Jamie Van Fossen

For former Iowa House member from the 84th district, see Jim Van Fossen.

Jamie Van Fossen

Member of the Iowa House of Representatives from the 81st district 42nd (1995 – 2003)
In office January 9, 1995 – January 11, 2009
Preceded by	Robert Rafferty
Succeeded by	Phyllis Thede
Personal details
Born	May 5, 1960 (1960-05-05) (age 51) Rock Island, Illinois
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Dawn
Relations	Jim, father
Residence	Davenport, Iowa
Alma mater	Saint Ambrose University
Website	Van Fossen's website

James "Jamie" Van Fossen (born May 5, 1960) is a former Iowa State Representative from the 81st and 42nd Districts. A Republican, he served in the Iowa House of Representatives from 1995 to 2009. He received his BBA from Saint Ambrose University.

During his last term in the Iowa House, Van Fossen served on the Commerce, Economic Growth, Local Government, and Ways and Means committees.

Van Fossen was first elected in 1994 in then-District 42. After the districts were redrawn for the 2002 election, he served in the 81st district. He left office in 2009, having lost his 2008 reelection bid to Democratic opponent Phyllis Thede.^[1]

Electoral history

*incumbent

District 42 elections (1994 – 2000)

Election			Party	Votes	%
Iowa House of Representatives primary elections, 1994 ^[2] District 42 Turnout: 2,793	Republican	James Van Fossen	Republican	1,423	50.9
		Joyce Bawden	Republican	1,086	38.9
		Jerry Harkins	Republican	284	10.2
Iowa House of Representatives elections, 1994 ^[3] District 42 Turnout: 8,218	Republican hold	James Van Fossen	Republican	4,878	59.4
	Republican hold	Matthew R. Wissing	Democratic	3,340	40.6
Iowa House of Representatives elections, 1996 ^[4] District 42 Turnout: 10,093	Republican hold	James Van Fossen*	Republican	5,768	57.1
	Republican hold	Lauren M. Phelps	Democratic	4,325	42.9
Iowa House of Representatives elections, 1998 ^[5] District 42 Turnout: 7,808	Republican hold	James Van Fossen*	Republican	4,339	55.6
	Republican hold	Jim Hayek	Democratic	3,449	44.2
Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2000 ^[6] District 42 Turnout: 11,177	Republican hold	James Van Fossen*	Republican	6,014	53.8
		John E. White	Democratic	4,828	43.2
		Rich Moroney	Libertarian	329	2.9

Election			Party	Votes	%
Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2002 ^[7] District 81 Turnout: 9,711	Republican (newly redistricted)	James Van Fossen*	Republican	5,619	57.9
	Republican (newly redistricted)	Wayne Hean	Democratic	4,073	41.9
Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2004 ^[8] District 81 Turnout: 14,766	Republican hold	Jamie Van Fossen*	Republican	8,134	55.1
	Republican hold	Alan E. Guard	Democratic	6,611	44.8
Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2006 ^[9] District 81 Turnout: 10,760	Republican hold	Jamie Van Fossen*	Republican	5,501	51.1
	Republican hold	Lauren H. Phelps	Democratic	4,934	45.9
Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2008 ^[10] District 81 Turnout: 15,711	Democratic gain from Republican	Phyllis Thede	Democratic	8,736	55.6
	Democratic gain from Republican	Jamie Van Fossen*	Republican	6,951	44.2

References

^ "November 4, 2008 General Election Results". State of Iowa. http://www.sos.state.ia.us/elections/results/2008GeneralResults.html#3. Retrieved 2009-03-15. "Phyllis Thede Democrat 8736, Jamie van Fossen Republican 6951"
^ "1994 Special Election, June 7, 1994, Official Canvass Summary". Iowa Secretary of State. p. 44. http://www.sos.state.ia.us/pdfs/elections/results/90s/1994primcanv.pdf. Retrieved 2011-09-22.
^ "1994 General Election, November 8, 1994, Official Canvass Summary". Iowa Secretary of State. p. 30. http://www.sos.state.ia.us/pdfs/elections/results/90s/1994primcanv.pdf. Retrieved 2011-09-22.
^ "Iowa General Election - November 5, 1996". Iowa Secretary of State. p. 453. http://www.sos.state.ia.us/pdfs/elections/results/90s/1996gencanv.pdf. Retrieved 2011-09-22.
^ "Iowa General Election - November 3, 1998". Iowa Secretary of State. p. 426. http://www.sos.state.ia.us/pdfs/10-8.pdf. Retrieved 2011-09-22.
^ "November 7, 2000 - General Election, Iowa Official Results, State House of Representatives". Iowa Secretary of State. 2002-07-16. p. 23. http://www.sos.state.ia.us/pdfS/2000%20G%20IH.pdf. Retrieved 2011-09-19.
^ "Canvass Summary - Final - 2002 General Election (11/5/2002)". Iowa Secretary of State. 2002-12-02. p. 37. http://www.sos.state.ia.us/pdfs/elections/2002/results/Canvass%20Summary.pdf. Retrieved 2011-09-19.
^ "Canvass Summary - Final - 2004 General Election (11/2/2004)". Iowa Secretary of State. 2004-12-06. p. 36. http://www.sos.state.ia.us/pdfs/elections/2004/general/CanvassSummary.pdf. Retrieved 2011-09-19.
^ "Official Results Report - Statewide, 2006 General Election 11-07-2006". Iowa Secretary of State. 2006-11-21. p. 45. http://www.sos.state.ia.us/pdfs/GenOffResults.pdf. Retrieved 2011-09-19.
^ "November 4, 2008 General Election Results". Iowa Secretary of State. http://www.sos.state.ia.us/elections/results/2008GeneralResults.html. Retrieved 2011-09-19.

External links

Iowa portal

Iowa House of Representatives
Preceded by Robert Rafferty	42nd District 1995 – 2003	Succeeded by Geri Huser
Preceded by Brent Siegrist	81st District 2003 – 2009	Succeeded by Phyllis Thede

Persondata
Name	Van Fossen, Jamie
Alternative names
Short description	American politician
Date of birth	May 5, 1960
Place of birth	Rock Island, Illinois
Date of death
Place of death