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Eric Giddens' Biography

Office:

On The Ballot: Running, Democratic for State Senate (IA) - District 38

Contact Information

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 Governor’s 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

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-op’s Investment Campaign Committee

Former Member, Cedar Falls School Board

Member, Cedar Valley Activate

Member, Cedar Valley Economic Inclusion Network

Member, Community Foundation of Northeast Iowa’s Scholarship Selection Committee

Member, Dry Run Creek Advisory Board

Board Member, Goodwill Industries of Northeast Iowa

Member, Imagining America Steering Committee

Board Member, World’s Window

Priority Issues:

Education
Healthcare
Environment
Community

Spouse's Occupation:

Former teacher in the Cedar Falls School District

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