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Serving third term in Senate. Served two terms in House.
Profession
Business owner of Practical Promotions, retired family cattle and grain producer, and former teacher.
Education
Received B.S. in education in English, speech/drama with a minor in coaching at Concordia College LCMS, Seward, Nebraska.
Memberships and Activities
Current member of the International Board of the State Agriculture and Rural Leaders Association. Recipient of the 2011 Herbert Hoover Uncommon Public Service Award and the Iowa Farm Environmental Leader Award. Former executive director of Iowa Angus Association. Served on Ellsworth Community Ag Advisory Council, Hubbard-Radcliffe and South Hardin Vocational Ag advisory boards, Hardin County Extension Council, Iowa Women in Agriculture Board, and Iowa Soybean Ag-Urban Leadership Initiative. Named as “Friend of Farm Bureau.” Served on Congressman Tom Latham’s Agriculture Advisory Committee and is a 4-H leader and church organist.
Birth and Residence
Born in 1957 and raised on family’s third-generation farm near Radcliffe. Resides in Iowa Falls.
Serving third term in Senate. Served two terms in House.
Profession
Business owner of Practical Promotions, retired family cattle and grain producer, and former teacher.
Education
Received B.S. in education in English, speech/drama with a minor in coaching at Concordia College LCMS, Seward, Nebraska.
Memberships and Activities
Serving on the International Board of the State Agriculture and Rural Leaders Association. Recipient of the 2011 Herbert Hoover Uncommon Public Service Award and the Iowa Farm Environmental Leader Award. Former executive director of Iowa Angus Association. Served on Ellsworth Community Ag Advisory Council, Hubbard-Radcliffe and South Hardin Vocational Ag advisory boards, Hardin County Extension Council, Iowa Women in Agriculture Board, and Iowa Soybean Ag-Urban Leadership Initiative. Named as “Friend of Farm Bureau.” Served on Congressman Tom Latham’s Agriculture Advisory Committee and is a 4-H leader and church organist.
Birth and Residence
Born in 1957 and raised on family’s third-generation farm near Radcliffe. Resides in Iowa Falls.
Serving second term in Senate. Served two terms in the House.
Profession
Home-raised business owner of Practical Promotions, operates family cattle operation, and former teacher.
Education
Received B.S. in education in English, speech/drama with a minor in coaching at Concordia College LCMS, Seward, Nebraska.
Memberships and Activities
Serving on the International Board of the State Agriculture and Rural Leaders Association. Recipient of the 2011 Herbert Hoover Uncommon Public Service Award and the Iowa Farm Environmental Leader Award. Former executive director of Iowa Angus Association. Served on Ellsworth Community Ag Advisory Council, Hubbard-Radcliffe and South Hardin Vocational Ag Advisory boards, Hardin County Extension Council, Iowa Women in Agriculture Board, and Iowa Soybean Ag-Urban Leadership Initiative. Named as “Friend of Farm Bureau.” Served on Congressman Tom Latham’s Ag Advisory Committee, a 4-H leader, and church organist.
Birth and Residence
Born in 1957 and raised on family’s third-generation farm near Radcliffe. Resides in rural Buckeye.
Serving second term in Senate. Served two terms in the House.
Profession
Home-raised business owner of Practical Promotions; operates family cattle operation and former teacher.
Education
Received B.S. in education in English, speech/drama with a minor in coaching at Concordia College LCMS, Seward, Nebraska.
Memberships and Activities
Serving on the International Board of the State Agriculture and Rural Leaders Association. Recipient of the 2011 Herbert Hoover Uncommon Public Service Award and the Iowa Environmental Leader Award. Former executive director of Iowa Angus Association. Served on Ellsworth Community Ag Advisory Council, Hubbard-Radcliffe and South Hardin Vocational Ag Advisory Boards, Hardin County Extension Council, Iowa Women in Agriculture Board, and Iowa Soybean Ag-Urban Leadership Initiative. Named as “Friend of Farm Bureau.” Served on Congressman Tom Latham’s Ag Committee, a 4-H Leader, and Sunday school teacher.
Birth and Residence
Born in 1957 and raised on family’s third-generation farm near Radcliffe. Resides in rural Buckeye.
Home-raised business owner of Practical Promotions, operates family cattle operation, and former teacher.
Education
Received B.S. in education in English, speech/drama with a minor in coaching at Concordia College LCMS, Seward, Nebraska.
Memberships and Activities
Chair of the House of Representatives Agriculture Committee. Serving on the International Board of the State Agriculture and Rural Leaders Association. Member of the Midwestern Legislative Conference Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee for the 2011-2012 biennium. Recipient of the 2011 Herbert Hoover Uncommon Public Service Award. Former executive director of Iowa Angus Association. Serving on Ellsworth Community Ag Advisory Council, Hubbard-Radcliffe and South Hardin Vocational Ag Advisory Boards, Hardin County Extension Council, Iowa Women in Agriculture Board, and Iowa Soybean Ag-Urban Leadership Initiative. Named as “Friend of Farm Bureau.” Served on Congressman Tom Latham’s Ag Committee, a 4H Leader, and Sunday school teacher.
Birth and Residence
Born in 1957 and raised on family’s third generation farm near Radcliffe. Resides in rural Buckeye.
Home-raised business owner of Practical Promotions, operates family cattle operation, and former teacher.
Education
Received B.S. in education in English, speech/drama with a minor in coaching at Concordia College LCMS, Seward, Nebraska.
Memberships and Activities
Former executive director of Iowa Angus Association. Served on Ellsworth Community Ag Advisory Council, Hubbard-Radcliffe and South Hardin Vocational Ag Advisory Boards, Hardin County Extension Council, Iowa Women in Agriculture Board, and Iowa Soybean Ag-Urban Leadership Initiative. Named as “Friend of Farm Bureau.” Served on Congressman Tom Latham’s Ag Committee, a 4-H leader, and Sunday school teacher. Served in political campaigns for Bob Dole, Dan Brown, Fred Grandy, and a gubernatorial race. Served on Congressman Grandy’s Ag Task Force. Past chairman of Hardin County Platform Committee, state platform committee, and represented Hardin County as a delegate at the state convention. Served on the Farm Service Agency Board for Hardin County.
Birth and Residence
Born in 1957, and raised on family’s third-generation farm near Radcliffe. Resides in rural Alden.
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