Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks

Representative, Iowa

Representative Mariannette Miller-Meeks represents Iowa’s 1st Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Dr. Miller-Meeks was a first-generation college student, graduating from Texas Christian University with a nursing degree and then attending the University of Southern California for a master’s in education. She went on to obtain a Doctor of Medicine degree from the University of Texas at Houston. When she turned 18, she joined the United States Army and served for 24 years, retiring as a lieutenant colonel. 

Dr. Miller-Meeks led an ophthalmology practice in Iowa, from 1997 to 2008 and served as the first female president of the Iowa Medical Society. In 2010, Iowa Governor Terry Branstad appointed her as Director of the Iowa Department of Public Health. In 2018, Dr. Miller-Meeks successfully ran for Iowa Senate, before her 2020 election to represent Iowa in the U.S. House of Representatives.  

Rep. Miller-Meeks serves on the House Veterans’ Affairs Committee and is the chair of its Subcommittee on Health. She also serves on the House Energy and Commerce Committee. In April 2024, she was appointed Chair of the House Conservative Climate Caucus. 

Iowa’s 1st Congressional District spans the southeastern part of the state including the Mississippi River border with Illinois and the Des Moines River border with Missouri. Major cities include Burlington, Davenport, and Iowa City. 

Since coming to Congress, Rep. Miller-Meeks has supported federal funding for the Iowa Flood Center’s work to improve forecasting by installing hydrologic stations in 28 eastern and southeastern Iowa counties. She has also sought federal investment in flood protection at the intersection of Marquette and River Drive in Davenport.

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