Brad Zaun

Brad Zaun
Member of the Iowa Senate
from the 32nd district
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 10, 2005
Preceded by Jack Holveck
Personal details
Political party Republican
Spouse(s) Dede
Children Five children
Residence Urbandale, Iowa
Alma mater Ellsworth Community College
Occupation Vice President - R&R Realty Marketing Group
Website Zaun's website

Brad Zaun (R-Urbandale) is an Iowa State Senator from the 32nd District and the Republican nominee for Iowa's 3rd congressional district in 2010 general election. In the 3rd District Republican primary, he won with 42% of the vote in a crowded seven-candidate field to face the district's Democratic incumbent, Leonard Boswell.[1]

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Iowa Senate

Brad has served in the Iowa Senate since 2005. He is the former mayor of Urbandale, serving from 1998 to 2005 and a former city council member of Urbandale, serving from 1996 to 1998.[1] He is former owner of Zaun's Hardware and Vice President of R&R Realty Marketing Group, and received his Bachelor's degree from Grandview College.

Zaun currently serves on several committees in the Iowa Senate - the Judiciary committee; the Labor and Business Relations committee; the Rules and Administration committee; the Transportation committee; and the Ways and Means committee, where he is the ranking member. He also serves on the Justice Systems Appropriations committee.

Political campaigns

2008

See also: Iowa Senate elections, 2008

Zaun won with 23,190 votes, running unopposed.[2]

2010

See also: United States House of Representatives elections in Iowa, 2010#District 3

Zaun is challenging Democratic incumbent Leonard Boswell.

Personal life

In 2001, Zaun was the subject of a police report filed by an ex-girlfriend who claimed that he was harassing her at her home. According to the report, Zaun pounded on her door and windows while "yell[ing] from outside calling her slut and other names." Zaun did not deny any of the claims in the police report, but noted that the incident would "not change his campaign" against Representative Boswell. [2]

References

  1. ^ Dems Fear Boswell's GOP Opponent House Race Hotline. National Journal, July 29, 2010
  2. ^ 2008 Canvass, Iowa Secretary of State

External links

Iowa Senate
Preceded by
Jack Holveck		 32nd District
2005 – present		 Succeeded by
Incumbent
Members 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: Jerry Behn (R)
   
  1.    Rick Bertrand (R)
  2.    Randy Feenstra (R)
  3.    David Johnson (R)
  4.    Jack Kibbie (D)
  5.    Robert Bacon (R)
  6.    Merlin Bartz (R)
  7.    Amanda Ragan (D)
  8.    Mary Jo Wilhelm (D)
  9.    Bill Dix (R)
  10.    Jeff Danielson (D)
  1.    William Dotzler (D)
  2.    Brian Schoenjahn (D)
  3.    Tod Bowman (D)
  4.    Pam Jochum (D)
  5.    Robert Dvorsky (D)
  6.    Tom Hancock (D)
  7.    Wally Horn (D)
  8.    Liz Mathis (D)
  9.    Rob Hogg (D)
  10.    Tim Kapucian (R)
  1.    Dennis Black (D)
  2.    Steve Sodders (D)
  3.    Herman Quirmbach (D)
  4.    Jerry Behn (R)
  5.    Daryl Beall (D)
  6.    Steve Kettering (R)
  7.    Bill Anderson (R)
  8.    James Seymour (R)
  9.    Nancy Boettger (R)
  10.    Pat Ward (R)
  1.    Matt McCoy (D)
  2.    Brad Zaun (R)
  3.    Jack Hatch (D)
  4.    Dick Dearden (D)
  5.    Jack Whitver (R)
  6.    Paul McKinley (R)
  7.    Kent Sorenson (R)
  8.    Tom Rielly (D)
  9.    Joe Bolkcom (D)
  10.    James F. Hahn (R)
  1.    Roby Smith (R)
  2.    Shawn Hamerlinck (R)
  3.    Joe Seng (D)
  4.    Thomas Courtney (D)
  5.    Sandra Greiner (R)
  6.    Gene Fraise (D)
  7.    Mark Chelgren (R)
  8.    Joni Ernst (R)
  9.    Hubert Houser (R)
  10.    Michael Gronstal (D)