Preceded by Anesa Kajtazovic Name Timi Brown-Powers Website Official website | Occupation Medical therapist Children 1 | |
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Alma mater University of Northern Iowa Education University of Northern Iowa Residence Waterloo, Iowa, United States | ||
Political party Iowa Democratic Party | ||
Timi Brown-Powers (born 1967) is a therapist and a member of the Iowa House of Representatives, representing District 61. She was first elected to the chamber in 2014.
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Biography
Timi Brown-Powers was born at Beale Air Force Base in California and raised in the Beaverdale neighborhood of Des Moines, Iowa. Her father worked at the Firestone plant while her mother ran a business out of their home and worked for the Des Moines public schools. Her experiences with her grandmother, a paraplegic, led her to volunteer for programs that help students with disabilities. She graduated from Herbert Hoover High School and attended Des Moines Area Community College for a year. She then moved to Waterloo to attend the University of Northern Iowa. Brown-Powers worked as a certified nursing assistant throughout college and earned her BA in therapeutic recreation.
She worked as a therapist for Covenant Medical Center in Waterloo for over 25 years.
Electoral history
Brown-Powers announced her candidacy for Anesa Kajtazovic's seat in the Iowa House of Representatives on March 8, 2014 at the Black Hawk County Democratic Convention. She was endorsed by Americans for Democratic Action. She defeated Brad Condon and Andrew Miller in the Democratic primary.
Brown-Powers earned 59% of the vote in the general election, defeating Republican Nathan Bolton's 40%.