Blaine Watkins
Blaine Watkins | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Iowa House of Representatives from the 100th district | |
| Assumed office March 11, 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Martin Graber |
| Personal details | |
| Born | June 26, 2001 Iowa City, Iowa, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Alma mater | Grand View University |
| Website | blainewatkinsforiowa |
Blaine Watkins (born June 26, 2001) is an American politician currently serving as member of the Iowa House of Representatives for the 100th district. He was elected in a special election.[1]
Watkins was a legislative clerk and is a farmer.[2]
2025 Special Election
During the Iowa house representative special election in 2025, Watkins was notably funded by the Republican Party of Iowa ($73,000), the Koch-funded Americans for Prosperity Organization ($69,000), and the socially conservative group, The FAMiLY Leader. ($10,500). In total, Watkins was provided over $150,000 in financial support for this election.[3] The support of these organizations was noted on Watkin's candidate website (blainwatkinsforiowa.com), which has been taken down since the election.
In contrast, democratic candidate Nanette Griffin[4] received just over $36,000 from the Iowa Democratic Party, and no other financial support from outside groups. Despite Griffin's lack of financial support, the election was extremely close, with Watkins narrowly beating Griffin (51.5% to 48.2%).[3]
References
- ^ Henderson, Kay (March 12, 2025). "Republican wins special election for Iowa House seat with 51.5% of the vote". Radio Iowa. Retrieved March 21, 2025.
- ^ Belin, Laura (February 15, 2025). "Tactics for Blaine Watkins, Nannette Griffin take shape in House district 100". Bleeding Heartland. Retrieved March 21, 2025.
- ^ a b Belin, Laura (March 12, 2025). "Watkins wins—but underperforms—in Iowa House district 100". Bleeding Heartland. Retrieved April 30, 2025.
- ^ "Home | Nannette Griffin for Iowa House". Nannette_Griffin. Retrieved April 30, 2025.
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