Andy McGuire
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Andy McGuire
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| Chair of the Iowa Democratic Party | |
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In office January 2015 – December 2016 |
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| Preceded by | Scott Brennan |
| Succeeded by | Derek Eadon |
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November 26, 1956 Waterloo, Iowa |
| Political party | Iowa Democratic Party |
| Spouse(s) | Dr. Dan McGuire |
| Children | 7 |
| Alma mater | Creighton University (B.S.), Creighton University School of Medicine (M.D.), Kennesaw State University – Michael J. Coles College of Business (M.B.A.) |
| Occupation | Medical Doctor |
Andrea "Andy" McGuire (born November 26, 1956) is a leader of the Iowa Democratic party. She served as Iowa Democratic Party (IDP) chair; elected in January 2015 for a two-year term by the Party’s State Central Committee. Prior to becoming the Chair of the Iowa Democratic Party, McGuire ran for the Democratic nomination for Iowa’s Lieutenant Governor.
She is a candidate in the Democratic Party primary for Governor of Iowa in the 2018 election.
McGuire was born in Waterloo, Iowa. She was the fifth of six children. She graduated with honors from West High in 1975.
In 1978, McGuire graduated with honors from Creighton University with a degree in Chemistry. She continued onto Medical School at Creighton and graduated with a Medical Doctorate from Creighton University School of Medicine. There were 11 women in her class. McGuire remembers this time as one where women were not encouraged to become physicians.
After graduation, McGuire went to St. Louis for her medical internship and residency. She did a rotation at St. Johns in St. Louis for a year and then worked at a walk-in clinic for a year which helped to pay off her student loans. After that, she went into a Nuclear Medicine Residency for the next three years at the Veteran’s Administration and St. Louis University Medical Center.
In 1999, McGuire pursued an MBA from Kennesaw State University near Atlanta, Georgia. She graduated in 2001 with a Master’s in Business Administration Physician Executives at Michael Cole School of Business.
While attending Creighton University, McGuire met fellow student Dan McGuire of Holstein, Iowa and they married.
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