House Journal: Page 6: Monday, January 13, 2003
Rod Roberts Jodi Tymeson
Thomas Sands Linda Upmeyer
Bill Schickel Jim Van Engelenhoven
Don Shoultz Jim Van Fossen
Mark Smith Jamie Van Fossen
Greg Stevens Ralph Watts
Doug Struyk Roger Wendt
Kurt Swaim John Whitaker
Dick Taylor Wes Whitead
Todd Taylor Paul Wilderdyke
Roger Thomas Cindy Winckler
David Tjepkes Philip Wise
ELECTION OF SPEAKER
Hansen of Pottawattamie presented the name of the Honorable
Christopher Rants as candidate for Speaker of the House of
Representatives of the Eightieth General Assembly, preceding such
nomination with the following remarks:
Madam Speaker, Ladies and Gentlemen of the Iowa House. On the occasion of the
opening day of the 80th General Assembly of the Iowa House of Representatives, it is
truly an honor to rise and nominate Representative Christopher Rants of Woodbury
County as the Speaker of the House.
Representative Rants is a man of sharp intellect and tireless hard work balanced
with impeccable integrity. He is a leader who possesses a vision of the state of Iowa
with abundant opportunities for the children of every Iowan - including his own
daughters Kait and Grace who are with us today.
He is a man who honors his wife and has undoubtedly made his parents very proud
- even before he was first elected.
So Representative Rants, as I move this nomination, I want to share with you the
words my grandmother shared with me in 1997. "You are a leader in charge of a troop.
With God as your commander-in-chief, and the Bible as your ammunition, may you
never lose a battle."
Mr. Speaker, I nominate Representative Rants as Speaker of the House.
Klemme of Plymouth seconded the nomination of Christopher
Rants for Speaker of the House, preceded by the following remarks:
Thank you Madam Speaker. I have known Representative Rants about eleven
years - longer than most of you. Eleven years ago we met on the campaign trail in
Morningside, Sioux City, early in 1992. Representative Rants was hard-working then
and still is today. Representative Rants is very intelligent, ambitious, honest, and
fights for what he believes is right for the citizens of Iowa. He sets high goals and
accomplishes most of them, except for raising the speed limit. I believe Representative
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