Full Name:
Linda L. Upmeyer
Gender:
Female
Family:
Husband: Doug; 5 Children
Birth Date:
07/23/1952
Birth Place:
Mason City, IA
Home City:
Clear Lake, IA
Religion:
Evangelical
ADN, Nursing, Northern Iowa Area Community College
Darden Institute, University of Virginia, 2010
Bowhay Institute for Legislative Leadership Development, 2004
MSN, Nursing, Drake University, 1997-1999
BSN, Nursing, University of Iowa, 1991-1996
Former Minority Whip, Iowa State House of Representatives
Representative, Iowa State House of Representatives, District 54, 2002-2021
Speaker of the House, Iowa State House of Representatives, 2015-2020
Candidate, Iowa State House of Representatives, District 54, 2018
Majority Leader, Iowa State House of Representatives, 2010-2015
Former Member, Administration and Rules Committee, Iowa State House of Representatives
Former Member, Joint Committee on Service, Iowa State House of Representatives
Former Vice Chair, Joint Committee on Studies, Iowa State House of Representatives
Former Chair, Legislative Council, Iowa State House of Representatives
Former Chair, Subcommittee on Studies, Iowa State House of Representative
Former Chair, Subcommittee on Service, Iowa State House of Representatives, 2017-2019
Nurse Practitioner, Mercy Medical Center-North Iowa, 1988-present
Former Nurse Practitioner, Mason City Clinic
Member, American Academy of Nurse Practitioners, present
Member, American Legislative Exchange Council Health and Human Services Task Force, present
Chair, Center to Restore the Balance of Government, American Legislative Exchange, present
Member, Council of State Governments Work Group for Interbranch Cooperation, present
Member, Farm Bureau, present
Chair, Health Information Technology, present
Member, Iowa Nurse Practitioners Society, present
Member, Midwest Council of State Governments Executive Committee and Health and Human Services Committee, present
Member, Omicron Delta Kappa National Leadership Honor Society, present
Member, Phi Theta Kappa, present
Member, Professional Cardiovascular Nurses Association, present
Member, Sigma Theta Tau International Nursing Honor Society, present
Member, Zion Evangelical and Reformed Church of Garner, present
Former Board Member, Iowa Association of Community College Trustees
Former Executive Committee Member, Midwestern Legislative Conference
Former Board Member, National Associations of Community College Trustees
Former Trustee, North Iowa Area Community College
National Chair, American Legislative Exchange Council Board of Directors, 2014
Toll Fellow, The Council of State Governments Henry Toll Fellowship Program, 2006
Favorite Athlete:
Carl Edwards
Favorite Book:
Atlas Shrugged
Favorite Movie:
Remedy of a Killer
Favorite Musician:
George Strait
Number of Grandchildren:
5