Monica Vernon
| Monica Vernon | |
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| Cedar Rapids City Council, Mayor Pro Tempore | |
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In office January 3, 2008 – December 2015 |
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Monica Wolf October 19, 1957 Francis E. Warren Air Force Base, Cheyenne, Wyoming |
| Political party | Republican (until 2009) Democrat (2009–present) |
| Spouse(s) | Bill Vernon (1984–present) |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | University of Iowa |
Monica Vernon (born October 19, 1957) is an American politician. She is a former two-term member of the Cedar Rapids City Council and the former Mayor Pro Tempore of Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
Vernon was elected to the Cedar Rapids City Council in 2007 as a Republican to represent District 2. In 2009, she switched her party affiliation to the Democratic Party.
In 2014, Vernon was defeated in the Democratic primary election for Iowa's 1st congressional district. That same year, she was an unsuccessful candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Iowa, running alongside Jack Hatch. In 2016, she won the Democratic nomination in Iowa's 1st congressional district. She was defeated by incumbent Republican Rod Blum in the general election.
Vernon was born on the Francis E. Warren Air Force Base in Cheyenne, Wyoming. She graduated from Regis Catholic High School in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
Vernon attended the University of Iowa and received her B.A. in journalism in 1980. Vernon received her M.B.A. from the Tippie College of Business at the University of Iowa in 1999. She later worked as an adjunct professor at the University of Iowa.
Vernon worked as associate director of college relations at Dickinson State University from 1980 to 1981. She was a reporter for The Gazette from 1981 through 1983. From 1983 through 1985, she was the director of public information for Mount Mercy University. From 1985 through 1987, she was a market research consultant for Frank N. Magid Associates.
In 1987, Vernon founded the Vernon Research Group, a privately-owned market research firm. Vernon was the company's president and CEO until it was purchased in 2013 by The Gazette Company.
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