Sue Cahill
{{Short description|American politician (born 1959)}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Sue Cahill
|image=Sue Cahill.jpg
| state_house = Iowa
| district = 52nd
| termstart = January 11, 2021
| predecessor = Mark Smith
| constituency =District 52 - (2023-Present)
District 71 - (2021-2023)
| residence = Marshalltown, Iowa, U.S.
| birth_date = {{Birth year and age|1959}}
| birth_place = Kansas City, Missouri
| children = 6
| party = Democratic
| education = Benedictine College (BA)
Buena Vista University (BA)
Graceland University (MEd)
}}
Sue Cahill (born 1959) is an American politician and educator. A Democrat, she has been a member of the Iowa House of Representatives for the 52nd district since 2021.
Early life and education
Cahill was born in 1959 in Kansas City, Missouri. She graduated from Archbishop O'Hara High School and received a bachelor's of arts degree in communications from Benedictine College and a bachelor's of arts degree in education from Buena Vista University.{{Cite web |title=State Representative |url=https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislators/legislator/legislatorAllYears?personID=30660 |access-date=2022-10-30 |website=www.legis.iowa.gov}} She earned a masters of education from Graceland University.{{Cite web |title=Candidate Forum — State Representative, Sue Cahill — Democrat |url=https://www.timesrepublican.com/news/todays-news/2020/09/candidate-forum-state-representative-sue-cahill-democrat/ |access-date=2020-12-09 |website=timesrepublican.com/ |language=en-US}} She worked as a teacher in the Marshalltown Community School District and served as a member of the city council of Marshalltown, Iowa. During the 2020 Iowa Democratic presidential caucuses, Cahill supported Pete Buttigieg.{{cn|date=October 2024}}
Career
Cahill was first elected to the Iowa House of Representatives for the 71st district in 2020, assuming office on January 11, 2021.{{Cite web|title=Cahill clinches Iowa House seat|url=https://www.timesrepublican.com/news/todays-news/2020/11/cahill-clinches-iowa-house-seat/|access-date=2020-12-09|website=timesrepublican.com/|language=en-US}} She ran unopposed in the Democratic primary and defeated Republican nominee Tony Reed in the November general election, receiving 6,800 votes to his 5,315.{{Cite web |date=May 10, 2022 |title=Candidate List: June 7, 2022 Primary Election |url=https://sos.iowa.gov/elections/pdf/candidates/primarycandidatelist.pdf |access-date=October 30, 2022 |website=Iowa Secretary of State's Office}}{{Cite web |date=November 30, 2022 |title=Election Canvass Summary |url=https://sos.iowa.gov/elections/pdf/2020/general/canvsummary.pdf |access-date=October 30, 2022 |website=Iowa Secretary of State's Office}} She is a member of the administration and rules committee, the education committee, the labor committee and ranking member of the veterans affairs committee.
In the 2022 general election, Cahill is running unopposed in the 52nd district, a new district which was created during the 2020 redistricting cycle.{{Cite web |title=Deyoe to face Libertarian opponent in State House race |url=https://www.timesrepublican.com/news/todays-news/2022/09/deyoe-to-face-libertarian-opponent-in-state-house-race/ |access-date=2022-10-30 |website=Times Republican |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |title=What does redistricting mean for Marshall County? |url=https://www.timesrepublican.com/news/todays-news/2021/11/what-does-redistricting-mean-for-marshall-county/ |access-date=2022-10-30 |website=Times Republican |language=en-US}}
Personal life
Cahill has six sons. Her husband, John, died of colon cancer in 2006.{{Cite web|date=2020-02-21|title=Iowa House district 71 preview: Sue Cahill vs. Tony Reed|url=https://www.bleedingheartland.com/2020/02/20/iowa-house-district-71-preview-sue-cahill-vs-tony-reed/|access-date=2020-12-09|website=Bleeding Heartland|language=en}}{{Cite web |title=City council member running for state House |url=https://www.timesrepublican.com/news/todays-news/2020/02/city-council-member-running-for-state-house/ |access-date=2022-10-30 |website=Times Republican |language=en-US}}
References
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{{succession box| title=52nd District |before=Todd Prichard | years = 2023 – present|after=Incumbent}}
{{succession box| title=71st District |before=Mark Smith | years = 2021 – 2023|after=Lindsay James}}
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Category:Politicians from Kansas City, Missouri
Category:Schoolteachers from Iowa
Category:Iowa city council members
Category:Politicians from Marshalltown, Iowa
Category:Graceland University alumni
Category:Democratic Party members of the Iowa House of Representatives
Category:21st-century members of the Iowa General Assembly
Category:21st-century American women politicians
Category:Women city councillors in Iowa
Category:21st-century American women educators
Category:21st-century American educators
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