Abby Finkenauer
| Abby Finkenauer | |||
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| U.S. Representative from Iowa's 1st Congressional District From: January 3, 2019 – January 3, 2021 | |||
| Predecessor | Rod Blum | ||
| Successor | Ashley Hinson | ||
| Former State Representative from Iowa's 99th District From: January 12, 2015 – January 3, 2019 | |||
| Predecessor | Pat Murphy | ||
| Successor | Lindsay James | ||
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| Party | Democrat | ||
| Spouse(s) | Daniel Wasta | ||
| Religion | Roman Catholic | ||
Abby Lea Finkenauer (born December 27, 1988 (age 35)) is a left-wing Democrat politician serving as the current U.S. representative from Iowa's 1st district, having previously served in the Iowa House of Representatives.
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Iowa House of Representatives
Beyond being staunchly pro-abortion, Finkenauer voted in March 2016 against banning the sale of fetal tissue.[1]
In April 2017, Finkenauer voted against prohibiting abortion after the 20th week of pregnancy.[2]
Finkenauer voted with the majority of her party line in April 2018 against requiring law enforcement agencies to comply with ICE detainer requests.[3]
U.S. House of Representatives
2018 election
Finkenauer was elected to the United States House of Representatives in 2018, defeating Republican then-incumbent Rod Blum by just over 5% of the vote.[4]
Tenure
Finkenauer voted in May 2019 along with her party line in favor of the globalist, left-wing Climate Action Now Act.[5]
Finkenauer voted in favor of the radical Equality Act on May 17, 2019.[6]
Known for being a snowflake, Finkenauer wasted taxpayer dollars in using her time concurring with the House Democrat majority in condemning Donald Trump's comments deemed by them to be “racist”.[7]
Finkenauer voted in favor of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2019.[8]
Rep. Finkenauer supported the impeachment coup against Donald Trump, initially announcing support for the inquiry in September 2019[9] and later voting along with her party line on both articles to impeach the president.[10]
Finkanuer voted in favor of the left-wing, wishful thinking-based Lower Drug Costs Now Act, also known as H.R.3.[11]
After President Trump led a swift and decisive foreign policy move to successfully kill Qasem Soleimani, Finkenauer joined her outraged Democrat colleagues in voting for a bill to limit Trump's power to authorize military power against Iran.[12]
Finkenauer co-sponsored legislation in February 2020 to express disapproval of the Trump administration's actions toward the socialist Medicaid program (not to be confused with Medicare).[13]
2020 election
Finkenauer lost re-election in 2020 to Republican challenger Ashley Hinson, a conservative news anchor and state representative.[14]
Political positions
Finkenauer is a leftist who supports abortion, the Obamacare mandate, gun control, and giving illegal immigrants citizenship.[15]
See also
- Cindy Axne, Democrat representative from Iowa's 3rd district
References
- ↑ HF 2329 - Prohibits Sale of Fetal Tissue - Iowa Key Vote
- ↑ SF 471 - Prohibits Abortion After 20 Weeks of Pregnancy - Iowa Key Vote
- ↑ SF 481 - Requires Law Enforcement for Comply with ICE Detainer Requests - Iowa Key Vote
- ↑ Iowa's 1st Congressional District election, 2018
- ↑ HR 9 - Climate Action Now Act - National Key Vote
- ↑ HR 5 - Equality Act - National Key Vote
- ↑ H Res 489 - Condemning President Trump's Racist Comments Directed at Members of Congress - National Key Vote
- ↑ HR 3877 - Bipartisan Budget Act of 2019 - National Key Vote
- ↑ Finkenauer Statement on House Impeachment Inquiry
- ↑ Finkenauer Statement on Articles of Impeachment
- ↑ HR 3 - Lower Drug Costs Now Act of 2019 - National Key Vote
- ↑ HR 550 - No War Against Iran Act - National Key Vote
- ↑ H Res 826 - Expressing disapproval of the Trump administration's harmful actions towards Medicaid - National Key Vote
- ↑ Iowa Election Results: First Congressional District
- ↑ Abby Finkenauer on the Issues
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