Bill Gluba

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Bill Gluba, a Davenport, Iowa politician, has served on the Scott County, Iowa, Board of Supervisors as well as in the Iowa State House (1970-71) and Senate (1972-79) as a Democrat. He has unsuccessfully run for Congress in Iowa's 1st Congressional District three times, first against Congressman Jim Leach in 1982 (Leach 59.2% - Gluba 40.8%) and again in 1988 (Leach 60.7% - Gluba 38.4%). In 2004 he was nominated to run against incumbent Congressman Jim Nussle and was defeated (Nussle 55% - Gluba 44%). With Nussle planning a 2006 run for Iowa governor, Gluba had declared himself a candidate to be the representative for the Democratic leaning district that includes Dubuque, Davenport, and Waterloo as its largest cities.

Gluba currently works as a real estate agent with RE/MAX River Cities. Inc., Bettendorf, Iowa.