Abby Finkenauer

Abby Finkenauer
United States Special Envoy for Global Youth Issues
Incumbent
Assumed office December 1, 2022
President	Joe Biden
Preceded by	office established
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Iowa's 1st district
In office January 3, 2019 – January 3, 2021
Preceded by	Rod Blum
Succeeded by	Ashley Hinson
Member of the Iowa House of Representatives from the 99th district
In office January 12, 2015 – January 3, 2019
Preceded by	Pat Murphy
Succeeded by	Lindsay James
Personal details
Born	Abby Lea Finkenauer (1988-12-27) December 27, 1988 (age 35) Sherrill, Iowa, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Daniel Wasta ​ (m. 2020)​
Education	Drake University (BA)

Abby Lea Finkenauer (born December 27, 1988)^[1][2][3] is an American politician who serves as the United States Special Envoy for Global Youth Issues within the U.S. Department of State since December 1, 2022. Finkenauer previously served as the U.S. representative from Iowa's 1st congressional district from 2019 to 2021. She is a member of the Democratic Party.

Before being elected to Congress, Finkenauer served in the Iowa House of Representatives for the 99th district from 2015 to 2019. On November 6, 2018, Finkenauer and fellow Democrat Cindy Axne became the first women from Iowa elected to the U.S. House of Representatives. Finkenauer also became the second-youngest woman to ever be elected to the U.S. House. She lost reelection in 2020 and lost a primary election for the United States Senate in 2022.