Delhi Woman Running for Congress

A Delhi woman is running for Congress.

Jody (Madlom) Puffett announced her candidacy for the U.S. House of Representatives in Iowa’s 2nd District on Thursday. She is running as an Independent candidate in the November general election.

Puffett was born in Edgewood and raised in eastern Iowa. She and her husband Jeff, a six-year Navy veteran, have been married for 36 years and live in Delaware County. They have six children and six grandchildren. Puffett says she is passionate about protecting and helping children, specifically by improving the foster care system, advancing mental health and behavioral services and preventing child sex abuse and trafficking. 

Puffett has a Bachelor of Arts in Finance from UNI, a Master of Science in Taxation, and has served on the boards of Boys and Girls Club of Cedar Rapids and Families Helping Families of Iowa. In 2020, she retired from Transamerica in Cedar Rapids following a 30-year career in various finance, risk, audit and transformation-related roles. For the past four years, she has served in Chief Financial Officer and Chief Risk Officer roles for two private equity backed start-up U.S. insurance companies. 

If she gathers enough signatures to qualify for the ballot, Puffett will face Republican Ashley Hinson and Democrat Sarah Corkery for the 2nd District’s Congressional seat in November’s general election. 

photo courtesy of Jody (Madlom) Puffett