Josh Byrnes (politician)

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Josh Byrnes
Member of the Iowa House of Representatives from the 51st district 14th (2011 – 2013)
Incumbent
Assumed office January 10, 2011
Preceded by	Mark Kuhn
Personal details
Born	(1974-04-18) April 18, 1974 Riceville, Iowa
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Colleen
Children	3 children
Residence	Osage, Iowa
Alma mater	Luther College, Winona State University
Profession	Educator
Website	Byrnes' website

Josh Byrnes (born 18 April 1974) is a Republican party member of the Iowa House of Representatives.

Byrnes received his undergraduate education at Luther College and has a master's degree from Winona State University. He was a high school teacher and community college instructor before entering politics.

As of January 2013, Byrnes serves on several committees in the Iowa House - the Education, Natural Resources, and Ways and Means committees, as well as the Education Appropriations budget subcommittee. He serves as the Chair of the Transportation committee.

Byrnes was first elected to the Iowa House of Representatives in 2010.

Biography

Byrnes grew up in Riceville where he graduated from Riceville Community High School in 1992. He went on to graduate from Luther College, earned a Master’s Degree from Winona State University, and is currently completing his doctoral work at Iowa State University.

Byrnes was a high school teacher for eight and a half years and also served as an administrator at the community college level. Byrnes has taught or coached in the districts of Denison, Osage, Riceville, Mason City, St. Ansgar, and Clear Lake.

Josh currently resides on an acreage in Mitchell County with his wife, Colleen, daughters, Alexandra and Scarlett, and son, Nolan. Colleen is a family nurse practitioner at the Mitchell County Regional Hospital. The family enjoys their acreage where they have a small cow calf herd, raise gourds and play ball on their diamond.

Electoral history

*incumbent

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Election			Party	Votes	%
Iowa House of Representatives primary elections, 2010 ^[1] District 14 Turnout: 1,984	Republican	Josh Byrnes	Republican	1,297	65.37%
	Republican	Craig Clark	Republican	386	19.46%
Iowa House of Representatives general elections, 2010 ^[2] District 14 Turnout: 11,283	Republican gain from Democratic	Josh Byrnes	Republican	6,696	59.35%
	Republican gain from Democratic	Kurt Meyer	Democratic	4,281	37.94%
Iowa House of Representatives primary elections, 2012 ^[3] District 51	Republican	Josh Byrnes*	Republican	unopposed
Iowa House of Representatives general elections, 2012 ^[4] District 51 Turnout: 15,779	Republican (newly redistricted)	Josh Byrnes*	Republican	9,714	61.56%
	Republican (newly redistricted)	Eric Hungerford	Democratic	5,324	33.74%

References

↑ "Official Results Report, 2010 Primary Election held Tuesday, June 8th 2010" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. 2010-07-01. p. 229. Retrieved 2013-12-12.
↑ "Official Results Report, General Election held Tuesday, November 2nd 2010" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. 2010-11-23. p. 13. Retrieved 2013-12-12.
↑ "2012 Primary Election Canvass Summary" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. p. 162. Retrieved 2013-12-12.
↑ "2012 General Election Canvass Summary" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. p. 97=. Retrieved 2013-12-12.

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Iowa House of Representatives
Preceded by Mark Kuhn	14th District 2011 – 2013	Succeeded by David Dawson
Preceded by Dan Muhlbauer	51st District 2013 – present	Succeeded by Incumbent

Members of the Iowa House of Representatives

85th General Assembly (2013-2014)

Speaker of the House: Kraig Paulsen (R)
Speaker pro Tempore: Steven Olson (R)
Majority Leader: Linda Upmeyer (R)
Minority Leader: Mark Smith (D)

Jeff Smith (R)
Megan Hess (R)
Dan Huseman (R)
Dwayne Alons (R)
Chuck Soderberg (R)
Ron Jorgensen (R)
Tedd Gassman (R)
Henry Rayhons (R)
Helen Miller (D)
Tom W. Shaw (R)
Gary Worthan (R)
Dan Muhlbauer (D)
Chris Hall (D)
David Dawson (D)
Mark Brandenburg (R)
Mary Ann Hanusa (R)
Matt Windschitl (R)
Jason Schultz (R)
Ralph Watts (R)
Clel Baudler (R)
Jack Drake (R)
Greg Forristall (R)
Mark Costello (R)
Cecil Dolecheck (R)
Julian Garrett (R)

Scott Ourth (D)
Joel Fry (R)
Greg Heartsill (R)
Dan Kelley (D)
Joe Riding (D)
Rick Olson (D)
Ruth Ann Gaines (D)
Brian Meyer (D)
Bruce Hunter (D)
Ako Abdul-Samad (D)
Marti Anderson (D)
John Landon (R)
Kevin Koester (R)
Jake Highfill (R)
John Forbes (D)
Jo Oldson (D)
Peter Cownie (R)
Chris Hagenow (R)
Rob Taylor (R)
Beth Wessel-Kroeschell (D)
Lisa Heddens (D)
Chip Baltimore (R)
Robert Bacon (R)
Dave Deyoe (R)
Pat Grassley (R)

Josh Byrnes (R)
Todd Prichard (D)
Sharon S. Steckman (D)
Linda Upmeyer (R)
Roger Thomas (D)
Patti Ruff (D)
Nancy Dunkel (D)
Brian Moore (R)
Bob Kressig (D)
Walt Rogers (R)
Anesa Kajtazovic (D)
Deborah Berry (D)
Sandy Salmon (R)
Bruce Bearinger (D)
Tyler Olson (D)
Art Staed (D)
Kraig Paulsen (R)
Daniel Lundby (D)
Kirsten Running-Marquardt (D)
Todd Taylor (D)
Mark Smith (D)
Dean Fisher (R)
Bobby Kaufmann (R)
David Jacoby (D)
Dawn Pettengill (R)

David Maxwell (R)
Sally Stutsman (D)
Jarad Klein (R)
Guy Vander Linden (R)
Larry Sheets (R)
Mary Gaskill (D)
Curt Hanson (D)
Jerry Kearns (D)
Dave Heaton (R)
Vicki Lensing (D)
Mary Mascher (D)
Dennis Cohoon (D)
Tom Sands (R)
Jim Lykam (D)
Cindy Winckler (D)
Mark Lofgren (R)
Frank Wood (D)
Phyllis Thede (D)
Linda Miller (R)
Quentin Stanerson (R)
Lee Hein (R)
Steven Olson (R)
Mary Wolfe (D)
Pat Murphy (D)
Charles Isenhart (D)

Persondata
Name	Byrnes, Josh
Alternative names
Short description	Politician
Date of birth	18 April 1974
Place of birth
Date of death
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