Dan Rasmussen

Daniel J. Rasmussen


Member of the Iowa House of Representatives from the 23rd district
Incumbent
Assumed office January 10, 2011
Preceded by	Gene Ficken
Member of the Iowa House of Representatives from the 23rd district
In office January 13, 2003 – January 11, 2009
Preceded by	William Witt
Succeeded by	Gene Ficken
Personal details
Born	(1947-08-12) August 12, 1947 Independence, Iowa
Political party	Republican
Residence	Independence, Iowa
Alma mater	Iowa State University
Occupation	Executive Director, ILICA
Website	Rasmussen's website

Daniel J. "Dan" Rasmussen (born August 12, 1947) is the Iowa State Representative from the 23rd District since 2011. A Republican, he had previously served in the Iowa House of Representatives from 2003 to 2009. He received his BS from Iowa State University. He is the Executive Director for the Iowa Chapter of Land Improvement Contractors of America (ILICA).^[1]

As of October 2011, Rasmussen serves on several committees in the Iowa House - the Agriculture, Economic Growth/Rebuild Iowa, Natural Resources, and Transportation committees. His prior political experience included serving on the Independence School Board.

Electoral history

Rasmussen first ran for election to the Iowa House in 2000, losing the election to the 28th District's incumbent Democrat, Steve Falck. The legislative districts were redrawn for the 2002 election, and Rasmussen defeated Democratic opponent Jeanette Randall in the race for the 23rd District. Rasmussen won re-election biennially until 2008, when he lost to Democrat Gene Ficken. In 2010, Rasmussen won the seat back in a re-match with Ficken.

*incumbent

Election			Party	Votes	%
Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2000 ^[2] District 28 Turnout: 11,619	Democratic hold	Steve Falck*	Democratic	7,927	68.2
	Democratic hold	Daniel J. Rasmussen	Republican	3,692	31.8
Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2002 ^[3] District 23 Turnout: 10,065	Republican (newly redistricted)	Dan Rasmussen	Republican	5,180	51.5
	Republican (newly redistricted)	Jeanette Randall	Democratic	4,879	48.5
Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2004 ^[4] District 23 Turnout: 14,359	Republican hold	Dan Rasmussen*	Republican	7,808	54.4
	Republican hold	Ron C. Miller	Democratic	6,543	45.6
Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2006 ^[5] District 23 Turnout: 11,131	Republican hold	Dan Rasmussen*	Republican	5,716	51.4
	Republican hold	Pete McRoberts	Democratic	5,217	46.9
Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2008 ^[6] District 23 Turnout: 14,286	Democratic gain from Republican	Gene Ficken	Democratic	7,520	52.6
	Democratic gain from Republican	Dan Rasmussen*	Republican	6,761	47.3
Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2010 ^[7] District 23 Turnout: 11,206	Republican gain from Democratic	Dan Rasmussen	Republican	5,596	49.9
	Republican gain from Democratic	Gene Ficken*	Democratic	5,388	48.1

References

↑ Iowa Land Improvement Contractors of America
↑ "November 7, 2000 - General Election, Iowa Official Results, State House of Representatives" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. 2002-07-16. p. 20. Retrieved 2011-09-19.
↑ "Canvass Summary - Final - 2002 General Election (11/5/2002)" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. 2002-12-02. p. 27. Retrieved 2011-09-19.
↑ "Canvass Summary - Final - 2004 General Election (11/2/2004)" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. 2004-12-06. p. 22. Retrieved 2011-09-19.
↑ "Official Results Report - Statewide, 2006 General Election 11-07-2006" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. 2006-11-21. p. 30. Retrieved 2011-09-19.
↑ "November 4, 2008 General Election Results". Iowa Secretary of State. Retrieved 2011-09-19.
↑ "Official Results Report, General Election held November 2, 2010" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. 2010-12-16. p. 64. Retrieved 2011-09-19.

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Iowa House of Representatives
Preceded by William Witt	23rd District 2003 – 2009	Succeeded by Gene Ficken
Preceded by Gene Ficken	23rd District 2011 – present	Succeeded by Incumbent

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