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{{short description|American politician from Iowa}}
{{AFC submission|d|reason|After 4 days at [[WP:AN]], that discussion makes it is clear to me that no administrator will unprotect [[Theresa Greenfield]] unless she wins the election. This means no AfC reviewer can accept this or any future version of this draft unless that transpires. However I would point out the following from my AfC review:

From [[WP:GNG]]: "If a topic has received significant coverage in reliable sources that are independent of the subject, it is presumed to be suitable for a stand-alone article or list." Readers of this draft can draw their own conclusions whether there is more than one such source in this draft.

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As a candidate for office, the subject does not satisfy [[WP:NPOL|political notability]]. She also does not appear to satisfy [[WP:GNG|general notability]], and it is the practice of Wikipedia that campaign publicity is not considered to satisfy [[WP:GNG|general notability]] if general notability was not already present.

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This draft was already declined once, saying that candidates for political office are normally not considered notable, unless they were notable in their own right prior to becoming candidates. This draft has been resubmitted without explaining why the subject is notable. She does not satisfy [[WP:NPOL|political notability]], and does not appear to satisfy [[WP:GNG|general notability]] independently. This draft should only be resubmitted if it specifies, in AFC comments or on the draft talk page, how the subject is considered notable. [[User:Robert McClenon|Robert McClenon]] ([[User talk:Robert McClenon|talk]]) 05:02, 7 August 2020 (UTC)}}

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{{Infobox Politician
{{Infobox person
| image = File:Theresa Greenfield.jpg
|name = Theresa Greenfield
| name = Theresa Greenfield
|image = Theresa Greenfield USDA.jpg
|caption = Greenfield in 2021
| birth_place = [[Bricelyn, Minnesota]], U.S.
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1963|10|20}}
| education = [[Minnesota State University, Mankato]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]])
|birth_place = [[Bricelyn, Minnesota]], U.S.
| party = [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| children = 4
|death_date =
|death_place =
| residence = [[Des Moines, Iowa]], U.S.
|party = [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| website = {{url|https://greenfieldforiowa.com/|Campaign website}}
|spouse =
|children = 4
|education = [[Minnesota State University, Mankato]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]])
}}
}}
'''Theresa Greenfield''' (born October 20, 1963)<ref>{{cite web |title=Candidate Conversation – Theresa Greenfield (D) |date=December 19, 2019 |publisher=Inside Elections |url=https://www.insideelections.com/news/article/candidate-conversation-theresa-greenfield-d |access-date=November 2, 2020}}</ref> is an American businesswoman, government official, and former political candidate. She was the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] nominee for the [[2020 United States Senate election in Iowa]], losing to incumbent Republican [[Joni Ernst]].<ref name=dmr17>{{cite news |last=Noble |first=Jason
|publisher=The Des Moines Register|title=Real estate executive Theresa Greenfield joins 3rd District race for Congress |date=July 5, 2017 |access-date=August 24, 2020 |url=https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/2017/07/05/real-estate-executive-theresa-greenfield-joins-3rd-district-race-congress/443002001/}}</ref>


'''Theresa Greenfield''' is an American businesswoman and politician who is the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] nominee for the [[2020 United States Senate election in Iowa]].<ref name=dmr17>{{cite news |last=Noble |first=Jason
On November 18, 2021, Greenfield was appointed [[USDA Rural Development]] director for [[Iowa]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Eller |first=Donnelle
|publisher=The Des Moines Register|title=Theresa Greenfield to lead Iowa rural development; Matt Russell to head state's Farm Service Agency |date=November 18, 2021 |access-date=November 19, 2021 |url=https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/money/agriculture/2021/11/18/joe-biden-appoints-theresa-greenfield-matt-russell-iowa-usda-agencies/8674458002/}}</ref>
|publisher=The Des Moines Register|title=Real estate executive Theresa Greenfield joins 3rd District race for Congress |date=July 5, 2017 |accessdate=August 24, 2020 |url=https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/2017/07/05/real-estate-executive-theresa-greenfield-joins-3rd-district-race-congress/443002001/}}</ref> She will face incumbent [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] [[Joni Ernst]] in the November general election.<ref name=vox1>{{cite news |last= Zhou|first= Li|publisher=[[Vox (website)|Vox]]|title= Theresa Greenfield has won the Democratic Senate primary in Iowa|date= June 2, 2020|accessdate=September 19, 2020 |url=https://www.vox.com/2020/6/2/21278481/theresa-greenfield-wins-iowa-senate-primary-joni-ernst}}</ref><ref name="USATODAY1">{{Cite news|last=Pfannenstiel
|first=Brianne|date=2020-06-13|title=Poll: Democrat Theresa Greenfield leads GOP Sen. Joni Ernst in Iowa race|language=en-US|work=[[USA Today]]|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2020/06/13/iowa-poll-theresa-greenfield-edges-joni-ernst-senate-race/3185343001/|access-date=2020-06-15}}</ref>


== Early life and career ==
== Early life and education ==
Greenfield was born and grew up in [[Bricelyn, Minnesota]], a small town on the Iowa–Minnesota border.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-05-28|title=Theresa Greenfield Pitches Humble Roots as She Seeks Crossover Support in Joni Ernst Challenge|url=https://morningconsult.com/2020/05/28/theresa-greenfield-joni-ernst-iowa-senate/|access-date=2020-06-07|website=Morning Consult|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Rynard|first=Pat|date=2018-02-03|url=https://iowastartingline.com/2018/02/03/long-hours-personal-story-propels-theresa-greenfield-in-3rd-district-race/|title=Long Hours, Personal Story Propels Theresa Greenfield In 3rd District Race|website=iowastartingline.com|access-date=2017-09-01}}</ref> She was one of five children.<ref>{{cite news |last=Minor |first=Vicki
Greenfield was born and raised in [[Bricelyn, Minnesota]], a small city near the Iowa–Minnesota border.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-05-28|title=Theresa Greenfield Pitches Humble Roots as She Seeks Crossover Support in Joni Ernst Challenge|url=https://morningconsult.com/2020/05/28/theresa-greenfield-joni-ernst-iowa-senate/|access-date=2020-06-07|website=Morning Consult|language=en-US}}</ref> She was one of five children.<ref>{{cite news |last=Minor |first=Vicki
|publisher=Winterset Madisonian|title=Senate candidate holds meet and greet|date=March 11, 2020
|publisher=Winterset Madisonian|title=Senate candidate holds meet and greet|date=March 11, 2020
|access-date=September 2, 2020|url=https://www.wintersetmadisonian.com/news/local_news/senate-candidate-holds-meet-and-greet/article_45437d3c-632d-11ea-9870-93af1f188a22.html}}</ref> Her parents raised hogs and grew crops on a small [[farm]], and her father was also a cropdusting pilot.<ref>{{cite news |last=Grob |first=James
|access-date=September 2, 2020|url=https://www.wintersetmadisonian.com/news/local_news/senate-candidate-holds-meet-and-greet/article_45437d3c-632d-11ea-9870-93af1f188a22.html}}</ref> Her parents raised hogs and grew crops on a small [[farm]], and her father was also a [[Aerial application|crop dusting pilot]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Grob |first=James
|publisher=Charles City Press|title=Greenfield hopes to take small-town values to Washington, D.C.|date=December 8, 2019
|publisher=Charles City Press|title=Greenfield hopes to take small-town values to Washington, D.C.|date=December 8, 2019
|accessdate=September 1, 2020
|access-date=September 1, 2020
|url=http://www.charlescitypress.com/charlescitypress/front/2019/12/08/greenfield-hopes-to-take-small-town-values-to-washington-d-c/}}</ref> She helped with farm jobs and the crop-dusting business.<ref>{{cite news |last=Rios |first= Carmen|publisher=DAME|title= THERESA GREENFIELD: GIVE AMERICANS A SECOND CHANCE|date= May 28, 2020|accessdate=September 19, 2020 |url=https://www.damemagazine.com/2020/05/28/theresa-greenfield-give-americans-a-second-chance/}}</ref>
|url=http://www.charlescitypress.com/charlescitypress/front/2019/12/08/greenfield-hopes-to-take-small-town-values-to-washington-d-c/}}</ref> She helped with farm jobs such as driving tractors and grain trucks, bailing hay, and feeding hogs; and by the age of 16, assisted in negotiating contract terms and demarcating fields for the family crop-dusting business.<ref>{{cite news |last=Rios |first= Carmen|publisher=DAME|title= THERESA GREENFIELD: GIVE AMERICANS A SECOND CHANCE|date= May 28, 2020|access-date=September 19, 2020 |url=https://www.damemagazine.com/2020/05/28/theresa-greenfield-give-americans-a-second-chance/}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=IA-03: "Business leader, mother and farm kid" Theresa Greenfield officially running |url=https://www.bleedingheartland.com/2017/07/05/ia-03-business-leader-mother-and-farm-kid-theresa-greenfield-officially-running/ |website=Bleeding Heartland |date=July 5, 2017 |access-date=28 October 2020}}</ref>


