On The Ballot: Running, Democratic for State Senate (IA) - District 38
1007 East Grand Avenue
Des Moines, IA 50319
Full Name:
Eric Giddens
Gender:
Male
Family:
Wife: Kendra; 1 Child: Henry
Birth Date:
1973
Birth Place:
Valdosta, GA
Home City:
Cedar Falls, IA
Bachelor's, Civil Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology
MS, Political Science/Applied Community and Economic Development
Certificate, Secondary Math Education, Western Governors University, 2009
Assistant Democratic Leader, Iowa State Senate, 2023-present
Senator, Iowa State Senate, District 38, 2023-present
Senator, Iowa State Senate, District 30, 2019-2023
Candidate, Iowa State Senate, District 30, 2020
Member, Agriculture Committee
Member, Appropriations Committee
Ranking Member, Commerce Committee
Member, Education Committee
Member, Joint Review Committee on State Government Efficiency
Member, State Government Committee
Ranking Member, Subcommittee on Agriculture and Natural Resources Appropriations
Member, Transportation Committee
Former Member, Ways and Means Committee, Iowa State Senate
Energy Education and Outreach Coordinator, University of Northern Iowa, present
Former Math Teacher, Cedar Falls Community School District
Member, Education Commission of the States, Iowa, 2019-present
Member, Research and Development School Advisory Council, Iowa, 2019-present
Member, Aldo Leopold Distinguished Lecture Series Planning Committee
Member, American Democracy Project Advisory Board
Member, Cedar Falls Food Co-ops Investment Campaign Committee
Former Member, Cedar Falls School Board
Member, Cedar Valley Activate
Member, Cedar Valley Economic Inclusion Network
Member, Community Foundation of Northeast Iowas Scholarship Selection Committee
Member, Dry Run Creek Advisory Board
Board Member, Goodwill Industries of Northeast Iowa
Member, Imagining America Steering Committee
Board Member, Worlds Window
Priority Issues:
Education
Healthcare
Environment
Community
Spouse's Occupation:
Former teacher in the Cedar Falls School District