Kerry Gruenhagen

American politician
Kerry Gruenhagen
Member of the Iowa Senate
from the 41st district
Incumbent
Assumed office
9 January 2023
Preceded byAdrian Dickey
Personal details
Political partyRepublican
ResidenceWalcott, Iowa

Kerry Gruenhagen (born c. 1970) is an American farmer and politician.

Early life and career

Gruenhagen is a resident of Walcott, Iowa, and became a member of the Muscatine County branch of the Farm Bureau in 1994.[1]

Political career

Gruenhagen announced his intention to run for District 41 of the Iowa Senate in December 2021.[2] The seat was open following redistricting, as Jim Lykam retired and Roby Smith opted to run for state treasurer.[1] Gruenhagen defeated Alan Weets in the Republican Party primary election, held in June 2022.[3][4] Gruenhagen won the November 2022 general election against Democratic candidate Deb VanderGaast.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b Watson, Sarah (26 October 2022). "Meet the candidates for Senate District 41, covering Cedar, and parts of Scott and Muscatine counties". Quad-City Times. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
  2. ^ "Gruenhagen decides to run for state senate seat". West Liberty Index. 22 December 2021. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
  3. ^ Watson, Sarah (7 June 2022). "Democrat Deb VanderGaast and Republican Kerry Gruenhagen to face off in general election for Senate District 41 after primary wins". Quad-City Times. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
  4. ^ Lynch, James Q. (7 June 2022). "Deb VanderGaast, Kerry Gruenhagen lead in Senate 41 open seat race". The Gazette. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
  5. ^ Hotle, David (9 November 2022). "Gruenhagen wins Senate Dist. 41 seat". Muscatine Journal. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
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Adrian Dickey
 41st District
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  1. ▌Rocky De Witt (R)
  2. ▌Jeff Taylor (R)
  3. ▌Lynn Evans (R)
  4. ▌Tim Kraayenbrink (R)
  5. ▌Dave Rowley (R)
  6. ▌Jason Schultz (R)
  7. ▌Kevin Alons (R)
  8. ▌Mark Costello (R)
  9. ▌Tom Shipley (R)
  10. ▌Dan Dawson (R)
  11. ▌Julian Garrett (R)
  12. ▌Amy Sinclair (R)
  13. ▌Cherielynn Westrich (R)
  14. ▌Sarah Trone Garriott (D)
  15. ▌Tony Bisignano (D)
  16. ▌Claire Celsi (D)
  17. ▌Izaah Knox (D)
  18. ▌Janet Petersen (D)
  19. ▌Ken Rozenboom (R)
  20. ▌Nate Boulton (D)
  21. ▌Mike Bousselot (R)
  22. ▌Brad Zaun (R)
  23. ▌Jack Whitver (R)
  24. ▌Jesse Green (R)
  25. ▌Herman Quirmbach (D)
  26. ▌Jeff Edler (R)
  27. ▌Annette Sweeney (R)
  28. ▌Dennis Guth (R)
  29. ▌Sandy Salmon (R)
  30. ▌Waylon Brown (R)
  31. ▌William Dotzler (D)
  32. ▌Mike Klimesh (R)
  33. ▌Carrie Koelker (R)
  34. ▌Dan Zumbach (R)
  35. ▌Chris Cournoyer (R)
  36. ▌Pam Jochum (D)
  37. ▌Molly Donahue (D)
  38. ▌Eric Giddens (D)
  39. ▌Liz Bennett (D)
  40. ▌Todd Taylor (D)
  41. ▌Kerry Gruenhagen (R)
  42. ▌Charlie McClintock (R)
  43. ▌Zach Wahls (D)
  44. ▌Adrian Dickey (R)
  45. ▌Janice Weiner (D)
  46. ▌Dawn Driscoll (R)
  47. ▌Scott Webster (R)
  48. ▌Mark Lofgren (R)
  49. ▌Cindy Winckler (D)
  50. ▌Jeff Reichman (R)