Chris Cournoyer's Biography
- State Senate (IA) - District 35, Republican Assistant Majority Leader
Contact Information
Office
1007 East Grand Avenue
Des Moines, IA 50319
Full Name:
Chris Cournoyer
Gender:
Female
Family:
Husband: Kurt; 4 Children: Bennett, Sydney, Tanner, Chase
Birth Date:
1970
Birth Place:
Dallas, TX
Home City:
LeClaire, IA
BA, Computer Science, University of Texas at Austin, 1992
Senator, Iowa State Senate, District 35, 2023-present
Assistant Majority Leader, Iowa State Senate, 2021-present
Senator, Iowa State Senate, District 49, 2019-2023
Candidate, Iowa State Senate, District 35, 2022
Candidate, Iowa State Senate, District 49, 2018
Member, Education Committee
Member, Joint Committee on Studies
Member, Joint Review Committee on State Government Efficiency
Member, Legislative Council
Member, Natural Resources and Environment Committee
Vice Chair, State Government Committee
Vice Chair, Subcommittee on Education Appropriations
Chair, Technology Committee
Member, Transportation Committee
Member, Ways and Means Committee
Former Vice Chair, Education Committee, Iowa State Senate
Senior Consultant, Technology Division, Andersen Consulting
Senior Consultant, Accenture, 1993-1999
Reserve Deputy, Scott County Sheriff, 2015-present
Member, Southeast Iowa, Governor of Iowa's Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Advisory Council Board, 2014-present
President, Pleasant Valley Community School Board, 2014-present
President, Quad Cities Engineering and Science Council, 2013-present
President, LeClaire Community Library, 2011-present
Member, Secretary, and Membership President, LeClaire Chamber of Commerce, present
Member, North Scott Rotary Club, present
Member, Alpha Delta Pi Sorority
Organizational Committee Member and Social Media Chair, Junior League of the Quad Cities
Mentor, Iowa Girls Code, 2016-2017
Organizer, Pleasant Valley Trapshooting Team, 2014
Coach, First Lego League (FLL) Robotics, 2010-2012
President, Pleasant Valley Junior High School Parent Teacher Association, 2010-2012
Den Leader and Executive Board Member, Cub Scout Pack 88, 2004-2006
Member and Secretary, LeClaire Community Library Board, 2004-2006