Scott County, Iowa
James Martin is an experienced professional with a diverse background in public administration and development. As the Elections Manager for Scott County, Iowa since July 2021, James oversees electoral processes. Prior experience includes serving as the Assistant City Administrator for the City of Eldridge, where responsibilities encompassed economic development, grant writing, code enforcement, and zoning oversight. James also held the position of Research Development Coordinator at North Dakota State University within the Animal Science department, focusing on grant management and submissions. Previous roles include Development & Communications Manager at the Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Campaign of North Carolina and a brief stint as a Loaned Executive at Triangle United Way. Academic credentials include a Master of Public Affairs from Indiana University Bloomington and a Bachelor of Science in Sociology from the University of Evansville.
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Scott County, Iowa
Cradled by the mighty Mississippi River on the east and south, and the meandering Wapsipinicon River on the north, Scott County, Iowa offers an extraordinary combination of quality living styles. Scott County is part of the Quad Cities Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA), located in eastern Iowa and western Illinois on the Mississippi River, 165 miles west of Chicago. The Quad Cities MSA consists of Scott County in Iowa and Rock Island and Henry Counties in Illinois. Combined with the nearly 165,000 Scott County residents, it measures over 350,000 people in population. The Quad Cities is midway between Minneapolis on the north and St. Louis on the south; Chicago on the east and Des Moines on the west. The area's 300-mile market of nearly 36.5 million people comprises nearly 15% of the nation's population. This makes it the largest 300-mile market west of Chicago.