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Cynthia Axne

Democrat Representative of Iowa's 3rd district

  • Representative

    Iowa, district 3

    January 3, 2019 - January 3, 2021

  • Representative

    Iowa, district 3

    January 3, 2021 - January 3, 2023

202-225-5476

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2

Congresses Served

2

House Terms

April 20, 1965 (59 years old)

Birthday

  • Served as the U.S. representative from Iowa’s 3rd congressional district from 2019 to 2023.
  • Became a senior adviser to the U.S. Department of Agriculture under the Biden Administration after her congressional term.
  • First elected to Congress in 2018 by defeating incumbent Republican David Young and was one of the first two women from Iowa elected to the House.
  • Won reelection in 2020 against David Young in a rematch but lost in 2022 to Republican challenger Zach Nunn.
  • Worked in leadership development and strategic planning for the Tribune Company in Chicago before her political career.
  • Worked in the Iowa state government from 2005 to 2014, focusing on service delivery in over 20 state agencies.
  • Requested her pay be withheld during the 2018–2019 United States federal government shutdown until it ended.
  • Co-sponsored the Shutdown to End All Shutdowns (SEAS) Act in January 2019 to prevent future federal government shutdowns.
  • Was accused in September 2021 of failing to disclose up to $645,000 in stock trades but was cleared of any wrongdoing by the Committee on Ethics in July 2022.
  • Voted for the Inflation Reduction Act by proxy while on vacation in France in September 2022.
  • Has voted in line with Joe Biden’s stated position 100% of the time as of October 2022 and expressed high regard for him.
  • Voted for H.R. 1808: Assault Weapons Ban of 2022.
  • Held committee assignments on the United States House Committee on Agriculture and the United States House Committee on Financial Services.
  • Member of the New Democrat Coalition.
  • Along with her husband, John, operates a digital design firm and they have two sons.
  • Lives in the Hill East neighborhood of Washington, D.C., and is a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church in West Des Moines.
  • Is 6 feet (1.83 m) tall.