Terry Branstad is the 39th and 42nd Governor of Iowa born November 17, 1946 in Leland, Iowa, he went to the University of Iowa and has a law degree from Drake University Law School he was drafted and served in the United States Army from 1969 to 1971 he also served three terms in the Iowa House of Representatives from 1973 to 1979 he married Christine Johnson on June 17, 1972. The couple has three children – Eric, Allison and Marcus – and seven grandchildren On December 8, 2016, Branstad accepted President Donald Trump’s nomination of him for the post of United States Ambassador to China (PRC).
Kim Reynolds born August 4, 1959 is the 47th and current Lieutenant Governor of Iowa and a former state senator from Osceola. She has attended Northwest Missouri State University Upper Iowa University Iowa State University Charles Ernest “Chuck” Grassley born September 17, 1933 is the senior United States Senator from Iowa, serving since 1981. he previously served in the United States House of Representatives 1975–1981 Grassley farmed and worked in factories in Iowa, first as a sheet metal shearer and then as an assembly line worker. He studied toward a Ph. D. in political science at the University of Iowa.
In 1967–1968 Joni Kay Ernst nee Culver; July 1, 1970 is the junior United States Senator from Iowa, elected in the November 2014 election. She previously served as a Republican member of the Iowa Senate from 2011 to 2014 and as a lieutenant colonel in the Iowa Army National Guard prior to retiring from the military in 2015. Ernst is the first woman to represent Iowa in the United States Congress and the first female veteran from any state to serve in the United States Senate. John H. Wills (born February 18, 1966) is the Iowa State Representative from the 1st District.
He has served in the Iowa House of Representatives since 2055. Wills was born and raised in Sibley, Iowa. He has a B. A. in biology from Northwestern College (Iowa) and also holds two Master’s Degrees. Megan Jones (nee Hess, born 1986 or 1987) is the Iowa State Representative from the 2nd District. A Republican, she has served in the Iowa House of Representatives since 2013. Daniel A. “Dan” Huseman (born June 28, 1952) is the Iowa State Representative from the 3rd District. A Republican, he has served in the Iowa House of Representatives since 1995.
He was born in Cherokee and received his BA from Buena Vista College. Skyler Wheeler (born April 24, 1993) is a Republican member of the Iowa House of Representatives, representing the 4th district. Wheeler was first elected in 2016 to replace retiring Republican Representative John Kooiker. Chuck Holz is a Republican member of the Iowa House of Representatives, representing the 5th district. Wheeler was first elected in a November 3, 2015 special election held to fill a vacancy created when Republican Representative Chuck Soderberg resigned upon moving out of district for a new job.
Holz was a member of the Le Mars School Board for 18 years, including 2 years as board president. Linda L. Upmeyer (born July 23, 1952) is the Iowa State Representative from the 54th District. She has served in the Iowa House of Representatives since 2003 and is the current Speaker of the Iowa House of Representatives. She is the first female Speaker in Iowa’s history. She received her BSN from the University of Northern Iowa and her MSN from Drake University. On August 19, 2015 was elected by the members of the Iowa House of Representatives Republican majority to serve as the Speaker of the House.
Up Meyer’s father, Del Stromer served as Speaker from 1981–82. Matt W. Windschitl (born December 30, 1983) is the Iowa State Representative from the 17th District. A Republican, he has served in the Iowa House of Representatives since 2007, when he defeated Republican incumbent Paul Wilder Dyke in a primary election. Windschitl studied gunsmithing at the Colorado School of Trades. He is a gunsmith and a conductor with the Union Pacific Railroad. He is also United States Marine Reservist and served a six-month tour in Iraq. Chris Hagenow (born January 19, 1972) is a Republican member of the Iowa House of Representatives.
Hagenow is the Majority Leader for the Republican caucus and also serves on the Administration and Rules, Judiciary, Legislative Council, State Government, and Ways and Means committees. As Majority Leader, Hagenow is second in command of the Iowa House and controls the floor during session. Hagenow holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Northern Iowa and a law degree from the University of Iowa. He was first elected to the state house in 2008. Mark D. Smith (born January 5, 1952) is the Minority Leader of the Iowa House of Representatives and the Iowa State Representative from the 43rd District.
He has served in the Iowa House of Representatives from 2001 to 2003 in the 64th District and since 2003 in the 43rd District. He received his BS from Graceland College and his MSW from the University of Iowa. He is employed by the Substance Abuse Treatment Unit of Central Iowa (SATUCI) as the Director of Special Projects and is an adjunct instructor of Social Work for the University of Iowa. Jim Carlin (born October 19, 1962) is a Republican member of the Iowa House of Representatives, representing the 6th district.