Greenfield took courses at [[Iowa Lakes Community College]] and [[Iowa State University]] before graduating from [[Minnesota State University, Mankato]] in 1987 with a bachelor's degree in design and human environment.<ref name="kma">{{cite news|last=Matheny|first=Ryan|date=July 24, 2020|title=Greenfield calls for extension of expanded unemployment benefits during pandemic|publisher=KMAland.com|url=https://www.kmaland.com/news/greenfield-calls-for-extension-of-expanded-unemployment-benefits-during-pandemic/article_02ecd4e4-cdbb-11ea-97a5-7fa1e2489055.html|accessdate=September 2, 2020}}</ref> Greenfield worked as an urban planner until she began taking leadership roles in real estate development companies.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.jewishpoliticalguide.com/senators/theresa-greenfield/|title=Theresa Greenfield|accessdate=October 17, 2020}}</ref>
Greenfield took courses at [[Iowa Lakes Community College]]<ref name="kma">{{cite news|last=Matheny|first=Ryan|date=July 24, 2020|title=Greenfield calls for extension of expanded unemployment benefits during pandemic|publisher=KMAland.com|url=https://www.kmaland.com/news/greenfield-calls-for-extension-of-expanded-unemployment-benefits-during-pandemic/article_02ecd4e4-cdbb-11ea-97a5-7fa1e2489055.html|access-date=September 2, 2020}}</ref> and [[Iowa State University]] before graduating from [[Minnesota State University, Mankato]] in 1987 with a bachelor's degree in design and human development.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Peterson|first=Mike|title=Meet the Candidates: Theresa Greenfield|url=https://www.kmaland.com/news/meet-the-candidates-theresa-greenfield/article_ee88cea0-1797-11eb-82f7-6ff6ca9edcf1.html|access-date=2020-10-27|website=KMAland.com|date=October 26, 2020 |language=en}}</ref>


== Business career ==
In 1985, Greenfield married Rodney Wirtjes, an electrician, who served as a [[journeyman]] [[lineworker]] and a member of the [[International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers]]. They settled in [[Buffalo Center, Iowa]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|date=2017-07-05|title=IA-03: “Business leader, mother and farm kid” Theresa Greenfield officially running|url=https://www.bleedingheartland.com/2017/07/05/ia-03-business-leader-mother-and-farm-kid-theresa-greenfield-officially-running/|access-date=2020-10-01|website=Bleeding Heartland|language=en}}</ref> Wirtjes was killed in a work accident in 1988.<ref name=wirtjes_obit>{{cite news
After graduating from Minnesota State, Greenfield worked as an urban planner and later began working in real estate development.<ref>{{cite news |last= Rosenberg|first= Benjamin|publisher=[[Vox (website)|Vox]]|title= Joni Ernst didn't know the price of soybeans. Here's why that could cost her.|date= October 16, 2020|access-date=October 21, 2020 |url=https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2020/10/16/21519370/joni-ernst-soybeans-iowa-senate-greenfield}}</ref>
|publisher=Buffalo Center Tribune|title= Rodney Wirtjes Electrocuted In Power Line Accident Friday, June 3|date= June 9, 1988|accessdate=September 1, 2020|url=https://big.assets.huffingtonpost.com/athena/files/2020/05/12/5ebac207c5b63c0fa177c3d6.pdf}}</ref> At the time, Greenfield was 24 years old, had a one-year-old son, and was pregnant with her second child.<ref name=wirtjes_obit/><ref name="court">{{cite court|litigants=Wirtjes v. Interstate Power Co.|court=Minnesota Supreme Court|date=February 7, 1992|url=https://law.justia.com/cases/minnesota/supreme-court/1992/c6-91-662-2.html}}</ref><ref name="Crabtree 2020">{{cite web |last=Crabtree |first=Susan |title=Defund-Police Push Has Key Dem Candidates on Defense |website=RealClearPolitics |date=2020-07-11 |url=https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2020/07/11/defund-police_push_has_key_dem_candidates_on_defense.html |access-date=2020-09-23 |quote=Her husband, Rob, a lineman at the local power company, was killed in workplace accident years ago…}}</ref> Her second son was born five months later.<ref name=court/> She credits [[Social Security (United States)|Social Security]], [[Workers' compensation (United States)|Workers' compensation]], and family support with helping her during that time.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Rynard|first=Pat|date=2018-02-03|title=Long Hours, Personal Story Propels Theresa Greenfield In 3rd District Race|url=https://iowastartingline.com/2018/02/03/long-hours-personal-story-propels-theresa-greenfield-in-3rd-district-race/|access-date=2020-10-01|website=Iowa Starting Line|language=en-US}}</ref> She later remarried, to Steve Miller, and had two more children.<ref name=":1" />


In 2005, Greenfield took a position at the homebuilding company Rottlund Homes, where she was named president of the Iowa division in 2007.<ref>{{cite news |last=Brownlee|first= Mike|publisher=Omaha World-Herald|title= Fourth Democrat enters the race for David Young's seat in Iowa|date= July 8, 2017|accessdate=September 3, 2020
In 2005, Greenfield took a position at the home building company Rottlund Homes in [[Roseville, Minnesota]], where she was named president of the Iowa division in 2007.<ref>{{cite news |last=Brownlee|first= Mike|publisher=Omaha World-Herald|title= Fourth Democrat enters the race for David Young's seat in Iowa|date= July 8, 2017|access-date=September 3, 2020
|url=https://omaha.com/state-and-regional/fourth-democrat-enters-the-race-for-david-youngs-seat-in-iowa/article_db174362-24f5-5b65-9461-911764d75357.html}}</ref> In 2012, Greenfield became president of the Des Moines commercial real estate firm Colby Interests,<ref>{{cite news|last=Darr|first=Kent|date=August 22, 2014|title=The Colby Family Carries On|publisher=Business Record|url=https://db4b0921-5955-4285-a3d9-40b3239ed424.filesusr.com/ugd/b33dcc_ec2b3d348f0640e89a3b92a6962b179b.pdf|accessdate=September 7, 2020}}</ref> based in [[Windsor Heights, Iowa]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Rynard|first=Pat|date=2018-02-03|title=Long Hours, Personal Story Propels Theresa Greenfield In 3rd District Race|url=https://iowastartingline.com/2018/02/03/long-hours-personal-story-propels-theresa-greenfield-in-3rd-district-race/|access-date=2020-10-01|website=Iowa Starting Line|language=en-US}}</ref> Greenfield is a member of the board of the Windsor Heights Chamber of Commerce.<ref>{{Cite web|publisher=Windsor Heights Chamber of Commerce|title=Board Members|url=https://www.windsorheightschamber.com/board-members/|access-date=2020-09-07}}</ref>
|url=https://omaha.com/state-and-regional/fourth-democrat-enters-the-race-for-david-youngs-seat-in-iowa/article_db174362-24f5-5b65-9461-911764d75357.html}}</ref> In 2012, she became president of the Des Moines commercial real estate firm Colby Interests,<ref>{{cite news|last=Darr|first=Kent|date=August 22, 2014|title=The Colby Family Carries On|publisher=Business Record|url=https://db4b0921-5955-4285-a3d9-40b3239ed424.filesusr.com/ugd/b33dcc_ec2b3d348f0640e89a3b92a6962b179b.pdf|access-date=September 7, 2020}}</ref> based in [[Windsor Heights, Iowa]]. She is a member of the board of the American Institute of Certified Planners, Commercial Real Estate Women of Iowa, and the Windsor Heights Chamber of Commerce.<ref>{{Cite web|publisher=Windsor Heights Chamber of Commerce|title=Board Members|url=https://www.windsorheightschamber.com/board-members/|access-date=2020-09-07}}</ref>{{fails verification|date=October 2024}}


