Timi Brown-Powers
{{short description|American politician}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Timi Brown-Powers
|image=Timi Brown-Powers.jpg
| office = Member of the
Iowa House of Representatives
from the 61st district
| term_start = January 12, 2015
| term_end =
| predecessor = Anesa Kajtazovic{{cite web |url=http://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislators/historicalInformation?districtID=63&gaYear=Any |title=Historical Information: House District 61 |publisher=Iowa Legislature |access-date=February 23, 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160307073437/https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislators/historicalInformation?districtID=63&gaYear=Any |archive-date=March 7, 2016 }}
| successor =
| birth_date = {{birth year and age|1967}}
| birth_place = Yuba County, California
| party = Democratic
| spouse = Tim
| relations =
| children = 1
| residence = Waterloo, Iowa
| alma_mater = University of Northern Iowa (BA)
| occupation = Medical therapist
| website = [http://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislators/legislator/legislatorAllYears?personID=14805 Official]
| footnotes =
}}
Timi Brown-Powers (born 1967){{cite web |url=http://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislators/legislator/legislatorAllYears?personID=14805 |title=Timi Brown-Powers |publisher=Iowa Legislature |access-date=February 23, 2016}} is an American therapist and politician serving as a member of the Iowa House of Representatives, representing District 61. She was first elected to the House in 2014.
Early life and education
Timi Brown-Powers was born at Beale Air Force Base in Yuba County, California and raised in the Beaverdale neighborhood of Des Moines, Iowa. Her father worked at the Firestone plant while her mother ran a business out of their home and worked for the Des Moines public schools. Her experiences with her grandmother, a paraplegic, led her to volunteer for programs that help students with disabilities. She graduated from Herbert Hoover High School and attended Des Moines Area Community College for a year. She then moved to Waterloo to attend the University of Northern Iowa, where she earned a Bachelor of Arts in therapeutic recreation.{{cite web |title=About Timi |url=http://www.timiforiowa.com/#!about/c1erv |publisher=Timi Brown-Powers, Iowa House |access-date=August 26, 2015}}
Career
As a student at the University of Northern Iowa, Brown-Powers worked as a certified nursing assistant.{{cite web |last1=Rynard |first1=Pat |title=New Legislator Profile: Timi Brown-Powers |url=http://iowastartingline.com/2015/02/02/new-legislator-profile-timi-brown-powers/ |publisher=Iowa Starting Line |date=February 2, 2015}} She then worked as a therapist for Covenant Medical Center in Waterloo for over 25 years.
Brown-Powers announced her candidacy for Anesa Kajtazovic's seat in the Iowa House of Representatives on March 8, 2014 at the Black Hawk County Democratic Convention.{{cite news |last1=Crippes |first1=Christinia |title=A second Democrat will vie for Kajtazovic's seat |url=http://wcfcourier.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/a-second-democrat-will-vie-for-kajtazovic-s-seat/article_8e669247-eb5a-5ad9-9409-273104606b3c.html |work=Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier | date=March 11, 2014}} She was endorsed by Americans for Democratic Action.{{cite news |last1=Crippes |first1=Christinia |title=Americans for Democratic Action endorses Timi Brown-Powers in House race |url=http://wcfcourier.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/primary-2014/americans-for-democratic-action-endorses-timi-brown-powers-in-house/article_1669d468-c718-5c2f-99a4-79d013be0568.html |work=Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier |date=May 19, 2014}} She defeated Brad Condon and Andrew Miller in the Democratic primary.{{cite news |last1=Crippes |first1=Christinia |title=Brown-Powers ready for general election |url=http://wcfcourier.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/primary-2014/brown-powers-ready-for-general-election/article_e3932f9d-e81d-5737-854f-286d7b017acb.html |work=Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier |date=June 3, 2014}}
Brown-Powers earned 59% of the vote in the general election, defeating Republican Nathan Bolton's 40%.{{cite web |title=Results: Iowa House District 61 |url=http://wcfcourier.com/elections/results/ |access-date=August 26, 2015 |publisher=WCFCourier.com}}
References
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External links
- [http://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislators/legislator/legislatorAllYears?personID=14805 Profile from the Iowa House of Representatives]
- [http://www.timiforiowa.com/ Timi for Iowa campaign website]
- [http://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/151105/timi-brown-powers#.U2u4q1fzcec Biography from Project Vote Smart]
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{{Succession box
| title = 61st District
| before = Anesa Kajtazovic
| years = 2015–present
| after = Incumbent
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