Heather Hora
Member of the Iowa House of Representatives
from the 92nd district
Assumed office
9 January 2023
Preceded byRoss Paustian
Personal details
Political partyRepublican
SpouseKurt
Occupationfarmer, politician

Heather Hora (born c. 1970) is an American politician.

Early life

Born in Riverside, Iowa, near Iowa City, Hora spent a portion of her childhood in Minneapolis, before returning to complete her secondary education in the Highland Community School District. She and her husband Kurt own H. K. Farms, near Washington, Iowa, which has been a family-owned farm for five generations.[1][2]

Political career

Hora was a Republican Party candidate for District 39 of the Iowa Senate in the 2018 election, losing to Kevin Kinney.[3][4] Hora began campaigning for the District 92 seat of the Iowa House of Representatives in April 2022.[5] She defeated Washington mayor Jaron Rosien in the June 2022 Republican Party primary.[6] After Democratic Party candidate Ty Bopp withdrew from the race,[7] Hora defeated Democrat Eileen Beran in the November 2022 general election.[8][9]

References

  1. ↑ Perez, Kate (8 June 2022). "How Iowa City native Heather Hora won state's Republican primary for House District 92". Iowa City Press-Citizen. Retrieved 22 November 2023.
  2. ↑ McCain, Kalen (17 May 2022). "Heather Hora promises a voice for farmers". Southeast Iowa Union. Retrieved 22 November 2023.
  3. ↑ "Heather Hora, candidate for Iowa Senate District 39". The Gazette. 18 October 2018. Retrieved 22 November 2023.
  4. ↑ Breaux, Aimee (6 November 2018). "Johnson County sends a — mostly — Democratic wave to Iowa statehouse, unofficial election results show". Iowa City Press-Citizen. Retrieved 22 November 2023.
  5. ↑ Shillcock, George (9 April 2022). "Republican farmer Heather Hora enters House District 92 race in Johnson and Washington counties". Iowa City Press-Citizen. Retrieved 22 November 2023.
  6. ↑ Perez, Kate (7 June 2022). "Heather Hora wins Iowa House District 92 Republican primary; Bopp drops out of Democratic race". Iowa City Press-Citizen. Retrieved 22 November 2023.
  7. ↑ McCain, Kalen (21 April 2022). "Ty Bopp dropping from Iowa House race". Southeast Iowa Union. Retrieved 22 November 2023.
  8. ↑ Shillcock, George (17 October 2022). "Where Eileen Beran and Heather Hora stand on key issues in the Iowa House District 92 race". Iowa City Press-Citizen. Retrieved 22 November 2023.
  9. ↑ McCain, Kalen (8 November 2022). "BREAKING: Hora wins State House District 92". Southeast Iowa Union. Retrieved 22 November 2023.
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