Northwest Iowa — Iowa Republican State Representative Skyler Wheeler of Orange City has announced his plans for the 2022 election cycle.
With redistricting caused by population shifts in last year’s Census, Wheeler, who currently represents District 4 in the Iowa House, says he’ll be running for re-election in the newly redrawn House District 3.
After redistricting, Wheeler and Republican Representative Dr. Tom Jeneary of Le Mars were both thrown into the same new District 3. Wheeler says he and Jeneary were in close contact while each man assessed his options going forward.
Wheeler was recently named Baseball Coach for Unity Christian High School in Orange City, which he called a deciding factor in his decision to remain in Orange City.
He tells us about the geographical area that is included in the new Iowa House District 3.
While he has represented Sioux County since first being elected in 2016, he says he’ll now take the contacts he has made in Plymouth County and build on those contacts, meeting the people of that county and building relationships there.
As for Wheeler’s friend, incumbent Representative Dr. Tom Jeneary, he has three options. He can challenge Wheeler for the District 3 nomination in a primary next summer, which is thought to be highly unlikely to occur. He can move south and seek re-election in that news District, or he can choose to retire from the Iowa Legislature. Wheeler says, to the best of his knowledge, Jeneary has yet to announce his intentions.
