. Kay Henderson

Wes Breckenridge. (photo from Iowa Legislature)

A state representative from Newton is resigning from the Iowa House after starting a job at the Iowa Law Enforcement Academy this summer.

State Representative Wes Breckenridge, a Democrat who’s a retired Newton policeman, was first elected to the Iowa House in 2016. He won reelection in 2018 by a 17.5% margin, but in 2020, Breckenridge finished just 3% ahead of his GOP opponent.

His resignation takes effect this Friday. It means the governor will soon set a date for a special election in the district, which covers Newton and other parts of Jasper County. A special election is being held next week for an open House seat in Ankeny.

Breckenridge was a police officer in Prairie City and Monroe and worked in the Jasper County Sheriff’s office before his 24-year career in Newton’s Police Department. Breckenridge retired in 2017 and has been teaching at DMACC for the past six years.

Breckenridge is now the assistant director of the Iowa Law Enforcement Academy. It’s a state-run institution, located at Camp Dodge in Johnston, and it trains law enforcement personnel, including police, sheriff’s deputies, 911 operators, and jailers.

Share this:

  • Facebook
  • Twitter

Filed Under: News, Politics / Govt Tagged With: Democratic Party, Legislature, Republican Party

Featured Stories

ISU research finds health benefits for chickens watching virtual reality

Fish kill at Storm Lake linked to virus that impacts only carp

Final employee who was there at the launch of the Iowa Lottery to retire

No more USPS mail in Iowa prisons; inmates to get copies of mail

State officials warn of influx of fake prescription drugs laced with fentanyl

TwitterFacebook
Tweets by RadioIowa

UNI volleyball motivated to bounce back

Iowa’s DeJean a factor in a number of spots

Grinnell College football looks for more progress in rebuild

Iowa State’s Brock eyes expanded role

Iowa’s Jones adjusting to move to center

More Sports

eNews and Updates

Enter your email address:

Delivered by FeedBurner

Archives

Copyright © 2022 ยท Learfield News & Ag, LLC