Biography
Nate Willems is the Democratic nominee for Iowa Attorney General. A labor and employment lawyer from Mount Vernon, he served in the Iowa House from 2009 to 2013, and his campaign says that for nearly two decades he has represented workers owed pay.[1][2][3]
Willems is a native of Anamosa who lives in Mount Vernon.[5] He earned a bachelor's degree from Georgetown University and a J.D. from the University of Iowa.[4]
He is a labor lawyer and a partner at Rush & Nicholson, P.L.C., in Cedar Rapids, and sits on the executive board of the Hawkeye Area Labor Council, AFL-CIO.[2][5] Willems served two terms in the Iowa House of Representatives, representing District 29.[4][5]
He announced his campaign for attorney general in May 2025.[5]
- 1.Iowa Attorney General election, 2026 · Ballotpedia · 2026-10-19 Reference
- 2.Nate Willems · Ballotpedia Reference
- 3.Nate Willems for Iowa Attorney General · Nate Willems campaign Candidate's own words
- 4.Ballotpedia key messages: Brenna Bird (citing Iowa's News Now, June 23, 2026) and Nate Willems · Ballotpedia · 2026-08-01 Reference
- 5.Willems announces campaign for Iowa attorney general · KCRG · 2025-05-07 News report
Researched from the cited sources on 2026-10-21.
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