Carlin was first elected in 2016 to replace retiring Republican Representative Ron Jorgensen Tedd Gassman (born March 6, 1943) is the Iowa State Representative from the 7th District. A Republican, he has served in the Iowa House of Representatives since 2013. Helen Miller (born 1945) is the Iowa State Representative from the 9th District. A Democrat, she has served in the Iowa House of Representatives since 2003. Michael Sexton (born August 22, 1961) is an American politician in the state of Iowa. He has served in the Iowa House of Representatives as a Republican representative for District 10 since 2015.
Sexton was born in Fort Dodge and attended Iowa Lakes Community College. He is a farmer. A Republican, he also served in the Iowa State Senate from 1999 to 2003 (7th district). Gary Worthan (born January 11, 1954) is the Iowa State Representative from the 11th District. He has served in the Iowa House of Representatives since 2007, having won a December 13, 2006 special election to replace the deceased Mary Lou Freeman, who had run unopposed in the general election. Smith was born and lives in Storm Lake, Iowa. He has an A. A. in farm operations from Iowa State University.
Brian Best (born December 12, 1959) is the Iowa State Representative from the 12th District. A Republican, he has served in the Iowa House of Representatives since 2015. Christopher C. “Chris” Hall (born 1985) is the Iowa State Representative from the 13th District. A Democrat, he has served in the Iowa House of Representatives since 2011. Hall was born and lives in Sioux City, Iowa. He has a B. A. in political science from Grinnell College. Charlie McConkey (born 1955) is a Democratic member of the Iowa House of Representatives, representing the 15th district.
McConkey was first elected in 2014 to replace retiring Republican Representative Mark Brandenburg. Mary Ann Hanusa (born May 26, 1963) is the Iowa State Representative from the 16th District. A Republican, she has served in the Iowa House of Representatives since 2011. Hanusa was born, raised, and resides in Council Bluffs, Iowa. She has a B. S. in education from Concordia Teachers College and a M. A. in American history from the University of Nebraska–Lincoln. Steven Holt (born January 28, 1958) is the Iowa State Representative from the 18th District.
A Republican, he has served in the Iowa House of Representatives since 2015. [2] Ralph C. Watts (born July 26, 1944) is the Iowa State Representative from the 19th District. A Republican, he has served in the Iowa House of Representatives since 2003. He received his BS from the University of Wyoming and has did MBA work at Drake University and at Creighton University. Clel E. Baudler (born April 4, 1939)is the Iowa State Representative from the 20th District. A Republican, he has served in the Iowa House of Representatives since 1999.
Baudler was born and raised in Fontanelle, Iowa and resides in Greenfield. He served as a state trooper with the Iowa State Patrol for 32 years. Greg Forristall (born February 15, 1950) is the Iowa State Representative from the 22nd District. A Republican, he has served in the Iowa House of Representatives since 2007. Forristall was born in Council Bluffs, Iowa and was raised and resides near Macedonia. He completed coursework in computer science and international marketing at Iowa Western Community College and earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees in music from the University of Iowa.
David Sieck (born June 27, 1957) is a member of the Iowa House of Representatives. Sieck, a farmer from Glenwood, Iowa, won a special election in February 2015 to fill the seas being vacated by Mark Costello, who was elected to the Iowa Senate to fill the seat formerly held by Joni Ernst. Sieck was born and raised in Council Bluffs, Iowa. Cecil A. Dolecheck (born May 30, 1951) is the Iowa State Representative from the 24th District. A Republican, he has served in the Iowa House of Representatives since 1997. Dolecheck was born, raised, and resides in Mount Ayr, Iowa.
He attended Iowa State University. Stan Gustafson (born May 7, 1942) is an American lawyer and politician from the state of Iowa. A Republican, he serves in the Iowa House of Representatives Scott Douglas Ourth (born February 7, 1959) is the Iowa State Representative from the 26th District. A Democrat, he has served in the Iowa House of Representatives since 2013. Ourth lives in Ackworth, Iowa. He attended Central Michigan University and graduated from Graceland College. Nelson Joel Fry (born June 18, 1974) is the Iowa State Representative from the 27th District.
A Republican, he has served in the Iowa House of Representatives since 2011. Smith was born in Des Moines, Iowa and was raised and resides in Osceola. He has a B. A. from Simpson College a M. S. W. and a Aging Studies Certificate from the University of Iowa School of Social Work. Greg T. Heartsill (born March 14, 1971) is the Iowa State Representative from the 28th District. A Republican, he has served in the Iowa House of Representatives since 2013. Heartsill has a degree in Computer programming from Indian Hills Community College and a degree in business from Buena Vista College.
