Barbara Ann Finch (November 17, 1952 – December 17, 2008) was an American politician.

Barbara Finch
Member of the Iowa House of Representatives
from the 62nd district
In office
January 8, 2001 – January 12, 2003
Preceded byDennis Parmenter
Succeeded byFrank Chiodo
Personal details
Born
Barbara Ann Davis

(1952-11-17)November 17, 1952
New York City, New York
DiedDecember 17, 2008(2008-12-17) (aged 56)
Interstate 35, Freeborn County, Minnesota
Political partyRepublican
Spouse
Robert Finch
(m. 1981)
ChildrenThree
Parent(s)James and Ruth Davis
OccupationBusinessman

Barbara Ann Davis was born in New York City to parents James and Ruth Davis on November 17, 1952.[1] She attended Nassau Community College and Creighton University.[2] Davis married Robert Finch in 1981.[1] The couple farmed and raised three children near Ames, Iowa.[2]

Barbara Finch served on a number of agricultural commissions, including the Story County Farm Bureau, Story County Cattleman's Association, and the Governor's Task Force for Sustainable Agriculture, as well as the Ballard School Board.[2] She was elected to the Iowa House of Representatives in 2000, as a Republican, succeeding Dennis Parmenter as the legislator from District 62. Finch contested the Iowa Senate's 23rd District seat in 2002, losing the general election to Herman Quirmbach.[3][4]

After leaving the state legislature, Finch worked for Mary Greeley Medical Center.[1][2] Finch died on December 17, 2008, aged 56. She and her daughter were traveling on Interstate 35 in Freeborn County, Minnesota, near Albert Lea, when their van collided with a pickup that had slid into oncoming traffic. The Finches' vehicle then struck a semi-trailer truck. Barbara Finch was declared dead at the scene. Her daughter survived with injuries.[5][6]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Barbara Ann Finch". Ames Tribune. December 18, 2008. Retrieved February 17, 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d "Representative Barbara A. Finch". Iowa General Assembly. Retrieved February 17, 2022.
  3. ^ "Winners of June 4 Primaries". Iowa State Daily. June 4, 2002. Retrieved February 17, 2022.
  4. ^ "LETTER:For experience vote for Barbara Finch". Iowa State Daily. November 4, 2002. Retrieved February 17, 2022.
  5. ^ "I-35 crash victim was former Iowa legislator". Star Tribune. December 18, 2008. Retrieved February 17, 2022.
  6. ^ Engstrom, Tim (December 19, 2008). "Woman in I-35 crash was former Iowa legislator". Albert Lea Tribune. Retrieved February 17, 2022.