Episode 921 Impeachment Circus and Iowa State Senator Zach Wahls
Stand Up! with Pete Dominick
Pete Dominick
4.9 • 1.2K Ratings
🗓️ 13 September 2023
⏱️ 59 minutes
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Zach Wahls was first elected to the Iowa Senate in 2018. He was elected to his second term in 2022, representing Senate District 43, which includes Coralville, North Liberty, Solon, part of western Iowa City, and rural northeast Johnson County.
Zach ran for the Iowa Senate to give all Iowans a voice. Growing up in a non-traditional family, he learned early in life what it felt like to be left out, and he remembers how hard families like his had to fight to get a seat at the table.
Prior to his election, Zach worked primarily as an advocate in the LGBTQ civil rights movement following his 2011 testimony before the Iowa House Judiciary Committee in defense of marriage equality and his “two mom” family. In this capacity, he wrote extensively about his family’s experience, including a best-selling book, and has spoken to hundreds of audiences, including a prime-time speech at the 2012 Democratic National Convention.
An Eagle Scout, Zach co-founded and led Scouts for Equality, which successfully executed a national campaign to end discrimination against LGBTQ people in the Boy Scouts of America.
Outside of the Legislature, Zach serves as the Vice President for Community Investment and Development at GreenState Credit Union, Iowa’s largest financial cooperative. He also owns and operates a small business with his sister, selling custom-made playing cards, and he is a co-owner of his family tree farm in northeast Iowa.
Zach completed his Masters in Public Affairs from Princeton University’s School of Public and International Affairs in 2018 and his Bachelors from the University of Iowa in 2014. He married his wife, Dr. Chloe Angyal, in 2021, and they live with their dog, Zelda, in Coralville.
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| 0:00.0 | And now, a message from the shed with Pete. |
| 0:03.1 | Hello there, listener. Just a quick note from me to thank you for listening. |
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| 0:23.8 | learning along with me every day. |
| 0:26.3 | And so I just wanted to say thanks. |
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| 0:34.5 | than making this podcast every day than producing the show every day. |
| 0:38.8 | I'm super grateful to you that you're listening or still listening |
| 0:42.8 | and learning along with me. |
| 0:44.8 | So let's do it. |
| 0:48.3 | Yeah, that John Carroll written in performed song never gets old. |
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| 1:10.8 | speaking of gratefulness. |
| 1:12.8 | So happy that you are still with us, John, and doing everything that you do |
| 1:16.7 | every day. |
| 1:17.3 | Shout out to my friend John Carroll here at the top. |
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