Monica Vernon, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Monica Vernon

American politician

Date of Birth: 19-Oct-1957

Place of Birth: Francis E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyoming, United States

Profession: politician

Zodiac Sign: Libra

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 nominee 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.In 2017, she unsuccessfully ran for mayor of Cedar Rapids.