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Compiled Historical Information

Party Affiliation: Republican

Assemblies Served:
Senate: 84 (2011)

House: 85 (2013) - 89 (2021)

Home County: Story

Rob Bacon

Story County

Term

Serving third term in House. Served one term in Senate.

Profession

Retired funeral director and consultant to funeral directors throughout Iowa.

Education

Attended Northern Illinois University, received B.A. from Vennard College. Graduated from Worsham College of Mortuary Science, Chicago, Illinois.

Memberships and Activities

Served two terms on the Iowa Funeral Directors Association Board of Governors. Member of Nevada Chamber of Commerce, Fremont City Council, Maxwell City Council, Nevada Rotary Club, and Paul Harris Fellow. Member of United Methodist Church. Awarded for outstanding leadership for accessible and affordable medical care in Iowa by the Iowa Physician Assistants Society in 2011. Received Red Cross Hero of the Heartland Award.

Birth and Residence

Born in 1955 in Chicago, Illinois. Raised in Elkhart, Indiana, and Carol Stream, Illinois. Resides in Slater.

Family Members

Wife, Carol; two sons, two daughters, and five grandchildren.

House District 48