Mike Zimmer is an education professional and politician who is currently the Iowa State Senator from the 35th district. A member of the Democratic Party, he defeated Republican Kate Whittington in a special election on January 28, 2025, to serve the remainder of Republican Chris Cournoyer's term.

Jan 29, 2025 · Democrat Mike Zimmer beat out Republican Kate Whittington in the state senate special election to fill Chris Cournoyer's vacancy. Cournoyer, a Republican, resigned from representing Iowa...

Mike Zimmer for Iowa, DeWitt, Iowa. 730 likes · 2,088 talking about this. Lifelong Iowan, educator, coach, and Central DeWitt School Board president. I am running in the Iowa Senate District 35...

Jan 30, 2025 · And on January 28, voters in Iowa Senate district 35 elected Democrat Mike Zimmer to represent them through the end of 2026. Zimmer defeated Republican nominee Katie Whittington by 4,812 votes to 4,473 (51.7 percent to 48.1 percent), according to unofficial results .

Jan 29, 2025 · Democrat Mike Zimmer is the newest Iowa senator, flipping the Senate District 35 seat in Tuesday’s special election. Zimmer won with 52% of the vote to Republican Katie Whittington’s 48%, according to unofficial results published by the Iowa Secretary of State.

Jan 28, 2025 · Mike Zimmer defeated Katie Whittington in the special general election for Iowa State Senate District 35 on January 28, 2025.

Dec 28, 2024 · Central DeWitt School Board president Mike Zimmer announced on December 23 that he will seek the Democratic nomination in Iowa Senate district 35, where voters will choose a successor to Lieutenant Governor Chris Cournoyer on January 28.

Senator Mike Zimmer was elected to his first term in the Iowa Senate in a 2025 special election. He represents Senate District 35 in eastern Iowa, which includes Clinton, DeWitt, Maquoketa, and portions of Clinton, Jackson, and Scott counties.

Feb 4, 2025 · Democrat Mike Zimmer is the newest Iowa senator, flipping the Senate District 35 seat in a special election last week. Zimmer won with 52% of the vote to Republican Katie Whittington’s 48%, according to unofficial results published by the Iowa Secretary of State.

Jan 1, 2025 · Democrat Mike Zimmer (left), of DeWitt, Iowa, met with constituents after he was nominated to run in a special election to fill the Iowa Senate seat vacated by new Iowa Lt. Governor Chris Cournoyer. Zimmer’s event took place Monday in Maquoketa, Iowa.