Michael Zimmer (born June 5, 1956) is an American football coach who most recently served as the defensive coordinator for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League (NFL). He previously served as head coach of the NFL's Minnesota Vikings from 2014 to 2021.

Jan 29, 2025 · Mike Zimmer is an education professional and politician who is currently the Iowa State Senator-elect from the 35th district. A member of the Democratic Party, he defeated Republican Kate Whittington in a special election on January 28, 2025, to serve the remainder of Republican Chris Cournoyer's term.

Democrat Mike Zimmer beat out Republican Kate Whittington in the state senate special election to fill Chris Cournoyer's vacancy. Cournoyer, a Republican, resigned from representing Iowa State ...

6 days ago · Democrat Mike Zimmer is the newest Iowa senator, flipping the Senate District 35 seat in Tuesday’s special election. Zimmer won with 52% of the vote to Republican Katie Whittington’s 48%, according to unofficial results published by the Iowa Secretary of State. The special election was called to replace Lt. Gov. Chris Cournoyer in the Iowa […]

Jan 29, 2025 · “Mike Zimmer’s victory in Senate District 35, which President Trump won in November with nearly 60% of the vote, is a clear rejection of the Republican agenda led by Kim Reynolds and the ...

Jan 29, 2025 · The candidate, Mike Zimmer, an educator, appeared to win the seat for Democrats in a heavily Republican part of eastern Iowa that Mr. Trump carried by large margins. Mr. Zimmer ran on a message of ...

Jan 26, 2025 · When the Cowboys elected to part ways with former head coach Mike McCarthy earlier this month, the writing was on the wall for defensive coordinator Mike Zimmer, who joined the Dallas staff in 2024 and whose future with the club was tied to McCarthy’s.Zimmer has now confirmed that he will not return to the Cowboys as a member of new HC Brian …

Jan 29, 2025 · Zimmer faced off with Republican Katie Whittington to replace Republican Chris Cournoyer, who previously represented the district. She resigned after being tapped to serve as Iowa Gov. Kim ...

Sep 3, 2024 · Finally happy again as Cowboys defensive coordinator, former Vikings coach Mike Zimmer opens up about his miserable final act in Minnesota, the death of his son Adam and why he wanted to return...

Feb 13, 2024 · The team announced their hire of veteran coach Mike Zimmer to lead the defense going forward on Tuesday. Zimmer joins the Cowboys to replace Dan Quinn, who earlier this offseason accepted the...