Donna Smith
Encyclopedia
Donna Smith is a County Supervisor in Dubuque County, Iowa
, United States
. She was first elected to that position in 1978.
A Democrat
, she ran against incumbent Jim Nussle
for his seat in the United States House of Representatives
, in 1996 and 2000, and lost both times.
Dubuque County, Iowa
Dubuque County is a county located in the U.S. state of Iowa. The population was 93,653 in the 2010 census, an increase from 89,143 in the 2000 census. The county seat is the city of Dubuque. Dubuque County is coterminous with the Dubuque, Iowa Metropolitan Statistical Area, and is the seventh...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. She was first elected to that position in 1978.
A Democrat
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
, she ran against incumbent Jim Nussle
Jim Nussle
James Allen "Jim" Nussle is an American politician and was the director of the Office of Management and Budget. Nussle was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from 1991 to 2007...
for his seat in the United States House of Representatives
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
, in 1996 and 2000, and lost both times.