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A Constitutional Conservative for the Common Good
Representing the people of Iowa's State Senate District 2
Background
Currently, I am on the Judiciary, Workforce, Technology, and Appropriations committees, as well as serving as vice chair of the Education Committee.
Even before joining the state legislature, I had been active in local and national politics in different capacities for many years.
Education
BA - Political Science, History
Northwestern College
Orange City, IA
MA - Library Science
University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA
MA, PhD - Political Science
University of Missouri
Columbia, MO
Political Involvement
1976 - Junior delegate at Iowa Republican State Convention
for Gov. Ronald Reagan
1978 - Worked on original statewide, GOP primary campaigns for Roger Jepsen and Terry Branstad
1980 - Worked on original statewide, GOP primary campaign for Chuck Grassley
1980 - Coordinator of Reagan for President movement at Northwestern College
1989 - Founding member of Christian Coalition
1990s - Three-time supporter of Pat Buchanan for GOP presidential nomination
1996 - Participated in local GOP caucus in MO MN
2002 - Founding subscriber of The American Conservative
2008 - Participated in local GOP caucus in MN
2012 - Delegate at Iowa Republican State Convention
2012 - Delegate at Republican National Convention
2014 - Delegate at Iowa Republican State Convention
2014 - Keynote speaker at Constitution Day seminar for Ames area homeschoolers
2015 - Executive Coordinator for the Presidential Politics Conference of Iowa (PPCI)
2016 - Co-organizer of Sioux Center Republican caucus
2016 - Delegate at Iowa Republican State Convention
2016 - Political Analyst for KCAU-TV
2019 - Executive Coordinator for the Presidential Politics Conference of Iowa (PPCI)
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