The Linn County Board of Supervisors named Brandy Z. Meisheid as Chair and Supervisor Kirsten Running-Marquardt as Vice Chair for 2025. Meisheid was serving as Vice Chair; however, with the announcement this week that Linn County Supervisor Chair Ben Rogers is stepping down from the Board of Supervisors effective April 1, 2025, the Board of Supervisors made the change in Chair and Vice Chair this week.

Meisheid represents District 3. She was elected to the Board of Supervisors during the November 2024 election. Meisheid replaced outgoing Supervisor Louis J. Zumbach who did not seek re-election. District 3 includes Alburnett, Bertram, Center Point, Central City, Coggon, Lisbon, Mount Vernon, Marion, Palo, Prairieburg, Robins, Springville, Walker, and a large section of unincorporated Linn County.

Supervisor Running-Marquardt represents District 1. She was elected to the Board of Supervisors during the November 2022 election. District 1 represents the Westside of Cedar Rapids, the cities of Ely, Fairfax, and part of Walford, the village of Western, and unincorporated areas in southern Linn County.

To read the announcement about Supervisor Rogers, visit Linn County’s website.

Learn more about the role of Linn County’s elected officials on Linn County’s website LinnCountyIowa.gov.