Mariannette Miller-Meeks

RepublicanU.S. Representative, IA-1

Age	70 (b. 1955-09-06)
Gender	Female
In office since	2021-01-03 (~5 yrs)
Religion	Roman Catholic
Education	BSN, Texas Christian University (1976); MS in Education, University of Southern California (1980); MD, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (1986)
Prior occupation	Ophthalmologist (private practice, Ottumwa, Iowa); first female president of the Iowa Medical Society; Director of the Iowa Department of Public Health
Birthplace	Herlong, California
Marital status	Married — Curtis (Curt) Meeks
Children	2
Residence	Ottumwa, Iowa

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Career & politics

First elected	2020
Ideology	Conservative voting record; Heritage Action scorecard 83% for the 119th Congress (85% for 117th).

Financial

Net worth: estimate

No holdings recorded yet (from official Financial Disclosure filings).

Scandals & crimes ledger

resolved — House Floor Mask Mandate Violation — First Fine ($500)

ethics-violation · 2021-05-18 · U.S. House of Representatives, Office of the Sergeant at Arms / House Committee on Ethics · Fine of $500 deducted from salary; not appealed. House Ethics Committee published notice confirming the fine.

Rep. Miller-Meeks was observed on the House floor without a mask on May 18, 2021, violating the COVID-19 mask mandate established under House Resolution 38. Under House Rule II, clause 3(g), a first violation carried a $500 fine deducted from salary. She did not appeal within the allowed timeframe. The House Committee on Ethics published a notice of the fine on June 25, 2021.

Sources: Bleeding Heartland · House Committee on Ethics · Roll Call

resolved — House Floor Mask Mandate Violation — Second Fine ($2,500)

ethics-violation · 2021-11-18 · Rep. Miller-Meeks was captured on House floor video without a mask on November 18, 2021, during then-Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy's marathon floor speech. This was her second recorded violation of the chamber's COVID-19 mask mandate (the first, resulting in a $500 fine, occurred in May 2021 and is already on file). Under House Resolution 38 and House Rule II, clause 3(g), a second violation carries an automatically escalated $2,500 fine deducted from the member's salary. The Office of the Sergeant at Arms notified the House Committee on Ethics of the fine on November 30, 2021. Miller-Meeks did not file an appeal with the Committee within the period allowed under House Rule II, and the Committee publicly confirmed the finalized fine on January 10, 2022. · $2,500 fine automatically imposed and deducted from congressional salary under House Resolution 38 / House Rule II, clause 3(g); no appeal filed, so the fine became final.

Miller-Meeks received a second, escalated $2,500 fine from the House Sergeant at Arms/Committee on Ethics after being seen without a mask on the House floor on November 18, 2021, in violation of the chamber's COVID-19 mask mandate; she did not appeal, and the fine was finalized in January 2022.

Sources: Bleeding Heartland · House Committee on Ethics · The Gazette