== Political campaigns ==
== Political campaigns ==


===2018 Iowa's 3rd congressional district primary===
===2018 U.S. House election ===
{{Main|2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Iowa#District_3}}
{{Main|2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Iowa#District 3}}
In July 2017, Greenfield announced her candidacy for the 2018 Democratic nomination in [[Iowa's 3rd congressional district|Iowa's 3rd congressional district.]] As a female Democratic candidate in 2018, she was featured on the cover of [[Time (magazine)|Time magazine]] along with other female candidates, labelled as "The Avengers".<ref>{{Cite web|last=Rynard|first=Pat|date=2018-02-03|title=Long Hours, Personal Story Propels Theresa Greenfield In 3rd District Race|url=https://iowastartingline.com/2018/02/03/long-hours-personal-story-propels-theresa-greenfield-in-3rd-district-race/|access-date=2020-10-01|website=Iowa Starting Line|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Alter|first=Charlotte|title=January 29th, 2018 {{!}} Vol. 191, No. 3 {{!}} U.S.|url=https://time.com/magazine/us/5107476/january-29th-2018-vol-191-no-3-u-s/|access-date=2020-10-01|website=TIME.com}}</ref>


In July 2017, Greenfield announced her candidacy for the 2018 Democratic nomination in [[Iowa's 3rd congressional district]]. As a female Democratic candidate in 2018, she was featured on the cover of ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'' along with other female candidates, who were collectively labeled "The Avengers".<ref>{{Cite web|last=Alter|first=Charlotte|title=January 29th, 2018 {{!}} Vol. 191, No. 3|url=https://time.com/magazine/us/5107476/january-29th-2018-vol-191-no-3-u-s/|access-date=2020-10-01|website=[[Time (magazine)|Time]]|date=January 18, 2018 }}</ref>
She withdrew from the race in March 2018 after learning her campaign manager had falsified some of the 1,790 required signatures to qualify her for the ballot.<ref name="dmr18">{{cite news |last= Noble|first= Jason|publisher=The Des Moines Register|title= Rejected from primary ballot again, Democrat Theresa Greenfield calls it quits|date= March 28, 2018|accessdate=September 5, 2020 |url=https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/2018/03/28/theresa-greenfield-knocked-off-primary-ballot-again-after-opinion-attorney-general/467975002/}}</ref><ref name="dmr19">{{cite news |last= Rodriguez|first=Barbara|publisher=The Des Moines Register|title= Ex-campaign manager for Theresa Greenfield apologizes in ad over 2018's fake signatures|date= April 7, 2019|accessdate=September 5, 2020

|url=https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/politics/2019/04/07/congress-3rd-district-iowa-theresa-greenfield-apologizes-falsified-signatures-register-ad/3393810002/}}</ref>
She withdrew from the race in March 2018 after learning her campaign manager had falsified some of the 1,790 required signatures to qualify her for the ballot.<ref name="dmr18">{{cite news |last= Noble|first= Jason|publisher=The Des Moines Register|title= Rejected from primary ballot again, Democrat Theresa Greenfield calls it quits|date= March 28, 2018|access-date=September 5, 2020 |url=https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/2018/03/28/theresa-greenfield-knocked-off-primary-ballot-again-after-opinion-attorney-general/467975002/}}</ref><ref name="dmr19">{{cite news |last= Rodriguez|first=Barbara|publisher=The Des Moines Register|title= Ex-campaign manager for Theresa Greenfield apologizes in ad over 2018's fake signatures|date= April 7, 2019|access-date=September 5, 2020
Her campaign tried to collect a new set of signatures
|url=https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/politics/2019/04/07/congress-3rd-district-iowa-theresa-greenfield-apologizes-falsified-signatures-register-ad/3393810002/}}</ref> Her campaign tried to collect a new set of signatures in the 24 hours before the filing deadline, but was only able to acquire 1,592 valid signatures.<ref name="rc2018">{{cite news|last=Bowman|first=Bridget|date=March 29, 2018|title=Ballot Debacle Shakes Up Democratic House Primary in Iowa|publisher=Roll Call|url=https://www.rollcall.com/2018/03/29/ballot-debacle-shakes-up-democratic-house-primary-in-iowa/|access-date=September 5, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last= Noble|first=Jason|publisher=The Des Moines Register|title= Alleged paperwork forgery forces Theresa Greenfield to resubmit candidacy at literally the last minute|date= March 16, 2018|access-date=September 5, 2020
in the 24 hours before the filing deadline, but was only able to
acquire 1,592 valid signatures.<ref name="rc2018">{{cite news|last=Bowman|first=Bridget|date=March 29, 2018|title=Ballot Debacle Shakes Up Democratic House Primary in Iowa|publisher=Roll Call|url=https://www.rollcall.com/2018/03/29/ballot-debacle-shakes-up-democratic-house-primary-in-iowa/|accessdate=September 5, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last= Noble|first=Jason|publisher=The Des Moines Register|title= Alleged paperwork forgery forces Theresa Greenfield to resubmit candidacy at literally the last minute|date= March 16, 2018|accessdate=September 5, 2020
|url=https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/2018/03/16/petition-problem-has-congressional-candidate-theresa-greenfield-scrambling-qualify-june-ballot/433205002/}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-03-19|title=Democratic Candidate Theresa Greenfield Fails to Make it on Primary Ballot|url=https://who13.com/news/politics/democratic-candidate-theresa-greenfield-fails-to-make-it-on-primary-ballot/|access-date=2020-09-13|website=who13.com|language=en-US}}</ref>
|url=https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/2018/03/16/petition-problem-has-congressional-candidate-theresa-greenfield-scrambling-qualify-june-ballot/433205002/}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-03-19|title=Democratic Candidate Theresa Greenfield Fails to Make it on Primary Ballot|url=https://who13.com/news/politics/democratic-candidate-theresa-greenfield-fails-to-make-it-on-primary-ballot/|access-date=2020-09-13|website=who13.com|language=en-US}}</ref>


===2020 U.S. Senate election===
===2020 U.S. Senate election===
{{Main|2020 United States Senate election in Iowa}}
{{Main|2020 United States Senate election in Iowa}}

