Former state representative Annette Sweeney will be the Republican candidate in an April 10 special election to fill the state Senate District 25 seat held by Bill Dix until recently.
Sweeney, of Alden, is a farmer and has been Iowa’s U.S. Department of Agriculture state rural development director for less than a year.
She was one of two people vying for the spot on the ballot Tuesday during a special nominating convention held at the Eldora Public Library. The other was Chad Buss of Parkersburg, a chiropractor who works in Waterloo.