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Charles Schneider

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State Senator
Republican
Bills & Committees
Counsel, Principal Financial Group
Dallas
88
01/14/2019 - 01/10/2021
22

Term

Serving second term in Senate. Currently serving as President of the Senate.

Profession

Counsel at Principal Financial Group.

Education

Received B.A. from Creighton University. Received J.D. and M.B.A. from University of Iowa.

Memberships and Activities

West Des Moines City Councilman, 2007 – 2013. Served on the boards of Central Iowa Shelter and Services, West Des Moines Development Corporation, West Des Moines Chamber of Commerce, Metro Waste Authority, and Wastewater Reclamation Authority. Graduate of Greater Des Moines Leadership Institute, 2006 – 2007, and Leadership Iowa, 2003 – 2004. Des Moines Business Record’s Forty Under 40, 2007. Member of Knights of Columbus.

Birth and Residence

Born in 1973 in Davenport. Raised in Muscatine, Clive, Newton, and Richmond, Virginia. Resides in West Des Moines.

Family Members

Wife, Lisa.

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State Senator
Republican
Bills & Committees
Counsel, Principal Financial Group
Dallas
87
01/09/2017 - 01/13/2019
22

Term

Serving second term in Senate.

Profession

Counsel at Principal Financial Group.

Education

Received B.A. from Creighton University, J.D. and M.B.A. from University of Iowa.

Memberships and Activities

West Des Moines City Councilman, 2007 – 2013. Served on the boards of Central Iowa Shelter and Services, West Des Moines Development Corporation, West Des Moines Chamber of Commerce, Metro Waste Authority, and Wastewater Reclamation Authority. Graduate of Greater Des Moines Leadership Institute, 2006 – 2007, and Leadership Iowa, 2003 – 2004. Des Moines Business Record’s Forty Under 40, 2007. Member of Knights of Columbus.

Birth and Residence

Born in 1973 in Davenport. Raised in Muscatine, Clive, Newton, and Richmond, Virginia. Resides in West Des Moines.

Family Members

Wife, Lisa.

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State Senator
Republican
Bills & Committees
Counsel, Principal Financial Group
Dallas
86
01/12/2015 - 01/08/2017
22

Term

Serving first term in Senate.

Profession

Counsel at Principal Financial Group.

Education

Received B.A. from Creighton University, J.D. and M.B.A. from University of Iowa.

Memberships and Activities

West Des Moines City Councilman, 2007 – 2013. Served on the boards of Central Iowa Shelter and Services, West Des Moines Development Corporation, West Des Moines Chamber of Commerce, Metro Waste Authority, and Wastewater Reclamation Authority. Graduate of Greater Des Moines Leadership Institute, 2006 – 2007, and Leadership Iowa, 2003 – 2004. Des Moines Business Record’s Forty Under 40, 2007. Member of Knights of Columbus.

Birth and Residence

Born in 1973 in Davenport. Raised in Muscatine, Clive, Newton, and Richmond, Virginia. Resides in West Des Moines.

Family Members

Wife, Lisa.

No Photo
State Senator
Republican
Bills & Committees
Counsel, Principal Financial Group
Dallas
85
01/14/2013 - 01/11/2015
22

Term

Serving first term in Senate.

Profession

Counsel at Principal Financial Group.

Education

B.A. from Creighton University, J.D. and MBA from University of Iowa.

Memberships and Activities

West Des Moines City Councilman, 2007–2013. Served on the boards of Central Iowa Shelter and Services, West Des Moines Development Corporation, West Des Moines Chamber of Commerce, Metro Waste Authority, and Wastewater Reclamation Authority. Graduate of Greater Des Moines Leadership Institute, 2006–2007, and Leadership Iowa, 2003–2004. Des Moines Business Record’s Forty Under 40, 2007. Member of Knights of Columbus.

Birth and Residence

Born in 1973 in Davenport. Raised in Muscatine, Clive, Newton, and Richmond, Virginia. Resides in West Des Moines.

Family Members

Wife, Lisa.