Rep. Willems Retirement Remarks to the House
After serving two terms, Representative Nate Willems of Lisbon is retiring from the Iowa House.
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Iowa’s Wind Power Ranking Remains Second in the Nation
According to a new report released by the American Wind Energy Association, Iowa holds onto its second in nation wind energy production spot. Iowa, behind Texas, produces 4,322 megawatts a year and accounted for 35 percent of new electricity generated in the U.S, behind the 42 percent that came from natural gas.
To read the article on the Des Moines Register go to:
http://blogs.desmoinesregister.com/dmr/index.php/2012/04/12/iowa-holds-number-two-ranking-in-wind/
Rep. Swaim Retirement Remarks to the House
After serving five terms, Representative Kurt Swaim of Bloomfield is retiring from the Iowa House.
Bribriesco To Run for Iowa House District 94
Maria Bribriesco announced her candidacy today for Iowa House District 94.
“My primary effort in the Iowa Legislature will be to keep Iowa a quality place for people to live. I will work hard to keep us moving forward as a quality state where all of us can live, work and raise our families. I support full and adequate funding for our public education, including higher education. I strongly support local control of local public issues. I support genuine transparency in all government records and operations. It is important to the people of Iowa and I fully support their concerns. I support consumer protection.”
Maria grew up the daughter of migrant farm workers in the poorest part of Texas. “I overcame many challenges and I understand and appreciate that a caring community and government financial aid policies helped me to become the successful person I am today,” she said.
Maria Bribriesco recently retired, after 27 years of service, from the Rock Island Arsenal (TACOM) as a supervising attorney-advisor. She is currently in private practice in Bettendorf with her husband William J. Bribriesco. She has a B.A. from St. Edwards University, Austin, Texas (1979), a law degree from the University of Iowa College of Law (1983), and is a member of the Iowa Bar since 1983.
She and William have three sons: Alex (Brooke), Anthony (Lexi), and Andrew (Jasmine). Anthony and Andrew are attorneys. Alex is a physician. She has two grandchildren: Ava (age5) and Liam (age 3). Another grandchild is expected in late April.
Maria is a member of the Scott County Bar Association, Iowa Association of Justice, and the American Heart Association’s Circle of Red.
She is an avid softball, volleyball and kickball player, and loves to garden. She and her family are members of Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church in Bettendorf.
Urbandale City Councilman & Small Business Owner Forbes to Run for State Representative
Urbandale City Councilman John Forbes announced today that he will run for state representative in District 40.
Forbes is also a pharmacist and owner of the Medicap Pharmacy in Urbandale.
“As owner of a local pharmacy for over 30 years, I understand how important small businesses are to our economy and I will do all I can in the Iowa House to help other small businesses expand to create new jobs,” said Forbes. “Now more than ever, our state needs strong leaders who will put politics aside and work together to do what’s best for Iowa.”
Forbes is a member and Past President of the Urbandale Chamber of Commerce and also serves on the Urbandale Library Foundation Board. He has served as President of the Iowa Pharmacy Association and is a member of the Des Moines Area Metropolitan Advisory Committee. Forbes received the 2011 Heroes of the Heartland award from the American Red
Cross and also helped organize Honor Flights to take veterans to the WWII Memorial in Washington DC.
“It’s a great honor serving the people of Urbandale on the city council and I’m ready to serve them in the Iowa House,” added Forbes, who also serves on Iowa’s Medicaid Medical Advisory Committee. “We need a state legislature more in-tune with the daily lives of Iowans and I will bring together people on both sides of the aisle to find common ground.”
Forbes and his wife, Cindy, have two grown children and are members of St. Pius X Catholic Church in Urbandale.