On June 3, 2019, Greenfield declared her candidacy for the Senate seat held by first-term Senator [[Joni Ernst]].<ref name=gazette_campaign_announcement>{{cite news
[[File:Theresagreenfield - 50342482011.jpg|thumb|Greenfield campaigning in a cornfield]]
On June 3, 2019, Greenfield declared her candidacy for the Senate seat held by first-term senator [[Joni Ernst]].<ref name=gazette_campaign_announcement>{{cite news
|last=Murphy |first=Erin |publisher=The Gazette |title=Theresa Greenfield joins Iowa's U.S. Senate race |date=June 3, 2019
|last=Murphy |first=Erin |publisher=The Gazette |title=Theresa Greenfield joins Iowa's U.S. Senate race |date=June 3, 2019
|accessdate=September 2, 2020
|access-date=September 2, 2020
|url=https://www.thegazette.com/subject/news/government/theresa-greenfield-joins-iowas-us-senate-race-20190603}}</ref><ref name=dmr_campaign_announcement>{{cite news|last=Pfannenstiel |first=Brianne |publisher=The Des Moines Register|title=Democrat Theresa Greenfield launches bid against Republican Sen. Joni Ernst
|url=https://www.thegazette.com/subject/news/government/theresa-greenfield-joins-iowas-us-senate-race-20190603}}</ref><ref name=dmr_campaign_announcement>{{cite news|last=Pfannenstiel |first=Brianne |publisher=The Des Moines Register|title=Democrat Theresa Greenfield launches bid against Republican Sen. Joni Ernst
|date=June 3, 2019 |accessdate=September 2, 2020 |url=https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/politics/2019/06/03/election-2020-democrat-theresa-greenfield-run-against-republican-sen-joni-ernst-senate-iowa/1327605001/}}</ref>
|date=June 3, 2019 |access-date=September 2, 2020 |url=https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/politics/2019/06/03/election-2020-democrat-theresa-greenfield-run-against-republican-sen-joni-ernst-senate-iowa/1327605001/}}</ref>
On June 2, 2020, she won the Democratic primary with 47.71% of the vote, defeating three other major candidates, including [[Michael T. Franken]], a retired U.S. Navy admiral and former aide to U.S. Senator Ted Kennedy.<ref>{{cite news |publisher=The Des Moines Register|title= State of Iowa 2020 Primary Election Results|date= June 3, 2020|access-date=September 5, 2020 |url=https://www.desmoinesregister.com/elections/results/local/2020-06-02/00000/}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Pfannenstiel|first=Brianne|title=Theresa Greenfield to take on Joni Ernst in high-profile battle for U.S. Senate seat|url=https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/politics/2020/06/02/democrats-challenger-joni-ernst-senate-primary-tuesday-results/5310536002/|access-date=2020-08-07|website=Des Moines Register|language=en-US}}</ref>
On June 2, 2020, she won the Democratic primary with 47.71% of the vote, defeating three
other major candidates, including [[Michael T. Franken]].<ref>{{cite news |publisher=The Des Moines Register|title= State of Iowa 2020 Primary Election Results|date= June 3, 2020|accessdate=September 5, 2020 |url=https://www.desmoinesregister.com/elections/results/local/2020-06-02/00000/}}</ref><ref name=bi_primary>{{Cite web|last=Panetta|first=Grace|title=Theresa Greenfield wins the Democratic primary for US Senate in Iowa|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/iowa-senate-dem-primary-theresa-greenfield-mike-franken-live-results-2020-6|access-date=2020-08-24|website=Business Insider}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Manchester |first1=Julia |title=Greenfield wins Senate Democratic primary in Iowa |url=https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/500761-greenfield-wins-senate-democratic-primary-in-iowa |website=The Hill |accessdate=14 September 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Pfannenstiel|first=Brianne|title=Theresa Greenfield to take on Joni Ernst in high-profile battle for U.S. Senate seat|url=https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/politics/2020/06/02/democrats-challenger-joni-ernst-senate-primary-tuesday-results/5310536002/|access-date=2020-08-07|website=Des Moines Register|language=en-US}}</ref><ref name="AP NEWS 2020">{{cite web |last=Beaumont |first=Thomas |title=Democrats fight for chance to take on GOP Sen. Ernst in Iowa |website=AP NEWS |date=2020-06-01 |url=https://apnews.com/article/9db787496da9ecd0f236e91d3339278a |access-date=2020-09-30}}</ref>


Polls conducted after the primary have shown a close contest between Greenfield and Ernst, with neither candidate leading by more than 4 points.<ref>{{Cite web|publisher=RealClear Politics|title=Iowa Senate - Ernst vs. Greenfield|url=https://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2020/senate/ia/iowa_senate_ernst_vs_greenfield-7072.html|access-date=2020-09-05}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|publisher=FiveThirtyEight|title=Iowa U.S. Senate Polls|url=https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/polls/senate/iowa/|access-date=2020-09-05}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last= Pfannenstiel|first= Brianne|publisher=The Des Moines Register|title= Iowa Poll: Theresa Greenfield leads Joni Ernst in tight race for U.S. Senate|date= June 13, 2020|accessdate=September 5, 2020
Polls conducted after the primary showed a close contest between Greenfield and Ernst.<ref>{{Cite web|publisher=RealClear Politics|title=Iowa Senate - Ernst vs. Greenfield|url=https://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2020/senate/ia/iowa_senate_ernst_vs_greenfield-7072.html|access-date=2020-09-05}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|publisher=FiveThirtyEight|title=Iowa U.S. Senate Polls|date=June 28, 2018 |url=https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/polls/senate/iowa/|access-date=2020-09-05}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last= Pfannenstiel|first= Brianne|publisher=The Des Moines Register|title= Iowa Poll: Theresa Greenfield leads Joni Ernst in tight race for U.S. Senate|date= June 13, 2020|access-date=September 5, 2020
|url=https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/politics/iowa-poll/2020/06/13/iowa-poll-theresa-greenfield-leads-joni-ernst-tight-senate-race/5346215002/}}</ref><ref>{{cite press release |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title= IOWA: CLOSE CONTESTS FOR PREZ & SENATE|url= https://www.monmouth.edu/polling-institute/documents/monmouthpoll_ia_080520.pdf/|location=West Long Branch, NJ|publisher= Monmouth University|date= August 5, 2020|access-date=2020-09-05}}</ref> As of September 5, 2020,
|url=https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/politics/iowa-poll/2020/06/13/iowa-poll-theresa-greenfield-leads-joni-ernst-tight-senate-race/5346215002/}}</ref><ref>{{cite press release |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title= IOWA: CLOSE CONTESTS FOR PREZ & SENATE|url= https://www.monmouth.edu/polling-institute/documents/monmouthpoll_ia_080520.pdf/|location=West Long Branch, NJ|publisher= Monmouth University|date= August 5, 2020|access-date=2020-09-05}}</ref> In early September, political handicappers ''[[The Cook Political Report]]'' and ''[[Sabato's Crystal Ball]]'' rated the race as a toss-up.<ref>{{Cite web|publisher=The Cook Political Report|title=2020 Senate Race Ratings|url=https://cookpolitical.com/ratings/senate-race-ratings|access-date=2020-09-05}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|publisher=Sabato's Crystal Ball|title=Crystal Ball 2020 Senate Ratings|url=https://www.270towin.com/2020-senate-election/sabatos-crystal-ball-2020-ratings|access-date=2020-09-05}}</ref> Major media described the race as one of the most likely to decide control of the Senate after the 2020 election.<ref>{{cite news |last= Phillips|first= Amber|newspaper=The Washington Post|title= The most competitive Senate races of 2020
|date= August 7, 2020|access-date=September 19, 2020 |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/08/07/most-competitive-senate-races-2020/}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last= Nilsen|first= Ella|publisher=[[Vox (website)|Vox]]|title= The ways Democrats could retake the Senate majority, explained|date= September 14, 2020|access-date=September 19, 2020 |url=https://www.vox.com/21403958/most-competitive-senate-races-2020}}</ref> Through June 30, 2020, Greenfield had raised $11.5 million, compared to $14.6 million for Ernst.<ref>{{cite news |last= Panetta|first=Grace|publisher=Business Insider|title= What you need to know about the US Senate election in Iowa between Joni Ernst and Theresa Greenfield|date= August 7, 2020|access-date=September 5, 2020 |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/joni-ernst-vs-theresa-greenfield-election-polls-fundraising-2020-7}}</ref> In the third fundraising quarter, Greenfield's campaign raised $28.7 million, more than any Senate candidate in Iowa history. As of October 2020, the race was expected to be the most expensive in the state's history,<ref>{{cite news |last= Gabriel|first= Trip|work=The New York Times|title= Joni Ernst, in a Tight Senate Race, Repeats a Debunked Coronavirus Theory
political handicappers [[The Cook Political Report]] and [[Sabato's Crystal Ball]] rate the race as a toss-up.<ref>{{Cite web|publisher=The Cook Political Report|title=2020 Senate Race Ratings|url=https://cookpolitical.com/ratings/senate-race-ratings|access-date=2020-09-05}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|publisher=Sabato's Crystal Ball|title=Crystal Ball 2020 Senate Ratings|url=https://www.270towin.com/2020-senate-election/sabatos-crystal-ball-2020-ratings|access-date=2020-09-05}}</ref>
|date= September 2, 2020|access-date=September 7, 2020 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/02/us/politics/joni-ernst-coronavirus.html}}</ref> and the second most expensive Senate race in the United States, after the [[2020 United States Senate election in North Carolina]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Pfannenstiel|first=Brianne|title=In a slew of competitive Senate races, Iowa's draws second-highest advertising spending in the country|url=https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/politics/2020/09/19/iowa-senate-race-second-most-expensive-country/5830846002/|access-date=2020-09-22|website=Des Moines Register|language=en-US}}</ref>
Major media describe the campaign as one of the most likely to decide control of the Senate after the 2020 election.<ref>{{cite news |last= Phillips|first= Amber|work=The Washington Post|title= The most competitive Senate races of 2020|
date= August 7, 2020|accessdate=September 19, 2020 |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/08/07/most-competitive-senate-races-2020/}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last= Nilsen|first= Ella|publisher=[[Vox (website)|Vox]]|title= The ways Democrats could retake the Senate majority, explained|date= September 14, 2020|accessdate=September 19, 2020 |url=https://www.vox.com/21403958/most-competitive-senate-races-2020}}</ref> Through June 30, 2020, Greenfield had raised $11.5 million, compared
to $14.6 million for Ernst.<ref>{{cite news |last= Panetta|first=Grace|publisher=Business Insider|title= What you need to know about the US Senate election in Iowa between Joni Ernst and Theresa Greenfield|date= August 7, 2020|accessdate=September 5, 2020 |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/joni-ernst-vs-theresa-greenfield-election-polls-fundraising-2020-7}}</ref> The race is expected to be the most expensive in the state's history,<ref>{{cite news |last= Gabriel|first= Trip|work=The New York Times|title= Joni Ernst, in a Tight Senate Race, Repeats a Debunked Coronavirus Theory
|date= September 2, 2020|accessdate=September 7, 2020 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/02/us/politics/joni-ernst-coronavirus.html}}</ref> and the second most expensive Senate race in the United States, after the [[2020 United States Senate election in North Carolina]], where [[Cal Cunningham]] is challenging [[Thom Tillis]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Pfannenstiel|first=Brianne|title=In a slew of competitive Senate races, Iowa's draws second-highest advertising spending in the country|url=https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/politics/2020/09/19/iowa-senate-race-second-most-expensive-country/5830846002/|access-date=2020-09-22|website=Des Moines Register|language=en-US}}</ref> A poll released on October 1, 2020, found Greenfield ahead of Joni Ernst by 12 percentage points.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-10-01|title=Theresa Greenfield Leads Joni Ernst By 12 Points in New Poll of Iowa Voters|url=https://who13.com/news/theresa-greenfield-leads-joni-ernst-by-12-points-in-new-poll-of-iowa-voters/|access-date=2020-10-01|website=who13.com|language=en-US}}</ref>In the third fundraising quarter, Greenfield's campaign raised $28.7 million, more than any Senate candidate in Iowa history.<ref>{{cite web|last=Meyer|first=Elizabeth|url=https://iowastartingline.com/2020/10/08/greenfield-shatters-fundraising-records-with-28-7m-haul/|title=Greenfield Shatters Fundraising Records With $28.7M Haul}}</ref>


