Candidate, Governor of Iowa, 2022

Candidate, United States Senate, 2014

No caucus information on file.

Owner/Founder, Frontier Cooperative Herbs

Served, Maquoketa Police Department

Chief Executive Officer, Frontier Co-op, 1976-1999

Patrol Officer, Maquoketa Police Department, 1974-1975

President, Board of Advisers, Quetzaltrekkers, 2007-2014

Awards:

Small Businessperson of the Year, State of Iowa, 1992
First National Runner-up, same year

Inc 500 list of fastest growing companies in America

Working Mother Magazine's 'Best Workplaces for Working Mothers', three years in a row

Paul Harris Fellow, Rotary International

Current Car:

2016 Toyota Camry, 2018 Toyota Tundra with which I exclusively pull my campaign trailer, KLX-250 dual-sport motorcycle that needs some carburetor work, Jamis full suspension mountain bike (replacement for the one I broke the frame of riding 3,000 miles across Iowa in my 2014 U.S. Senate campaign)

Date of Wedding Anniversary:

Never married. Divorced five times.

Father's Name:

Bill

Father's Occupation:

Vocational Agriculture teacher, Iowa high schools

Favorite Athlete:

Dan Gable

Favorite Author:

Joseph Conrad

Favorite Book:

Ulysses (James Joyce)

Favorite Color:

Something that doesn't show when I drip coffee on it

Favorite Food:

Cooked by someone else, in my home

Favorite Movie:

Citizen Kane

Favorite Musician:

Beethoven

Favorite President and Why:

Calvin Coolidge, the last great American president. He tried to do nothing, which was a dramatic improvement over his predecessors and, unfortunately, has not been emulated by his successors. They called it 'the roaring twenties.'

Favorite Quote:

"In general, the art of government consists of taking as much money as possible from one party of the citizens to give to the other." Voltaire (1764)

Favorite Sport:

Wrestling. The real kind.

Favorite TV Shows:

Anything that does not have commercials, and doesn't have episodes. So far, that means none.

Favorite Type of Music:

Opera

Favorite Vacation Spot:

Anywhere they don't speak English

First Car:

A red 1964 Ford Econoline van, extended body

First Job:

My mother paid me a nickel to take my little sister to school.

Hobbies or Special Talents:

Traveling independently to countries most Americans are afraid of. Cuba, Burma, Syria, Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, North Korea. Oh yea - China, Juarez (Mexico), Vietnam. Turns out all these countries are filled with friendly people just like us - it's the politicians who are afraid ... of losing their next election.

Mother's Name:

Helen

Mother's Occupation:

Chemist

Name one thing you would most like to do before you die:

Live in a free country

Names of Grandchildren:

That's much too personal - leave them alone, please, in spite of their famous grandfather.

Number of Grandchildren:

Ten

Person Most Want to Meet (Dead or Alive):

Genghis Khan

Personal Hero and Why:

Adam Smith, because he opened our eyes. Well, a few of us.

Priority Issues:

1) End the racist Drug War. 2) End all foreign wars, 3) End all tariff wars, 4) The Federal government has $204 trillion in unfunded liabilities they refuse to put on their books. I plan to make them fess up.

The Federal government has $204 in unfunded liabilities they refuse to put on their books. I plan to make them fess up.

Reason for Seeking Public Office:

How many lawyers does it take to grease a combine? Only two, if you run them through slowly.