Scott Webster | |
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Member of the
Iowa Senate from the 47th district | |
Assumed office 9 January 2023 | |
Preceded by | Roby Smith |
Personal details | |
Political party | Republican |
Residence | Bettendorf, Iowa |
Scott Webster is an American politician in Iowa.
Webster was elected representative of the fifth ward of Bettendorf, Iowa's city council in a 2014 special election. [1] [2] In 2018, he mounted an unsuccessful bid for a position on the Scott County board of supervisors. [3] [4] While serving on the city council, Webster was appointed to the Iowa League of Cities Legislative Policy Committee from January 2019. [5] In February 2022, he began campaigning to represent District 47 in the Iowa Senate. [6] [7] Webster faced Barry Long in the Republican Party primary, [8] [9] [10] and defeated Democratic candidate Mary Kathleen Figaro in the general election. [11] [12]
In the 2024 Republican Party presidential primaries, Webster initially endorsed Florida Governor Ron DeSantis before switching to businessman Vivek Ramaswamy. [13]