Greenfield received endorsements from former President [[Barack Obama]],<ref>{{Cite web|last=Obama|first=Barack|date=2020-08-03|url=https://medium.com/@BarackObama/first-wave-of-2020-endorsements-43b2b0c667f6|title=First Wave of 2020 Endorsements|website=medium.com|access-date=2020-09-07}}</ref> Minnesota Senator [[Amy Klobuchar]],<ref name="politicomay">{{cite news|last=Arkin|first=James|date=May 24, 2020|title=The political neophyte Democrats are betting on to capture the Senate|publisher=Politico|url=https://www.politico.com/news/2020/05/24/democrats-iowa-senate-ernst-greenfield-275141|accessdate=September 7, 2020}}</ref> Massachusetts Senator [[Elizabeth Warren]], Representative [[Abby Finkenauer]],<ref name="hawkeye_endorsements">{{cite news |last= Pfannenstiel|first= Brianne|publisher=The Hawk Eye|title= Democratic challengers fight for momentum in muted Iowa Senate primary|date= May 10, 2020|accessdate=September 12, 2020 |url=https://www.thehawkeye.com/news/20200510/democratic-challengers-fight-for-momentum-in-muted-iowa-senate-primary}}</ref> Representative [[Dave Loebsack]],<ref name="hawkeye_endorsements" /> former Iowa first lady and education advocate [[Christie Vilsack]],<ref>{{Cite web|last=Meyer|first=Elizabeth|date=2019-08-20|url=https://iowastartingline.com/2019/08/20/ia-sen-christie-vilsack-weighs-in-with-greenfield-endorsement/|title=IA-Sen: Christie Vilsack Weighs In With Greenfield Endorsement|website=iowastartingline.com|access-date=2020-09-19}}</ref> and former Lieutenant Governor of Iowa [[Sally Pederson]],<ref>{{Cite web|last=Meyer|first=Elizabeth|date=2019-06-06 |url=https://iowastartingline.com/2019/06/06/gillibrand-first-to-endorse-in-iowa-senate-race-backs-greenfield/|title=Gillibrand First To Endorse In Iowa Senate Race, Backs Greenfield|website=iowastartingline.com|access-date=2020-09-19}}</ref> and was endorsed by organizations including the Iowa AFL-CIO,<ref>{{cite press release
Greenfield received endorsements from former president [[Barack Obama]],<ref>{{Cite web|last=Obama|first=Barack|date=2020-08-03|url=https://medium.com/@BarackObama/first-wave-of-2020-endorsements-43b2b0c667f6|title=First Wave of 2020 Endorsements|website=medium.com|access-date=2020-09-07}}</ref> Minnesota Senator [[Amy Klobuchar]],<ref name="politicomay">{{cite news|last=Arkin|first=James|date=May 24, 2020|title=The political neophyte Democrats are betting on to capture the Senate|publisher=Politico|url=https://www.politico.com/news/2020/05/24/democrats-iowa-senate-ernst-greenfield-275141|access-date=September 7, 2020}}</ref> Massachusetts Senator [[Elizabeth Warren]], Representative [[Abby Finkenauer]],<ref name="hawkeye_endorsements">{{cite news|last= Pfannenstiel|first= Brianne|publisher= The Hawk Eye|title= Democratic challengers fight for momentum in muted Iowa Senate primary|date= May 10, 2020|access-date= September 12, 2020|url= https://www.thehawkeye.com/news/20200510/democratic-challengers-fight-for-momentum-in-muted-iowa-senate-primary|archive-date= October 20, 2020|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20201020175142/https://www.thehawkeye.com/news/20200510/democratic-challengers-fight-for-momentum-in-muted-iowa-senate-primary|url-status= dead}}</ref> Representative [[Dave Loebsack]],<ref name="hawkeye_endorsements" /> former Iowa first lady and education advocate [[Christie Vilsack]], and former lieutenant governor of Iowa [[Sally Pederson]]. She was endorsed by organizations including the Iowa AFL-CIO,<ref>{{cite press release
|author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title= Iowa Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO Endorses Theresa Greenfield for US Senate|url= http://iowalabornews.com/?p=26333|publisher=Iowa Labor News|date= April 20, 2020|access-date=September 19, 2020}}</ref> Iowa IBEW State Conference,<ref>{{cite news |last= Cross|first= Jim|publisher=Globe Gazette|title= Union endorses Greenfield|date= December 12, 2019|accessdate=September 12, 2020 |url=https://globegazette.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/union-endorses-greenfield/article_132d7912-7acc-5a71-81eb-767e0f1bb079.html}}</ref> [[Emily's List]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.emilyslist.org/news/entry/emilys-list-endorses-theresa-greenfield-for-u.s.-senate-in-iowa|title=EMILY's List Endorses Theresa Greenfield for U.S. Senate in Iowa|website=www.emilyslist.org}}</ref> [[End Citizens United|End Citizens United,]]<ref>{{cite web |title=PAC backing Democrat Greenfield targets Ernst |url=https://www.thegazette.com/subject/news/government/end-citizens-united-backing-democrat-theresa-greenfield-targets-senator-joni-ernst-20190710 |website=The Gazette}}</ref> and [[Giffords]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Theresa Greenfield |url=https://giffords.org/candidates/theresa-greenfield/ |website=giffords}}</ref>
|author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title= Iowa Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO Endorses Theresa Greenfield for US Senate|url= http://iowalabornews.com/?p=26333|publisher=Iowa Labor News|date= April 20, 2020|access-date=September 19, 2020}}</ref> Iowa IBEW State Conference,<ref>{{cite news |last= Cross|first= Jim|publisher=Globe Gazette|title= Union endorses Greenfield|date= December 12, 2019|access-date=September 12, 2020 |url=https://globegazette.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/union-endorses-greenfield/article_132d7912-7acc-5a71-81eb-767e0f1bb079.html}}</ref> [[EMILY's List]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.emilyslist.org/news/entry/emilys-list-endorses-theresa-greenfield-for-u.s.-senate-in-iowa|title=EMILY's List Endorses Theresa Greenfield for U.S. Senate in Iowa|website=www.emilyslist.org}}</ref> [[End Citizens United]],<ref>{{cite web |title=PAC backing Democrat Greenfield targets Ernst |url=https://www.thegazette.com/subject/news/government/end-citizens-united-backing-democrat-theresa-greenfield-targets-senator-joni-ernst-20190710 |website=The Gazette}}</ref> and [[Giffords]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Theresa Greenfield |url=https://giffords.org/candidates/theresa-greenfield/ |website=giffords}}</ref>

