Scott Webster (politician)

Scott Webster
Member of the Iowa Senate
from the 47th district
Incumbent
Assumed office
9 January 2023
Preceded byRoby Smith
Personal details
Political partyRepublican
ResidenceBettendorf, Iowa

Scott Webster is an American politician in Iowa.

Webster was elected representative of the fifth ward of Bettendorf, Iowa's city council in a 2014 special election.[1][2] In 2018, he mounted an unsuccessful bid for a position on the Scott County board of supervisors.[3][4] While serving on the city council, Webster was appointed to the Iowa League of Cities Legislative Policy Committee from January 2019.[5] In February 2022, he began campaigning to represent District 47 in the Iowa Senate.[6][7] Webster faced Barry Long in the Republican Party primary,[8][9][10] and defeated Democratic candidate Mary Kathleen Figaro in the general election.[11][12]

In the 2024 Republican Party presidential primaries, Webster initially endorsed Florida Governor Ron DeSantis before switching to businessman Vivek Ramaswamy.[13]

  1. ^ "Scott Webster: 5th ward Bettendorf City Council candidate". Quad-City Times. 24 June 2014. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
  2. ^ Cullen, Jack (27 April 2015). "Bettendorf alderman to host 5th ward meeting". Quad-City Times. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
  3. ^ Ritter, Sarah (6 November 2018). "Incumbent Scott County Supervisor wins re-election, two newcomers elected to board". Quad-City Times.
  4. ^ "Statements from Scott County Board of Supervisors candidate forum". KWQC. 9 October 2018. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
  5. ^ "Bettendorf council member will serve again on Iowa policy committee". KLJB. 14 May 2022. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
  6. ^ "Bettendorf alderman to run for Iowa State Senate". KLJB. 8 February 2022. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
  7. ^ "Scott Webster brings Bettendorf council and business experience to Senate District 47 bid". North Scott Press. 16 February 2022. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
  8. ^ Long, Barry (2 November 2022). "Letter: Vote for Scott Webster". Quad-City Times. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
  9. ^ Watson, Sarah (7 June 2022). "Bettendorf Alderman Scott Webster wins Republican Senate District 47 primary". Quad-City Times. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
  10. ^ Watson, Sarah (6 June 2022). "Meet the Scott County Republicans running for Iowa Senate". Quad-City Times. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
  11. ^ Watson, Sarah (8 November 2022). "Scott Webster takes Iowa Senate District 47 seat". Quad-City Times. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
  12. ^ Watson, Sarah (25 October 2022). "Meet the candidates for Senate District 47: Mary Kathleen Figaro and Scott Webster". Quad-City Times. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
  13. ^ Allison, Natalie (5 June 2023). "Ramaswamy: 'I don't have a particular personal beef with DeSantis at all'". Politico.