Paul Shomshor

Paul C. Shomshor, Jr.
Member of the Iowa House of Representatives
from the 100th district
In office
December 12, 2003 – January 9, 2011
Preceded by Brad Hansen
Succeeded by Mark Brandenburg
Personal details
Born April 10, 1967 (1967-04-10) (age 44)
Council Bluffs, Iowa
Political party Democratic
Residence Council Bluffs, Iowa
Alma mater Baylor University
Religion Methodist
Website Shomshor's website

Paul C. Shomshor, Jr. (born April 10, 1967) is a former Iowa State Representative from the 100th District. He served in the Iowa House of Representatives from 2003, when he was elected in a special election, until 2011. He received his BA and MA from Baylor University.

During his last term in the Iowa House, Shomshor served on the Agriculture, Commerce, and (until November 9, 2009) State Government committees. He also served as the chair of the Ways and Means Committee and as a member of the Health and Human Services Appropriations Subcommittee. His prior political experience includes serving on the Council Bluffs City Council from 1997-2001 and running for the United States House of Representatives in 2002.

Electoral history

In 2002, Shomshor ran for Iowa's 5th congressional district, following the 2002 redistricting and Republican Greg Ganske's decision to leave the House and run for the United States Senate. He lost the election to Republican opponent and then-State Senator Steve King.[1] He won election to the Iowa House in an August 5, 2003 special election for the vacancy in the 100th District left when Republican Brad Hansen resigned to attend law school. [2] He won the election, defeating Republican opponent Steve Cates. Shomshor left the house in 2011 after losing re-election in 2010 to Republican Mark Brandenburg.

*incumbent

Election Political result Candidate Party Votes %
United States House of Representatives elections, 2002 [3]
District 5
Turnout: 182,237		 Republican (newly redistricted) Steve King Republican 113,257 62.1
Paul Shomshor Republican 68,853 37.8
Iowa House of Representatives special election, 2003 [4]
District 100
Turnout: 3,995		 Democratic gain from Republican Paul Shomshor Democratic 2,339 58.5
Steve Cates Republican 1,648 41.3
Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2004 [5]
District 100
Turnout: 11,187		 Democratic hold Paul Shomshor* Democratic 6,757 60.4
Patrick Tarr Republican 4,406 39.4
Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2006 [6]
District 100
Turnout: 6,890		 Democratic hold Paul Shomshor* Democratic 3,568 51.8
Scott A. Belt Republican 3,211 46.6
Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2008 [7]
District 100
Turnout: 11,875		 Democratic hold Paul Shomshor* Democratic 6,208 52.3
Scott A. Belt Republican 5,653 47.6
Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2010 [8]
District 100
Turnout: 7,156		 Republican gain from Democratic Mark A. Brandenburg Republican 3,699 51.7
Paul Shomshor* Democratic 3,287 45.9

References

  1. ^ King, Steve; Shomshor, Paul (2002-10-04) (transcript). Iowa Press #3005. Interview with Dean Borg. David Yepsen and Mike Glover. Iowa Press. PBS. Des Moines, Iowa. http://www.iptv.org/iowapress/transcripts/3005.cfm. Retrieved 2011-10-15. 
  2. ^ "Democrat wins special House election". Sioux City Journal. 2003-08-07. http://siouxcityjournal.com/news/state-and-regional/article_7115782c-6011-595a-a954-0eb3e5fc6522.html. Retrieved 2011-10-15. 
  3. ^ "Canvass Summary - Final - 2002 General Election (11/5/2002)". Iowa Secretary of State. 2002-12-02. p. 4. http://www.sos.state.ia.us/pdfs/elections/2002/results/Canvass%20Summary.pdf. Retrieved 2011-09-19. 
  4. ^ "Special Election Canvass Summary - Iowa House District 100 - August 5, 2003". Iowa Secretary of State. http://www.sos.state.ia.us/pdfs/elections/results/2000s/2003HD100.pdf. Retrieved 2011-10-15. 
  5. ^ "Canvass Summary - Final - 2004 General Election (11/2/2004)". Iowa Secretary of State. 2004-12-06. p. 136. http://www.sos.state.ia.us/pdfs/elections/2004/general/CanvassSummary.pdf. Retrieved 2011-09-19. 
  6. ^ "Official Results Report - Statewide, 2006 General Election 11-07-2006". Iowa Secretary of State. 2006-11-21. p. 50. http://www.sos.state.ia.us/pdfs/GenOffResults.pdf. Retrieved 2011-09-19. 
  7. ^ "November 4, 2008 General Election Results". Iowa Secretary of State. http://www.sos.state.ia.us/elections/results/2008GeneralResults.html. Retrieved 2011-09-19. 
  8. ^ "Official Results Report, General Election held November 2, 2010". Iowa Secretary of State. 2010-12-16. p. 141. http://www.sos.state.ia.us/pdfs/elections/2010/gensummaryorr.pdf. Retrieved 2011-09-19. 

External links

Iowa portal
Iowa House of Representatives
Preceded by
Brad Hansen		 100th District
2003 – 2011		 Succeeded by
Mark Brandenburg