Barbara Finch
American politician
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Barbara Ann Finch (November 17, 1952 – December 17, 2008) was an American politician.
November 17, 1952
Barbara Finch | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Iowa House of Representatives from the 62nd district | |
| In office January 8, 2001 – January 12, 2003 | |
| Preceded by | Dennis Parmenter |
| Succeeded by | Frank Chiodo |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Barbara Ann Davis November 17, 1952 |
| Died | December 17, 2008 (aged 56) |
| Party | Republican |
| Spouse |
Robert Finch (m. 1981) |
| Children | Three |
| Parent(s) | James and Ruth Davis |
| Occupation | Businessman |
Barbara Ann Davis was born in New York City to parents James and Ruth Davis on November 17, 1952.[1] She attended Nassau Community College and Creighton University.[2] Davis married Robert Finch in 1981.[1] The couple farmed and raised three children near Ames, Iowa.[2]
Barbara Finch served on a number of agricultural commissions, including the Story County Farm Bureau, Story County Cattleman's Association, and the Governor's Task Force for Sustainable Agriculture, as well as the Ballard School Board.[2] She was elected to the Iowa House of Representatives in 2000, as a Republican, succeeding Dennis Parmenter as the legislator from District 62. Finch contested the Iowa Senate's 23rd District seat in 2002, losing the general election to Herman Quirmbach.[3][4]
After leaving the state legislature, Finch worked for Mary Greeley Medical Center.[1][2] Finch died on December 17, 2008, aged 56. She and her daughter were traveling on Interstate 35 in Freeborn County, Minnesota, near Albert Lea, when their van collided with a pickup that had slid into oncoming traffic. The Finches' vehicle then struck a semi-trailer truck. Barbara Finch was declared dead at the scene. Her daughter survived with injuries.[5][6]