Representative Bill Gustoff View All Years

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Compiled Historical Information
Party Affiliation: Republican
Assemblies Served:
House: 90 (2023) - 91 (2025)
Home County: Polk
Bill Gustoff
Polk County

Term

Serving first term in House.

Profession

Attorney and small businessman, president of legal division for a Nashville-based national charitable estate and gift planning firm.

Education

Attended University of Northern Iowa (1986-87), The George Washington University School of International Affairs (1987-1990), and University of Iowa (B.A. in political science 1993). J.D. with Distinction from University of Iowa College of Law (1995).

Memberships and Activities

Iowa House Judiciary Committee (vice chair), Public Safety Committee, Education Committee, and Administration and Regulations Appropriations Subcommittee. Current and past service with various nonprofit boards and professional organizations, including Iowa State Bar Association, Illinois State Bar Association, Nebraska State Bar Association, Charitable Estate Planning Institute (board member and former faculty), Mid-Iowa Planned Giving Council (past president), National Association of Charitable Gift Planners, the International Association of Advisors in Philanthropy, Christian Legal Society, Emmaus Bible College Board of Trustees, Habitat for Humanity of Iowa (past president), Ruth Harbor Ministries, and former treasurer and member of the Republican Party of Iowa State Central Committee.

Birth and Residence

Born in 1968 in Independence. Raised in Center Point and resides in Des Moines.

Family Members

Wife, Sara; four children.

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