Karin Derry

{{Infobox officeholder

| name = Karin Derry

| state_house = Iowa

| district = 39th

| term_start = January 14, 2019{{cite web |title=Karin Derry |url=https://ballotpedia.org/Karin_Derry |website=Ballotpedia |access-date=22 June 2020}}

| term_end = January 11, 2021

| predecessor = Jake Highfill

| successor = Eddie Andrews

| party = Democratic

| residence = Johnston, Iowa{{cite web |title=Karin Derry's Biography |url=https://justfacts.votesmart.org/candidate/biography/180228/karin-derry |website=Vote Smart |access-date=22 June 2020}}

| alma_mater = University of Iowa
Drake University

| spouse = Jeff

| children = 3

| occupation = Attorney{{cite web |title=Representative Karin Derry |url=https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislators/legislator?ga=88&personID=27024 |website=The Iowa Legislature |access-date=22 June 2020}}

}}

Karin Derry is an American politician. She is a Democrat who represented the 39th district in the Iowa House of Representatives from 2018 to 2020.

Early life

Derry holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Iowa, an MPA from Drake University, and a JD from Drake University School of Law.

Political career

In 2018, Derry ran against Republican incumbent Jake Highfill to represent District 39 in the Iowa House of Representatives, and won. In the 2020 election, she was defeated by Republican candidate Eddie Andrews.

Derry sat on the following standing committees:

Human Resources
Judiciary
State Government

She was also the ranking member on the Administration and Regulation Appropriations Subcommittee.

=Electoral record=

{{Election box begin no change|title=2020 general election: Iowa House of Representatives, District 39}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Democratic Party (US)|candidate=Karin Derry|votes=12,040|percentage=49.1%}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Republican Party (US)|candidate=Eddie Andrews|votes=12,455|percentage=50.8%}}

{{Election box candidate no change|party=|candidate=Other/Write-in|votes=24|percentage=0.1%}}

{{Election box begin no change|title=2018 general election: Iowa House of Representatives, District 39}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Democratic Party (US)|candidate=Karin Derry|votes=9,658|percentage=49.8%}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Republican Party (US)|candidate=Jake Highfill|votes=9,353|percentage=48.3%}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Libertarian Party (US)|candidate=Anthony Junk|votes=362|percentage=1.9%}}

{{Election box candidate no change|party=|candidate=Other/Write-in|votes=9|percentage=0.0%}}

References

Category:Living people

Category:Democratic Party members of the Iowa House of Representatives

Category:Year of birth missing (living people)

Category:21st-century members of the Iowa General Assembly