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8 9 MEET THE SENATORS MEET THE SENATORS SEN. BILL ANDERSON (R – Senate District 3) SEN. NANCY BOETTGER (R – Senate District 9) JOB: Small business owner (tax/accounting firm) JOB: Farmer, Bed & Breakfast owner BACKGROUND: Small business owner (tax/accounting BACKGROUND: Former educator; BS Sociology ISU; BA firm); Policy advisor to Congressman Steve King AA Education Buena Vista University; Chicago native; member Northeast Community College; Army National Guard (8 of the US Center for Citizen Diplomacy. years); born and raised in Sioux City area SEN. DARYL BEALL (D – Senate District 5) SEN. JOE BOLKCOM (D – Senate District 43) JOB: Former teacher and journalist JOB: Former teacher and journalist BACKGROUND: Served two terms Fort Dodge School Board BACKGROUND: Served two terms Fort Dodge School Board AA Iowa Central Community College; BA from Buena Vista AA Iowa Central Community College; BA from Buena Vista University; MPA from Drake University. University; MPA from Drake University. OTHER: Early Access Board, Kiwanis, Izaak Walton League OTHER: Early Access Board, Kiwanis, Izaak Walton League SEN. JERRY BEHN (R – Senate District 24) SEN. TOD BOWMAN (D – Senate District 29) JOB: Farmer JOB: Teacher (political science, sociology, current events & BACKGROUND: Former Boone County Supervisor, United psychology) & coach (wrestling and football) Community High School BACKGROUND: BA Social Sciences & Education Luther OTHER: Member of Farm Bureau, Soybean Association, College; MA Western Illinois University; Model UN Director; National Rifle Association, business groups Service Learning Coordinator; Little League coach SEN. RICK BERTRAND (R – Senate District 7) NEW! SEN. CHRIS BRASE (D – Senate District 46) JOB: Owner, TARINI Wines and JAR imports; commercial JOB: Professional fire fighter and paramedic developer; formerly in health care sales BACKGROUND: North Scott High School; Scott BACKGROUND: United Community High School; BS Community College (EMT Certificate); University of Iowa University of Northern Iowa; Sioux City Community School (Paramedic Certificate). Advisory Board; Sioux City Arts Center Board; Nylen Cancer Center fundraising committee; marathon runner. NEW! SEN. MICHAEL BREITBACH (R – Senate District 28) SEN. DENNIS BLACK (D – Senate District 15) JOB: Swales Pre-Cast (Partner); Smith Insurance (Partner); JOB: Retired Jasper County Conservation Director (35 yrs); TransStar Trucking (Co-Founder) author of several books on military history and over 300 BACKGROUND: Volunteer fire fighter and EMT; music professional and technical publications on resource ministry at St. Mary’s; BA Accounting Loras College; management and outdoor recreation planning. Strawberry Point City Council (four years); Boy Scouts of BACKGROUND: BS forest management & MS natural America (Eagle Scout) resource economics from Utah State University 10 11 MEET THE SENATORS MEET THE SENATORS NEW! SEN. JAKE CHAPMAN (R - Senate District 10) SEN. BILL DIX (R – Senate District 25) JOB: Private ambulance company (Operations Director & EMT) JOB: Farmer BACKGROUND: ADM High School; Associates Degree in BACKGROUND: BS Agriculture (ISU) ; sales manager Business Administration from AIB; two-year church mission in (Cargill); ran for Congress in 2006. Member of the Shell Norway; Young Republicans of Dallas County (Founder) Rock Music Association, Shell Rock Lions, Rotary Club, Farm Bureau, Iowa Cattleman’s Association SEN. MARK CHELGREN (R - Senate District 41) SEN. BILL DOTZLER (D – Senate District 31) JOB: Entrepreneur, inventor, small business owner (Frog Legs, JOB: Retired John Deere (machine operator & labor rep) lightweight innovative wheelchair) BACKGROUND: North Iowa Area Community College; BS BACKGROUND: Degree in astrophysics and geophysics from Biology (UNI); US Army Military Intelligence Officer (1969-72); University of California (Riverside); Manager/auditor for Forbco Top Secret Cryptographic Clearance; International Citation Management; Geophysist for GeoSoils; RAGBRAI enthusiast. Award for workforce development; avid cyclist SEN. TOM COURTNEY (D – Senate District 44) SEN. BOB DVORSKY (D – Senate District 37) JOB: Retired Case/IH factory worker JOB: Retired executive (6th Judicial District Community BACKGROUND: Former UAW Bargaining Chair. Served on Based Corrections) Burlington School Board, Iowa Workforce Development BACKGROUND: BS Recreation Administration & MA in Board & SE Iowa Health Center Board. Veteran of the US public administration (University of Iowa); served on Air Force (six years). Coralville City Council; Johnson Co. Housing Trust Fund; led effort for Oakdale Special Needs Unit and MH Rehab SEN. JEFF DANIELSON (D – Senate District 30) Center in Cedar Rapids. JOB: Professional fire fighter SEN. JONI ERNST (R – Senate District 