Former Assistant Majority Leader, Iowa State House of Representatives

Representative, Iowa State House of Representatives, District 96, 2010-2022

Candidate, Iowa State House of Representatives, District 96, 2020

Candidate, Iowa House of Representatives, District 31, 2010

Former Chair, Agriculture Committee, Iowa State House of Representatives

Former Member, Environmental Protection Committee, Iowa State House of Representatives

Former Member, Judiciary Committee, Iowa State House of Representatives

Former Member, State Government Committee, Iowa State House of Representatives

Former Member, Subcommittee on Agriculture and Natural Resources, Iowa State House of Representatives

Former Member, Transportation Committee, Iowa State House of Representatives

Former Member, Veterans Affairs Committee, Iowa State House of Representatives

Former Member, Ways and Means Committee, Iowa State House of Representatives

Farmer/Owner, Witsam Incorporated

Member and Former President, Cedar Valley Farm Business, present

Member, Iowa Cattlemen’s Association, present

Member, Iowa Farm Bureau, present

Member and Former President, Iowa Farm Business Association, present

Member, Iowa Pork Producers, present

Member, Jones County Cattlemen's Association, present

President, Jones County Pork Producers, present

Member, Saint Matthew’s Lutheran Church, present

Member, Corn Growers and Soybean Association

Former Member and President, Monticello School Board

Names of Grandchildren:

Caroline

Number of Grandchildren:

1

Priority Issues:

*Return the state to a physical, fiscal sound position by keeping expenditures below revenue levels.
*Decentralized control of school funding.
*Stop placing requirements on school districts without allocating the associated funding. [Unfunded mandates]
*Develop a favorable business environment to retain quality jobs in the state and stop the brain drain.