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Jerry Behn Member of the Iowa Senate
from the 24th district
40th (1997-2003)Incumbent Assumed office
January 13, 1997Preceded by Albert Sorensen Personal details Born January 31, 1954
Boone County, IowaPolitical party Republican Spouse(s) Denise Children 4 children Residence Boone, Iowa Occupation Farmer/Agribusiness Website Behn's website Jerry Behn (born January 31, 1954) is the Iowa State Senator from the 24th District and Assistant Majority Leader in the Iowa Senate. A Republican, he has served in the Iowa Senate since 1997, and served as a Boone County Supervisor from 1995 to 1996.[1]
Behn currently serves on several committees in the Iowa Senate - the Appropriations committee; the Commerce committee; the State Government committee; the Environment & Energy Independence committee, where he is the ranking member, and the Ethics committee, where he is the ranking member. He also serves on the Administration and Regulation Appropriations Subcommittee.
Behn was last re-elected in 2008 with 22,970 votes (57%), defeating Democratic opponent, former Iowa Senator Albert Sorensen.[2]
Behn was a candidate for the Republican nomination for governor in 2010 but withdrew, endorsing Terry Branstad.[3][4] His platform included promoting fiscal restraint, preserving right-to-work, and allowing Iowans to vote on a constitutional amendment defining marriage as between one man and one woman. He called for voters to vote against retention for those Iowa Supreme Court justices who decided that Iowa's Defense of Marriage Act was unconstitutional in Varnum v. Brien.[5]
References
- ^ "Jerry Behn". Iowa Senate Republicans. http://www.iowasenaterepublicans.org/Behn%20Pages/Behn.htm.
- ^ "State of Iowa Official Canvass Summary: November 4, 2008 General Election" (PDF). Michael A. Mauro, Iowa Secretary of State. http://www.sos.state.ia.us/pdfs/elections/2008/OfficialCanvass2008General.pdf.
- ^ http://www.radioiowa.com/gestalt/go.cfm?objectid=52FB7BEF-5056-B82A-37C80A606A0CB6E2
- ^ http://blogs.desmoinesregister.com/dmr/index.php/2009/12/22/behn-out-in-gop-governor-race-backs-branstad/
- ^ http://www.qctimes.com/news/state-and-regional/iowa/article_42cb8120-9193-11de-88e8-001cc4c002e0.html
External links
- Senator Jerry Behn official Iowa Legislature site
- Senator Jerry Behn official Iowa General Assembly site
- Senator Jerry Behn at Iowa Senate Republican Caucus
- Biography, voting record, and interest group ratings at Project Vote Smart
- Campaign contributions at the National Institute for Money in State Politics
Iowa Senate Preceded by
Albert Sorensen40th District
January 13, 1997 – January 13, 2003Succeeded by
Richard DrakePreceded by
Richard Drake24th District
January 13, 2003 – presentSucceeded by
IncumbentMembers of the Iowa Senate 84th General Assembly (2011-2012)
President of the Senate: Jack Kibbie (D) • President pro Tempore: Jeff Danielson (D) • Majority Leader: Michael Gronstal (D) • Minority Leader: Paul McKinley (R)- Rick Bertrand (R)
- Randy Feenstra (R)
- David Johnson (R)
- Jack Kibbie (D)
- Robert Bacon (R)
- Merlin Bartz (R)
- Amanda Ragan (D)
- Mary Jo Wilhelm (D)
- Bill Dix (R)
- Jeff Danielson (D)
- William Dotzler (D)
- Brian Schoenjahn (D)
- Tod Bowman (D)
- Pam Jochum (D)
- Robert Dvorsky (D)
- Tom Hancock (D)
- Wally Horn (D)
- Vacant*
- Rob Hogg (D)
- Tim Kapucian (R)
- Dennis Black (D)
- Steve Sodders (D)
- Herman Quirmbach (D)
- Jerry Behn (R)
- Daryl Beall (D)
- Steve Kettering (R)
- Bill Anderson (R)
- James Seymour (R)
- Nancy Boettger (R)
- Pat Ward (R)
- Matt McCoy (D)
- Brad Zaun (R)
- Jack Hatch (D)
- Dick Dearden (D)
- Jack Whitver (R)
- Paul McKinley (R)
- Kent Sorenson (R)
- Tom Rielly (D)
- Joe Bolkcom (D)
- James F. Hahn (R)
- Roby Smith (R)
- Shawn Hamerlinck (R)
- Joe Seng (D)
- Thomas Courtney (D)
- Sandra Greiner (R)
- Gene Fraise (D)
- Mark Chelgren (R)
- Joni Ernst (R)
- Hubert Houser (R)
- Michael Gronstal (D)
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*Swati Dandekar (D) resigned, effective September 16, 2011. Liz Mathis (D) won a special election on November 8, 2011 to fill the seat.Categories:- Iowa State Senators
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- People from Boone, Iowa
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