Mariannette Miller-Meeks | |
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![]() Official portrait, 2020 | |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Iowa | |
Assumed office January 3, 2021 | |
Preceded by | Dave Loebsack |
Constituency | 2nd district (2021–2023) 1st district (2023–present) |
Member of the Iowa Senate from the 41st district | |
In office 2019–2020 | |
Preceded by | Mark Chelgren |
Succeeded by | Adrian Dickey |
Director of the Iowa Department of Public Health | |
In office January 15, 2011 – January 9, 2014 | |
Governor | Terry Branstad |
Preceded by | Tom Newton |
Succeeded by | Gerd W. Clabaugh |
Personal details | |
Born | Mariannette Jane Miller September 6, 1955 Herlong, California, U.S. |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse |
Curt Meeks (m. 1983) |
Children | 2 |
Education | Texas Christian University (BSN) University of Southern California (MS) McGovern Medical School (MD) |
Signature | ![]() |
Website | House website |
Military service | |
Branch/service | United States Army |
Years of service | 1974–1998 |
Rank | Lieutenant Colonel |
Unit | Army Medical Department |
Mariannette Jane Miller-Meeks (born September 6, 1955) is an American physician and politician who has served as a U.S. representative from Iowa since 2021. A member of the Republican Party, she represents the state's 1st congressional district. Her district, numbered as the 2nd district in her first term, includes most of Iowa's southeastern quadrant, including Davenport, Bettendorf, Burlington, and Iowa City. Miller-Meeks previously served as the Iowa state senator from the 41st district from 2019 to 2021.
Miller-Meeks ran three unsuccessful campaigns for the U.S. House against Dave Loebsack. When Loebsack retired in 2020, she ran again and defeated Rita Hart by a margin of six votes. She was reelected in 2022 by a margin of nearly seven percentage points, and won a third term in a very close race in 2024.