Kim Pearson
{{Short description|American politician (born 1962)}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| image =Kim Pearson - Official Portrait - 84th GA.jpg
| imagesize =150px
| name =Kim Pearson
| state_house =Iowa
| district =42nd
| term_start =January 10, 2011
| term_end =January 13, 2013
| preceded =Geri Huser
| succeeded =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1962|10|18}}
| birth_place =Osmond, Nebraska
| party =Republican
| spouse =Bryan
| children =Morgan and Monica
| residence =
| alma_mater =
| occupation =Attorney
| profession =
| website = [https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislators/legislator?ga=84&personID=9400 Pearson's website]
| footnotes =
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Kim Pearson (born October 18, 1962) is a former Republican Iowa State Representative from the 42nd District. She served one term in the Iowa House of Representatives from 2011 to 2013. She was born in Nebraska and raised in Iowa.{{cite web |url=http://www.kimpearsoniowahouse.com/ |title=Home |website=kimpearsoniowahouse.com}}
Pearson served on several committees in the Iowa House — the Education, Education Oversight, Education Oversight (Joint), Human Resources, and Transportation committees. She also served as the vice chair of the Judiciary Committee.
In 2011, she endorsed Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul.{{cite web|url=https://www.cnbc.com/id/43314980 |title=Ron Paul Endorsed by Iowa Representative Kim Pearson Campaign momentum builds |date=7 June 2011 |publisher=CNBC |accessdate=10 June 2011 }}{{dead link|date=November 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}
Electoral history
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| election_title =Iowa House of Representatives primary elections, 2010
| election_note =District 42
| election_ref ={{Cite web|url=http://www.sos.state.ia.us/elections/results/2010PrimaryResults.html|title=June 8, 2010 Primary Election Results|publisher=Iowa Secretary of State|accessdate=2011-10-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110929105122/http://www.sos.state.ia.us/elections/results/2010PrimaryResults.html|archive-date=September 29, 2011|url-status=dead}}
| turnout_votes =3,044
| result =
| winner =Kim Pearson
| winner_party =Republican Party of Iowa
| winner_votes =1,881
| winner_percent =61.8
| candidate2 =Aaron Levi Warner II
| candidate2_party =Republican Party of Iowa
| candidate2_votes =577
| candidate2_percent =19.0
}}
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| election_title =Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2010
| election_note =District 42
| election_ref ={{Cite web|url=http://www.sos.state.ia.us/pdfs/elections/2010/gensummaryorr.pdf|title=Official Results Report, General Election held November 2, 2010|publisher=Iowa Secretary of State|date=2010-12-16|accessdate=2011-09-19|page=83}}{{Dead link|date=February 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}{{cite web|url=http://auditor.co.polk.ia.us/election/10general/house42.pdf |title=Sample Ballot, State Representative, District 42 |publisher=Polk County Auditor |accessdate=2011-10-28 |url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120425114517/http://auditor.co.polk.ia.us/election/10general/house42.pdf |archivedate=2012-04-25 }}
| turnout_votes =14,748
| result =gain
| loser_party =Iowa Democratic Party
| winner =Kim Pearson
| winner_party =Republican Party of Iowa
| winner_votes =6,975
| winner_percent =47.3
| candidate2 =Geri Huser*
| candidate2_party =Iowa Democratic Party
| candidate2_votes =6,849
| candidate2_percent =46.4
| candidate3 =Dan Nieland
| candidate3_party =Independent (politician)
| candidate3_votes =522
| candidate3_percent =3.5
}}
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References
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External links
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{{Portal|Iowa}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20111218174857/http://www.legis.iowa.gov/Legislators/legislatorAllYears.aspx?PID=10797 Representative Kim Pearson] official Iowa General Assembly site
- [http://www.kimpearsoniowahouse.com/ Kim Pearson Iowa House] official campaign site
- {{CongLinks | congbio= | votesmart=122077 | fec= | congress= }}
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{{succession box| title=42nd District |before=Geri Huser | years = 2011–2013|after=Peter Cownie}}
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{{Current Iowa Representatives}}
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Category:Republican Party members of the Iowa House of Representatives
Category:Women state legislators in Iowa
Category:People from Polk County, Iowa