Mike Connolly (Iowa politician)
{{short description|American politician}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| image = Michael Connolly - Official Portrait - 82nd GA.jpg
| imagesize =150px
| name =Michael W. Connolly
| state_senate =Iowa
| district =14th
| term_start =1990
| term_end =2008
| preceded =Kitty Rehberg
| succeeded =Pam Jochum
| state_house3 =Iowa
| district3 =35th
| term_start3 =1978
| term_end3 =1990
| preceded3 =Diane Brandt
| succeeded3 =
| birth_date ={{birth date and age|1945|10|31}}
| birth_place =Dubuque, Iowa
| death_date =
| death_place =
| party =Democrat
| spouse =Martha
| relations =
| children =Maureen, John
| residence =Dubuque, Iowa
| alma_mater =Loras College
| occupation =Legislator
| profession =
| signature =
| website =[https://web.archive.org/web/20080315061715/http://www3.legis.state.ia.us/ga/member.do?id=118&ga=82 Connolly's website]
| footnotes =
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Michael W. Connolly (born October 31, 1945) was the Iowa State Senator from the 14th District. He served in the Iowa Senate 1989 – 2008 and was an assistant majority leader.
Education
He received his B.A. and M.A. from Loras College.
Career
Connolly spent 30 years in the public service, 10 of which were spent in the Iowa House and 20 years in the Iowa Senate.{{cite web|last=Harkin|first=Tom|title=Retirement Of Iowa State Senator Michael Connolly|url=http://capitolwords.org/date/2008/07/31/S7899-2_retirement-of-iowa-state-senator-michael-connolly/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131204114155/http://capitolwords.org/date/2008/07/31/S7899-2_retirement-of-iowa-state-senator-michael-connolly/|url-status=dead|archive-date=4 December 2013|publisher=Capitol Words|accessdate=2 December 2013}} Connolly served on several committees in the Iowa Senate - the Appropriations committee; the Education committee; the Ways and Means committee; the Ethics committee, where he was vice chair; the Government Oversight committee, where he was vice chair; the State Government committee, where he was chair and the Transportation committee, where he was chair. He served in the Iowa House of Representatives 1979 – 1989.
Connolly ran unopposed for re-election in 2004, receiving 21,685 votes.{{cite web
|url=http://www.sos.state.ia.us/pdfs/elections/2004/general/CanvassSummary.pdf
|title=Canvass Summary - FINAL - ELECTION: 2004 General Election (11/2/2004)
|date=December 6, 2004
|publisher=Iowa Secretary of State
|url-status=dead
|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070104025211/http://www.sos.state.ia.us/pdfs/elections/2004/general/CanvassSummary.pdf
|archivedate=2007-01-04
}}
He was not a candidate for reelection in 2008.
{{cite web
|url=http://www.kcci.com/politics/14149719/detail.html
|title=Mike Connolly Won't Seek Another Term - Dubuque Senator Says He Supports Jochum
|accessdate=2009-06-15
|date=September 19, 2007
|publisher=KCCI-TV
|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110605232153/http://www.kcci.com/politics/14149719/detail.html
|archivedate=2011-06-05
|url-status=dead
}}
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References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20070831103510/http://www3.legis.state.ia.us/ga/member.do?id=118 Iowa General Assembly - Senator Mike Connolly] official government website{{dead link|date=March 2020}}
- [http://votesmart.org/bio.php?can_id=32612 Project Vote Smart - Michael W. 'Mike' Connolly] profile
- Follow the Money - Mike Connolly
- [http://www.followthemoney.org/database/StateGlance/candidate.phtml?si=200612&c=417650 2006] [http://www.followthemoney.org/database/StateGlance/candidate.phtml?si=200412&c=395596 2004] [http://www.followthemoney.org/database/StateGlance/candidate.phtml?si=200212&c=31518 2002] [http://www.followthemoney.org/database/StateGlance/candidate.phtml?si=200012&c=352330 2000] [http://www.followthemoney.org/database/StateGlance/candidate.phtml?si=199812&c=352041 1998] campaign contributions
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20070703172908/http://www.iowasenatedemocrats.org/connolly/Default.htm Iowa Senate Democrats - Mike Connolly] profile
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{{succession box| title=35th District |before=Diane Brandt | years=1982 – 1990 |after=??}}
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{{succession box| title=14th District |before=Kitty Rehberg | years = 2002 – 2008|after=Pam Jochum}}
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Category:Democratic Party Iowa state senators
Category:Democratic Party members of the Iowa House of Representatives
Category:Politicians from Dubuque, Iowa
Category:20th-century members of the Iowa General Assembly
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