12) BACKGROUND: Navy Veteran (1988-1994); Hawkeye JOB: Lt. Colonel in Army National Guard (including 14 Community College; BA public administration & MA in months in Kuwait at start of Operation Iraqi Freedom) public policy (UNI); Department of Transportation Commissioner; Waterloo Planning & Zoning Commissioner BACKGROUND: BA (ISU) and MA in public administration (Columbus College); served as Montgomery County Auditor SEN. DICK DEARDEN (D – Senate District 16) SEN. RANDY FEENSTRA (R – Senate District 2) JOB: Retired job developer (5th Judicial District) JOB: Legislator BACKGROUND: Des Moines East High School. National BACKGROUND: BA (Dordt College); MA Public Guard Veteran (six years). Member of Pheasants Forever, Administration (ISU); Sales Manager for Foreign Candy Izaak Walton League; Duck’s Unlimited; National Wild Company; served as City Manager of Hull and Sioux County Turkey Federation. Treasurer; active in Kiwanis; EMT; serves on Dordt College Board of Trustees and Sioux Center Hospital Board. infoNET Guide to the Iowa Legislature [i2012 issues 11 & 12] 12 13 MEET THE SENATORS MEET THE SENATORS SEN. SANDY GREINER (R – Senate District 39) SEN. ROB HOGG (D – Senate District 33) JOB: Farmer & President of American Future Fund Board JOB: Lawyer (Elderkin & Pirnie) BACKGROUND: Stephens College; previously served in the BACKGROUND: Degree in History (U of I); MA (energy House; former state chair of the American Legislative policy) & JD (University of Minnesota); member of Indian Exchange Council (ALEC); former President of American Creek Nature Center; clerked for federal appellate court AgriWomen; Farm director at KCII (radio) judge; active in Sierra Club SEN. MIKE GRONSTAL (D – Senate District 8) SEN. WALLY HORN (D – Senate District 35) JOB: Retired teacher & coach; longest serving legislator (38 yrs) JOB: Retired social worker BACKGROUND: BA & MA (Truman State University); graduate BACKGROUND: BA Antioch College & studied at Loyola work at Texas A&M; on boards of Elks & Moose Lodge, University; former stay-at-home dad; previously served in the Community Corrections; US Army veteran; member of American Iowa House; third generation Council Bluffs resident. Legion & VFW NEW! SEN. DENNIS GUTH (R – Senate District 4) SEN. HUBERT HOUSER (R – Senate District 11) JOB: Farmer JOB: Farmer BACKGROUND: Carson-Macedonia Community School & BACKGROUND: BS Agricultural Mechanization (ISU); ISU; was a Pottawattamie County Supervisor for 14 years; served on church boards, Klemme Area Development, served in Iowa House and two terms on Carson-Macedonia Hancock County Pork Producers & Farm Bureau & Family School Board; member of Farm Bureau & Pottawattamie Leader/Iowa Family Policy Center Co. Economic Development Board. NEW! SEN. RITA HART (D – Senate District 49) SEN. PAM JOCHUM (D – Senate District 50) JOB: Retired English teacher (26 years) & farmer JOB: Retired community organizer BACKGROUND: BA English Education (UNI); MA Educational BACKGROUND: BA Speech (Loras College); disability Administration (U of I); Gifted & Talented and School-to- advocate (parent of a child with disabilities); Chair of Work program administrator; Genesis West Hospital Alzheimer’s Memory Walk; fundraiser for Albrecht Acres (volunteer); Clinton Co. Planning & Zoning; Clinton Co. (camp for people with disabilities); member of ARC Justice Commission; International Exchange Coordinator Dubuque Co; Tri0State Community Health; many others SEN. JACK HATCH (D – Senate District 17) SEN. DAVID JOHNSON (R – Senate District 1) JOB: Housing Developer JOB: Dairy Herdman BACKGROUND: BA & MPA (Drake); served 8 yrs. in House; BACKGROUND: BA (Beloit College); award-winning State Director for US Sen. Tom Harkin; Member of Iowa newspaper publisher & photojournalist; camp manager for Children & Family Services, Wilkie House, Urban Dreams, three research trips to Antarctica and Arctic; member of Greater DSM Partnership, Wallace House Foundation; many dairy, cattle, natural resources & community member of 2009 White House Working Group on Health Care organizations. infoNET Guide to the Iowa Legislature [i2012 issues 11 & 12] 14 15 MEET THE SENATORS MEET THE SENATORS SEN. AMANDA RAGAN (D - Senate District 27) SEN. TIM KAPUCIAN (R - Senate District 38) JOB: Director The Community Kitchen & Mason City Meals on JOB: Farmer Wheels BACKGROUND: BS Agriculture/Animal Science; Benton BACKGROUND: AA North Iowa Area Community College; BA Mutual Insurance Company (chair); past President Pork Human Services (Buena Vista University); hawk-I Board; Iowa Producers; past member of 4-H Committee, Ad Advisory Maternal Health Advisory Council; Northern Lights Homeless Committee with Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago Shelter (former board member); many other groups SEN. LIZ MATHIS (D -
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