Tedd Gassman

Tedd Gassman

86th General Assembly portrait (2015)
Member of the Iowa House of Representatives
from the 7th district
Assumed office
January 14, 2013
Preceded by John Wittneben
Personal details
Born (1943-03-06) March 6, 1943
Valentine, Nebraska, U.S.
Political party Republican
Residence Scarville, Iowa
Website legis.iowa.gov/...

Tedd Gassman (born March 6, 1943) is the Iowa State Representative from the 7th District.[1] A Republican, he has served in the Iowa House of Representatives since 2013.

As of January 2013, Gassman serves on several committees in the Iowa House – the Education, Environmental Protection, Judiciary, and Local Government committees. He also serves as the vice chair of the Administration and Regulation Appropriations Subcommittee.

Political stances

Voting Accessibility

During the 2017 legislative session, Gassman voted[2] to shorten both the amount of time one may cast an absentee ballot and the number of days one can vote at satellite polling sites,[3] and he voted to require all voters to present a state-issued ID.[4] Though he voted for the measure, the bill was opposed by the Iowa State Association of Counties, an advocacy group for Iowa's disabled, and Iowa's Department on Aging opposed the bill.[5]

Electoral history

*incumbent

Election Political result Candidate Party Votes %
Iowa House of Representatives primary elections, 2012 [6]
District 7
Turnout: 2,479		Republican Tedd GassmanRepublican1,30252.52%
Mark Frakes Republican1,01841.06%
Iowa House of Representatives general elections, 2012 [7]
District 7
Turnout: 15,988		Republican (newly redistricted) Ted GassmanRepublican7,66947.97%
John Wittneben* Democratic7,62547.69%

Biography

Born in Valentine, Nebraska, Tedd grew up in Todd County, South Dakota and graduated from Todd County High School in 1961. Graduated from Southern State Teachers College in Springfield, South Dakota with a B.S.E. with a major in math and a minor in physics in 1965.

Tedd taught school until 1975 and has been in business for himself since that time. He is married to his high school sweetheart, Mary Joell and they have three grown children.

References

  1. ↑
  2. ↑ Iowa Legislature. "House Journal (Monday, April 10, 2017)" (PDF). Iowa Legislature. Retrieved April 22, 2017.
  3. ↑ Petroski, William; Pfannenstiel, Brianne. "Iowa Legislature Adjourns: What passed in 2017 session?". Des Moines Register. Retrieved April 22, 2017.
  4. ↑ Iowa Legislature. "House File 516". Iowa Legislature. Retrieved April 22, 2017.
  5. ↑ Iowa Legislature. "Lobbyist Declarations". Iowa Legislature. Retrieved April 22, 2017.
  6. ↑ "2012 Primary Election Canvass Summary" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. p. 74. Retrieved 2013-01-15.
  7. ↑ "2012 General Election Canvass Summary" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. p. 53. Retrieved 2013-01-15.
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Iowa House of Representatives
Preceded by
John Wittneben		 7th District
2013–present 		Succeeded by
Incumbent


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