Finkenauer, Abby, 1988-

Abby Lea Finkenauer (born December 27, 1988) is an American politician. A member of the Democratic Party, she served as the U.S. Representative for Iowa's 1st congressional district from 2019 to 2021. Finkenauer is seeking the Democratic Party’s nomination for the U.S. Senate in 2022.

Born in Sherrill, Iowa, she graduated from Hempstead High School in Dubuque. In 2011, Finkenauer graduated from Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa, with a bachelor's degree in public relations. In 2006, Finkenauer was a page for U.S. Representative Jim Nussle, a Republican who represented Northeast Iowa in Congress. The following year, Finkenauer was a page for Pat Murphy, the Democratic Speaker of the Iowa State House of Representatives. In 2007, Finkenauer was the Iowa volunteer coordinator for the Joe Biden presidential campaign. She was later legislative aide for Iowa Democratic State Representative Todd Taylor and communications specialist for the Community Foundation of Greater Dubuque. After Murphy gave up his seat to run for Congress, Finkenauer ran for Murphy's old seat and won. She was unopposed for reelection in 2016.

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