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Leif Olson to Be U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Iowa · Congress.wiki

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Leif Olson to Be U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Iowa

PN141-32

Leif Olson, of Iowa, to be United States Attorney for the Northern District of Iowa for the term of four years, vice Peter E. Deegan, Jr., resigned.

Received: May 6, 2025; May 6, 2025
Authority: October 7, 2025; October 7, 2025
Last Action: October 7, 2025; October 7, 2025

1Nominees

12Actions

0Hearings

1Committees

Progress

Received

Committee

Hearing

Result

Nominees

1 nominee

Senate Vote

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Cloture Motion Agreed to (50-45)

50

Yea

45

Nay

0

Present

5

Not Voting

Voted on October 6, 2025

Recorded Votes

Recorded Senate votes

2 recorded

October 7, 2025

Nomination Confirmed (51-47)

On the Nomination

October 6, 2025

Cloture Motion Agreed to (50-45)

On the Cloture Motion

Action History

FloorOctober 7, 2025

Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 47. Record Vote Number: 547.

FloorOctober 7, 2025

Considered by Senate.

FloorOctober 6, 2025

By unanimous consent agreement, debate 10/7/2025.

FloorOctober 6, 2025

Considered by Senate.

FloorOctober 6, 2025

Cloture invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 50 - 45. Record Vote Number: 546.

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Committees & Meetings

1 committee · 2 meetings

Committees

1 total

Committee on the JudiciarySenate

Committee Meetings

2 meetings related to this nomination

Business meeting to consider the nominations of Joshua D. Dunlap, of Maine, to be United States Circuit Judge for the First Circuit, Eric Chunyee Tung, of California, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit, William W. Mercer, to be United States District Judge for the District of Montana, Stephen Chad Meredith, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Kentucky, Arch Capito, to be United States Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia for the term of four years, David Dunavant, to be United States Attorney for the Western District of Tennessee for the term of four years, Matthew Harvey, to be United States Attorney for the Northern District of West Virginia for the term of four years, John Heekin, to be United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida for the term of four years, Scott Leary, to be United States Attorney for the Northern District of Mississippi for the term of four years, Leif Olson, to be United States Attorney for the Northern District of Iowa for the term of four years, Adam Sleeper, to be United States Attorney for the District of the Virgin Islands for the term of four years, and David Toepfer, to be United States Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio for the term of four years.

Committee on the JudiciaryHart Senate Office Building, 216Sep 11, 2025 at 1:15 PM

Business meeting to consider the nominations of Leif Olson, to be United States Attorney for the Northern District of Iowa for the term of four years, and Adam Sleeper, to be United States Attorney for the District of the Virgin Islands for the term of four years, both of the Department of Justice.

Committee on the JudiciaryHart Senate Office Building, 216Jul 31, 2025 at 2:15 PM

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Leif Olson

United States Attorney for the Northern District of Iowa · Department of Justice

Iowa