House Journal: Page 1808: Wednesday, April 28, 1999

House of Representatives of the Seventy-eighth General Assembly, 

preceding such nomination with the following remarks:
Mr. Speaker, I wish to place in nomination the Honorable Brent Siegrist of 
Pottawattamie County as Speaker.
I'm sure everyone here knows that I'm not one who likes to hear himself talk so this 
will be relatively brief. There isn't anything that I can say here about Brent that every 
person in here doesn't already know. I can remember back when I first came in to the 
legislature thirteen years ago, and we were in the minority. I remember seeing Brent 
going around to the different legislators - it didn't make any difference whether they 
were Republican or Democrat and visiting all of them. I found out shortly though that 
what he was doing was looking for food or candy. But I think Brent is probably 
considered the ultimate consensus maker around here. I feel very humble, and it is 
with a great deal of pride and pleasure that I nominate Brent Siegrist as Speaker of 
the Iowa House.
Sukup of Franklin seconded the nomination of Brent Siegrist for 
Speaker of the House, preceded by the following remarks:
Thank you Mr. Speaker. I'd like to second the nomination of Brent Siegrist for 
Speaker. Brent demonstrates each day from the Iowa House floor the ability to provide 
leadership, confidence and organization to our legislative process. Okay, maybe the 
organization part is Susan. I've always found Brent straightforward and candid on 
difficult issues. Even on topics where we might philosophically disagree, we can trust 
his judgement and his answers. Brent's dedication to the Iowa House as Speaker will 
keep our peoples' chamber respected throughout the House and throughout the state. 
The Iowa House of Representatives' members as well as the state of Iowa will benefit 
from Brent's leadership and friendship. Speaker Siegrist in the Iowa House will be a 
great man.
Schrader of Marion seconded the nomination of Brent Siegrist for 
Speaker of the House, preceded by the following remarks:
Mr. Speaker, I wish to second the nomination of Brent Siegrist of Pottawattamie 
County as Speaker. And I rise to second the nomination of my friend Representative 
Siegrist even though I fear that if he is successful today he perhaps hasn't thought 
through exactly what he's doing. Representative Siegrist you are now doomed to have a 
coat and tie on all day long every day of the session in that Speaker's chair. That will 
be a real sacrifice, and I appreciate you making it for the members.
Brent's willingness to consider the concerns of others in the day to day operations of 
this chamber have really made this a better place to work - particularly because of 
that trait that you have Representative Siegrist of listening to others when they have a 
concern and doing your best to accommodate that person in that concern. It's made this 
a better place. I know that is a trait that you will take to the Speaker's chair when you 
assume that responsibility, and Democrats wish you success and a productive session 
or sessions whichever your reign may be. Mr. Speaker, I move that the Chief Clerk be 
authorized to cast the vote of all the members of the Seventy-eighth General Assembly 
for the Honorable Brent Siegrist as Speaker of the House.

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