Linn County Supervisors Name New Chair & Vice Chair

The Linn County Board of Supervisors has named a new Chair and Vice Chair.

Brandy Z. Meisheid has been named the 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 effective April 1st, the Board made the change in Chair and Vice Chair this week.

Meisheid was elected to the Board of Supervisors last November, replacing outgoing Supervisor Louis J. Zumbach, who did not seek re-election. She represents District 3, which 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.