Beth Wessel-Kroeschell will be serving her fourth term in the Iowa House, representing District 45.

“I’m very honored to be re-elected. It was a good race,” Wessel-Kroeschell said.

“This was a tough year. A lot of Iowans have been hurting. Nobody knows this more than those of us who are serving. I heard some of it when we went door to door. I hope for better times for Iowans in the future.”

Wessel-Kroeschell said she goes into the Iowa House thinking of Iowa State every year.

“I go in knowing we need to build on what we can do for higher education and ISU students. I work on keeping them from going into debt and keeping tuition affordable,” Wessel-Kroeschell said.

Wessel-Kroeschell defeated Karin Sevde.

Sevde said she was disappointed by the results.

“We put up a good fight. Both Beth and I kept things on the up and up; neither one of us went negative,” Sevde said.  “It’s the spirit of the campaign.”

When asked if she was going to run for office in the future, Sevde said, “I don’t know … a little dreary to ask that question … It’s my first time around and I’m not sure what the future will hold.”

Sevde is a local business owner and a member of the Ames Convention and Visitors Bureau board of directors, the Heartland Senior Services Foundation Board and the Iowa Sports Foundation board of directors.