In the general election on November 3, 2020, she was defeated by incumbent Ernst, winning only 8 of the state's 99 counties and finishing six points behind the incumbent.<ref>{{cite news |title=Iowa U.S. Senate Election Results |url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/11/03/us/elections/results-iowa-senate.html |access-date=4 November 2020 |work=The New York Times|date=November 3, 2020 }}</ref> Greenfield conceded the race in a speech that night.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Theresa Greenfield concedes Iowa U.S. Senate race|url=https://news.yahoo.com/theresa-greenfield-concedes-iowa-u-055318158.html|access-date=2020-11-20|website=news.yahoo.com|date=November 4, 2020 |language=en-US}}</ref>

== Department of Agriculture ==
[[File:Tgreenfieldedit300x236 0.jpg|thumb|Greenfield's official Department of Agriculture portrait]]
In 2021, President [[Joe Biden]] appointed Greenfield as Iowa director for the [[U.S. Department of Agriculture]]'s [[USDA Rural Development|Rural Development]] program. Greenfield works under [[U.S. Secretary of Agriculture]] [[Tom Vilsack]], a former [[Governor of Iowa]].<ref name = "usda">{{Cite web|url=https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/money/agriculture/2021/11/18/joe-biden-appoints-theresa-greenfield-matt-russell-iowa-usda-agencies/8674458002/|title=Theresa Greenfield to lead Iowa rural development; Matt Russell to head state's Farm Service Agency|first=Donnelle|last=Eller|website=The Des Moines Register}}</ref>


== Political positions ==
== Political positions ==

=== Healthcare ===
Greenfield is in favor of the [[Affordable Care Act]] and expanding
Greenfield is in favor of the [[Affordable Care Act]] and expanding
[[Medicaid]].<ref>{{cite news
[[Medicaid]].<ref>{{cite news
|last= Lynch|first= James Q.|publisher=Quad City Times|title= Iowa Democratic Senate hopefuls demonstrate differences in TV debate|date= May 19, 2020|accessdate=September 19, 2020
|last= Lynch|first= James Q.|publisher=Quad City Times|title= Iowa Democratic Senate hopefuls demonstrate differences in TV debate|date= May 19, 2020|access-date=September 19, 2020
|url=https://qctimes.com/news/state-and-regional/iowa/iowa-democratic-senate-hopefuls-demonstrate-differences-in-tv-debate/article_9ad74068-2fec-5557-a542-b5f6d920b748.html}}</ref>
|url=https://qctimes.com/news/state-and-regional/iowa/iowa-democratic-senate-hopefuls-demonstrate-differences-in-tv-debate/article_9ad74068-2fec-5557-a542-b5f6d920b748.html}}</ref> She has supported a [[Public health insurance option|public option]] for health insurance coverage, but does not support Medicare for All.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|title=Candidate Forum —Theresa Greenfield, Senate — Democrat|url=https://www.timesrepublican.com/news/todays-news/2020/09/candidate-forum-theresa-greenfield-senate-democrat/|date=2020-09-12|access-date=2020-09-15
|publisher=Times-Republican|language=en-US}}</ref> She supports paid sick leave for all workers.<ref name="dmr_interview">{{cite news|date=May 7, 2020|title=Theresa Greenfield, U.S. Senate candidate, meets with Register journalists|publisher=The Des Moines Register|url=https://www.desmoinesregister.com/videos/news/politics/2020/05/08/theresa-greenfield-u-s-senate-candidate-meets-register-journalists/3075362001/|access-date=September 5, 2020}}</ref> She also supports [[Abortion-rights movements|abortion rights]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Theresa Greenfield on Abortion|url=https://www.ontheissues.org/Social/Theresa_Greenfield_Abortion.htm|access-date=2020-09-06}}</ref>
She has supported a [[Public health insurance option|public option]] for health insurance coverage,
but she does not support Medicare for All.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|
title=Candidate Forum —Theresa Greenfield, Senate — Democrat|url=https://www.timesrepublican.com/news/todays-news/2020/09/candidate-forum-theresa-greenfield-senate-democrat/|date=2020-09-12|access-date=2020-09-15|
publisher=Times-Republican|language=en-US}}</ref> Greenfield supports paid sick leave for all workers.<ref name="dmr_interview">{{cite news|date=May 7, 2020|title=Theresa Greenfield, U.S. Senate candidate, meets with Register journalists|publisher=The Des Moines Register|url=https://www.desmoinesregister.com/videos/news/politics/2020/05/08/theresa-greenfield-u-s-senate-candidate-meets-register-journalists/3075362001/|accessdate=September 5, 2020}}</ref>

Greenfield has called for further federal stimulus to combat the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], including direct payments to individuals, extending expanded unemployment benefits, and expanded [[Paycheck Protection Program]] payments for small businesses.<ref>{{cite news |publisher=Iowa PBS|title= Greenfield says COVID stimulus package desperately needed|date= August 14, 2020|accessdate=September 6, 2020
|url=http://www.iowapbs.org/iowapress/story/37155/greenfield-says-covid-stimulus-package-desperately-needed}}</ref>
She supports paid sick leave for workers."<ref name=dmr_interview/> Greenfield also called for a statewide mask mandate to alleviate the spread of the [[COVID-19 pandemic|COVID-19 virus]].<ref>{{Cite news|last= Masters|first= Clay|publisher=NPR
|title='So Skeptical': As Election Nears, Iowa Senator Under Pressure For COVID-19 Remarks|url=https://www.npr.org/2020/09/13/912055824/so-skeptical-as-election-nears-iowa-senator-under-pressure-for-covid-19-remarks|date=2020-09-13|access-date=2020-09-15|}}</ref>


