Christopher Rants

Christopher C. Rants
Member of the Iowa House of Representatives from the 54th district
Incumbent
Assumed office 1992
Preceded by	Todd Taylor
Personal details
Born	September 16, 1967 (1967-09-16) (age 44) Grosse Pointe, Michigan
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Trudy Rants
Children	2 children Grace and Katharine Rants
Residence	Sioux City, Iowa
Occupation	Consultant
Religion	Methodist
Website	Rants's website

Christopher C. Rants (born September 16, 1967) is the Iowa State Representative from the 54th District. He has served in the Iowa House of Representatives since 1992. He received his BA from Morningside College. His work experience includes managing environmental compliance projects for Metz Baking Company, and Pierce & Associates, a Sioux City consulting firm.

Rants currently serves on several committees in the Iowa House - the Commerce committee, the State Government committee, and the Veterans Affairs committee. His political experience includes serving as Assistant Majority Leader beginning in 1994, serving as the Speaker Pro Tempore, serving as House Majority Leader beginning in 1999, and served as Speaker of the Iowa House from 2003 through 2006.

Rants was re-elected in 2008 by a margin of 57% to 43%. [1]

In June 2009, Mr. Rants announced his intention to seek his party's nomination for the 2010 election for Governor of Iowa.^[1] Rants announced that he was pulling out of the race for governor in February 2010.

References

1. ^ Beaumont, Thomas (June 20, 2009). "Humbler Rants to enter race for governor". Des Moines Register. http://www.desmoinesregister.com/article/20090620/NEWS09/906200329/1007/NEWS05. Retrieved 2009-06-22. ^{[dead link]}

External links

• Representative Christopher Rants official Iowa General Assembly site
• Rants' website
• Biography, voting record, and interest group ratings at Project Vote Smart
• Campaign contributions at the National Institute for Money in State Politics
• Profile at Iowa House Republicans

Iowa House of Representatives
Preceded by Don Shoning	3rd District 1992 – 2002	Succeeded by Ralph Klemme
Preceded by Todd Taylor	54th District 2002 – present	Succeeded by Incumbent

Persondata
Name	Rants, Christopher
Alternative names
Short description	American politician
Date of birth	September 16, 1967
Place of birth	Grosse Pointe, Michigan
Date of death
Place of death