Biography

District: Iowa - 1st District
Political Highlights: sought Republican nomination for U.S. House, 2012
Born: April 26, 1955; Dubuque, Iowa
Residence: Dubuque
Religion: Episcopalian
Family: Wife, Karen Blum; six children
Education: Loras College, B.A. 1977; Dubuque U., M.B.A. 1989
Elected: 2014
Committee Assignments: Oversight & Government Reform (Government Operations); Small Business (Agriculture, Energy & Trade - Chairman; Investigations, Oversight & Regulations)
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Roll Call Vitals

District Rating: Tossup
House Seniority: 206th ranked House Republican
Twitter: 12,002 followers

Election History

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