She has called for further federal stimulus to combat the [[COVID-19 pandemic in the United States]], including direct payments to individuals, extending expanded unemployment benefits, and expanded [[Paycheck Protection Program]] payments for small businesses.<ref>{{cite news|publisher=Iowa PBS|title=Greenfield says COVID stimulus package desperately needed|date=August 14, 2020|access-date=September 6, 2020|url=http://www.iowapbs.org/iowapress/story/37155/greenfield-says-covid-stimulus-package-desperately-needed|archive-date=October 24, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201024234148/http://www.iowapbs.org/iowapress/story/37155/greenfield-says-covid-stimulus-package-desperately-needed|url-status=dead}}</ref> She also called for a statewide mask mandate to alleviate the spread of the [[COVID-19 virus]].<ref>{{Cite news|last= Masters|first= Clay|publisher=NPR|title='So Skeptical': As Election Nears, Iowa Senator Under Pressure For COVID-19 Remarks|url=https://www.npr.org/2020/09/13/912055824/so-skeptical-as-election-nears-iowa-senator-under-pressure-for-covid-19-remarks|date=2020-09-13|access-date=2020-09-15}}</ref>
Greenfield supports [[Social Security (United States)|Social Security]] and other
safety net policies, and has referred to her personal experience as part of her reasons for this.<ref name=dmr_interview/>


=== Social safety nets ===
Greenfield supports campaign finance reform and supports the overturning of ''[[Citizens United v. FEC]]'', a Supreme Court decision that prohibits the government from restricting [[Independent expenditure|independent expenditures]] for political communications by [[corporations]].<ref name=":0"/><ref>{{cite news |last= Vakil|first= Keya|publisher=The Copper Courier|title= The 'No Corporate PAC Money' Movement Is Growing. It Could Help Democrats Flip the Senate.|date= May 12, 2020|accessdate=September 12, 2020 |url=https://coppercourier.com/story/the-no-corporate-pac-money-movement-is-growing-it-could-help-democrats-flip-the-senate/}}</ref>
She supports [[Social Security (United States)|Social Security]] and other safety net policies, and has referred to her personal experience as part of her reasons for this.<ref name=dmr_interview/>


=== Campaign finance reform ===
Greenfield is a supporter of [[Abortion-rights movements|abortion rights]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Theresa Greenfield on Abortion|url=https://www.ontheissues.org/Social/Theresa_Greenfield_Abortion.htm|access-date=2020-09-06}}</ref>
Greenfield supports campaign finance reform and supports the overturning of ''[[Citizens United v. FEC]]'', a Supreme Court decision that prohibits the government from restricting [[independent expenditure]]s for political communications by [[corporation]]s.<ref name=":0"/> She proposed a ban on corporate Political Action Committee money, passing lobbying reforms, and overturning the Supreme Court's decision on Citizens United. She supports the Stop Swaps, Protect Local Jobs Act.<ref>{{cite web |title=Finkenauer Introduces Legislation to Protect Iowa's High-Skilled Workforce and Ensure Infrastructure Projects Use USA-Made Materials |url=https://finkenauer.house.gov/media/press-releases/finkenauer-introduces-stop-swap-protect-jobs-act |website=Congresswoman Abby Finkenauer |access-date=28 October 2020 |archive-date=October 27, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201027111901/https://finkenauer.house.gov/media/press-releases/finkenauer-introduces-stop-swap-protect-jobs-act |url-status=dead }}</ref>{{fails verification|date=October 2024}}


=== Environment ===
She has accepted the scientific consensus on [[climate change]], and the need for federal action, linking the climate change to the [[August 2020 Midwest derecho]] which caused flooding in Iowa, and has criticized Senator Joni Ernst for taking money from the oil industry and for denying the scientific consensus on climate change.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Gustin|first=Georgina|date=2020-09-10|title=Senate 2020: Iowa Farmers Are Feeling the Effects of Climate Change. That Could Make Things Harder for Joni Ernst|url=https://insideclimatenews.org/news/09092020/senate-2020-iowa-agriculture-farmers-extreme-weather-joni-ernst-theresa-greenfield|access-date=2020-09-22|website=InsideClimate News|language=en-US}}</ref>
She accepts the [[scientific consensus on climate change]], linking the climate change to the [[August 2020 Midwest derecho]] which caused flooding in Iowa. She criticized Senator Joni Ernst for taking money from the oil industry and for denying the scientific consensus on climate change.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Gustin|first=Georgina|date=2020-09-10|title=Senate 2020: Iowa Farmers Are Feeling the Effects of Climate Change. That Could Make Things Harder for Joni Ernst|url=https://insideclimatenews.org/news/09092020/senate-2020-iowa-agriculture-farmers-extreme-weather-joni-ernst-theresa-greenfield|access-date=2020-09-22|website=InsideClimate News|language=en-US}}</ref>


== Personal life ==
== Personal life ==
In 1985, Greenfield married Rodney Wirtjes, an electrician, who served as a [[journeyman]] [[lineworker]] and a member of the [[International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Marans|first=Daniel|date=May 12, 2020|title=Democrats Pin Hopes On Social Security In Iowa Senate Race|work=The Huffington Post|url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/democrat-theresa-greenfield-iowa-senate-race-joni-ernst_n_5ebac06cc5b65e523612b713}}</ref> They settled in [[Buffalo Center, Iowa]].<ref name="ENews1">{{cite news|last=Peterson|first=Amy|date=October 11, 2020|title=U.S. Senate candidate visits Estherville|publisher=Estherville News|url=https://www.esthervillenews.net/news/local-news/2020/10/11/u-s-senate-candidate-visits-estherville/|access-date=October 22, 2020|archive-date=October 26, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201026165542/https://www.esthervillenews.net/news/local-news/2020/10/11/u-s-senate-candidate-visits-estherville/|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 1988, Wirtjes was killed in a work accident.<ref name="wirtjes_obit">{{cite news|date=June 9, 1988|title=Rodney Wirtjes Electrocuted In Power Line Accident Friday, June 3|publisher=Buffalo Center Tribune|url=https://big.assets.huffingtonpost.com/athena/files/2020/05/12/5ebac207c5b63c0fa177c3d6.pdf|access-date=September 1, 2020}}</ref> At the time Greenfield was 24 years old, with a one-year-old son, and was pregnant with her second son<ref name="wirtjes_obit" /><ref name="court">{{cite court|litigants=Wirtjes v. Interstate Power Co.|court=Minnesota Supreme Court|date=February 7, 1992|url=https://law.justia.com/cases/minnesota/supreme-court/1992/c6-91-662-2.html}}</ref><ref name="Crabtree 2020">{{cite web|last=Crabtree|first=Susan|date=2020-07-11|title=Defund-Police Push Has Key Dem Candidates on Defense|url=https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2020/07/11/defund-police_push_has_key_dem_candidates_on_defense.html|access-date=2020-09-23|website=RealClearPolitics|quote=Her husband, Rob, a lineman at the local power company, was killed in workplace accident years ago…}}</ref> who was born five months later.<ref name="court" />


Greenfield later married Steve Miller, with whom she had two more children.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|date=2017-07-05|title=IA-03: "Business leader, mother and farm kid" Theresa Greenfield officially running|url=https://www.bleedingheartland.com/2017/07/05/ia-03-business-leader-mother-and-farm-kid-theresa-greenfield-officially-running/|access-date=2020-10-01|website=Bleeding Heartland|language=en}}</ref>{{better source needed|date=October 2020}} Their youngest son, Dane, is a member of the [[United States Army]].<ref>{{cite news |last= Harden|first= Ray|publisher=The Perry News|title= Greenfield learned hard way value of Social Security, union benefits|date= November 3, 2017|access-date=September 2, 2020 |url=https://theperrynews.com/greenfield-learned-hard-way-value-of-social-security-union-benefits/}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://greenfieldforiowa.com/issue/military-veterans/ | title=Military & Veterans | access-date=June 30, 2022 | archive-date=November 8, 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221108023751/https://greenfieldforiowa.com/issue/military-veterans/ | url-status=dead }}</ref>
Greenfield is married to Steve Miller, who she lives with in [[Des Moines, Iowa]].<ref>{{cite news
|last= Lynch|first= James Q.|publisher=The Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier|title= Democratic Senate candidates plug rural connections in virtual forum|date= April 26, 2020|accessdate=September 2, 2020
|url=https://wcfcourier.com/news/local/state-and-regional/democratic-senate-candidates-plug-rural-connections-in-virtual-forum/article_c0b1dbd1-9f26-5fa1-82ff-4c884acf4e7d.html}}</ref> They have a daughter and a son. Greenfield's son, Dane, is a member of the [[United States Army]].<ref>{{cite news |last= Harden|first= Ray|publisher=The Perry News|title= Greenfield learned hard way value of Social Security, union benefits|date= November 3, 2017|accessdate=September 2, 2020 |url=https://theperrynews.com/greenfield-learned-hard-way-value-of-social-security-union-benefits/}}</ref>


