Staci Appel
| Staci Appel | |
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| Member of the Iowa Senate from the 37th district |
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| Senate Assistant Majority Leader | |
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In office January 8, 2007 – January 10, 2011 |
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| Preceded by | Doug Shull |
| Succeeded by | Kent Sorenson |
| Chair, State Government Committee | |
| Vice Chair, Education Committee | |
| Vice Chair, Administration and Regulation Appropriations Subcommittee | |
| Personal details | |
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April 19, 1966 Waterloo, Iowa, U.S. |
| Political party | Iowa Democratic Party |
| Spouse(s) | Brent R. Appel |
| Children | 6 |
| Residence | Ackworth, Iowa |
| Religion | United Methodist |
| Website | appelforiowa |
Staci Lynn Appel (born April 19, 1966) is an American politician from the U.S. state of Iowa. She served in the Iowa Senate as the Assistant Majority Leader from 2007 to 2011 representing the 37th district. A Democrat, in 2014 she unsuccessfully ran for a seat in the United States House of Representatives for Iowa's 3rd congressional district.
Appel was born in Waterloo, Iowa. She grew up in Iowa City, Iowa, and completed her formal education at Iowa City West High School.
Appel's husband, Brent R. Appel, serves on the Iowa Supreme Court. The Appels live with their six children in Ackworth, Iowa.
Appel worked for 12 years as a financial consultant with Merrill Lynch and UBS Paine Webber.
Appel served on several committees in the Iowa Senate – the Agriculture committee; the State Government committee; the Ways and Means committee; and the Education committee, where she was vice chair. She also served as vice chair of the Administration and Regulation Appropriations Subcommittee.
Appel was elected in 2006 with 12,827 votes (50%), defeating Republican opponent Julian B. Garrett by 772 votes.
Appel's first bill in the Senate was a proposal to raise the minimum wage in Iowa to $7.25. During her time in the State Senate Appel favored the Equal Pay For Equal Work Act
As a member of the Iowa Senate, Appel was appointed to be the Assistant Majority Leader.
Appel lost her bid for re-election to state Representative Kent Sorenson in 2010, who won the election by a 58% to 40% margin.
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