== Electoral history ==
== Electoral history ==

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Theresa Greenfield
Greenfield in 2021
Born (1963-10-20) October 20, 1963 (age 61)
Bricelyn, Minnesota, U.S.
EducationMinnesota State University, Mankato (BA)
Political partyDemocratic
Children4

Theresa Greenfield (born October 20, 1963)[1] is an American businesswoman, government official, and former political candidate. She was the Democratic nominee for the 2020 United States Senate election in Iowa, losing to incumbent Republican Joni Ernst.[2]

On November 18, 2021, Greenfield was appointed USDA Rural Development director for Iowa.[3]

Early life and education

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Greenfield was born and raised in Bricelyn, Minnesota, a small city near the Iowa–Minnesota border.[4] She was one of five children.[5] Her parents raised hogs and grew crops on a small farm, and her father was also a crop dusting pilot.[6] She helped with farm jobs such as driving tractors and grain trucks, bailing hay, and feeding hogs; and by the age of 16, assisted in negotiating contract terms and demarcating fields for the family crop-dusting business.[7][8]

Greenfield took courses at Iowa Lakes Community College[9] and Iowa State University before graduating from Minnesota State University, Mankato in 1987 with a bachelor's degree in design and human development.[10]

Business career

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After graduating from Minnesota State, Greenfield worked as an urban planner and later began working in real estate development.[11]

In 2005, Greenfield took a position at the home building company Rottlund Homes in Roseville, Minnesota, where she was named president of the Iowa division in 2007.[12] In 2012, she became president of the Des Moines commercial real estate firm Colby Interests,[13] based in Windsor Heights, Iowa. She is a member of the board of the American Institute of Certified Planners, Commercial Real Estate Women of Iowa, and the Windsor Heights Chamber of Commerce.[14][failed verification]

Political campaigns

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2018 U.S. House election

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Main article: 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Iowa § District 3

In July 2017, Greenfield announced her candidacy for the 2018 Democratic nomination in Iowa's 3rd congressional district. As a female Democratic candidate in 2018, she was featured on the cover of Time along with other female candidates, who were collectively labeled "The Avengers".[15]

She withdrew from the race in March 2018 after learning her campaign manager had falsified some of the 1,790 required signatures to qualify her for the ballot.[16][17] Her campaign tried to collect a new set of signatures in the 24 hours before the filing deadline, but was only able to acquire 1,592 valid signatures.[18][19][20]

2020 U.S. Senate election

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Main article: 2020 United States Senate election in Iowa
Greenfield campaigning in a cornfield

On June 3, 2019, Greenfield declared her candidacy for the Senate seat held by first-term senator Joni Ernst.[21][22] On June 2, 2020, she won the Democratic primary with 47.71% of the vote, defeating three other major candidates, including Michael T. Franken, a retired U.S. Navy admiral and former aide to U.S. Senator Ted Kennedy.[23][24]

Polls conducted after the primary showed a close contest between Greenfield and Ernst.[25][26][27][28] In early September, political handicappers The Cook Political Report and Sabato's Crystal Ball rated the race as a toss-up.[29][30] Major media described the race as one of the most likely to decide control of the Senate after the 2020 election.[31][32] Through June 30, 2020, Greenfield had raised $11.5 million, compared to $14.6 million for Ernst.[33] In the third fundraising quarter, Greenfield's campaign raised $28.7 million, more than any Senate candidate in Iowa history. As of October 2020, the race was expected to be the most expensive in the state's history,[34] and the second most expensive Senate race in the United States, after the 2020 United States Senate election in North Carolina.[35]

Greenfield received endorsements from former president Barack Obama,[36] Minnesota Senator Amy Klobuchar,[37] Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren, Representative Abby Finkenauer,[38] Representative Dave Loebsack,[38] former Iowa first lady and education advocate Christie Vilsack, and former lieutenant governor of Iowa Sally Pederson. She was endorsed by organizations including the Iowa AFL-CIO,[39] Iowa IBEW State Conference,[40] EMILY's List,[41] End Citizens United,[42] and Giffords.[43]

In the general election on November 3, 2020, she was defeated by incumbent Ernst, winning only 8 of the state's 99 counties and finishing six points behind the incumbent.[44] Greenfield conceded the race in a speech that night.[45]

Department of Agriculture

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Greenfield's official Department of Agriculture portrait

In 2021, President Joe Biden appointed Greenfield as Iowa director for the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Development program. Greenfield works under U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack, a former Governor of Iowa.[46]

Political positions

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Healthcare

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Greenfield is in favor of the Affordable Care Act and expanding Medicaid.[47] She has supported a public option for health insurance coverage, but does not support Medicare for All.[48] She supports paid sick leave for all workers.[49] She also supports abortion rights.[50]

She has called for further federal stimulus to combat the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States, including direct payments to individuals, extending expanded unemployment benefits, and expanded Paycheck Protection Program payments for small businesses.[51] She also called for a statewide mask mandate to alleviate the spread of the COVID-19 virus.[52]

Social safety nets

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She supports Social Security and other safety net policies, and has referred to her personal experience as part of her reasons for this.[49]

Campaign finance reform

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Greenfield supports campaign finance reform and supports the overturning of Citizens United v. FEC, a Supreme Court decision that prohibits the government from restricting independent expenditures for political communications by corporations.[48] She proposed a ban on corporate Political Action Committee money, passing lobbying reforms, and overturning the Supreme Court's decision on Citizens United. She supports the Stop Swaps, Protect Local Jobs Act.[53][failed verification]

Environment

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She accepts the scientific consensus on climate change, linking the climate change to the August 2020 Midwest derecho which caused flooding in Iowa. She criticized Senator Joni Ernst for taking money from the oil industry and for denying the scientific consensus on climate change.[54]

Personal life

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In 1985, Greenfield married Rodney Wirtjes, an electrician, who served as a journeyman lineworker and a member of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers.[55] They settled in Buffalo Center, Iowa.[56] In 1988, Wirtjes was killed in a work accident.[57] At the time Greenfield was 24 years old, with a one-year-old son, and was pregnant with her second son[57][58][59] who was born five months later.[58]

Greenfield later married Steve Miller, with whom she had two more children.[60][better source needed] Their youngest son, Dane, is a member of the United States Army.[61][62]

Electoral history

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2020 United States Senate election in Iowa, Democratic primary[63] [64]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Theresa Greenfield 131,985 47.71%
Democratic Michael T. Franken 68,843 24.88%
Democratic Kimberly Graham 41,547 15.02%
Democratic Eddie Mauro 30,396 10.99%
Democratic Cal Woods (withdrawn) 3,371 1.21%
Democratic Write-In 512 0.19%
Total votes 276,654 100.0%
United States Senate election in Iowa, 2020
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Joni Ernst (incumbent) 864,997 51.8
Democratic Theresa Greenfield 754,859 45.2
Libertarian Rick Stewart 36,961 2.2
Independent Suzanne Herzog 13,800 0.8
Write-in 1,211 0.1
Total votes 1,671,828 100.00%

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