Zach Dieken
American politician
Zach Dieken | |
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| Member of the Iowa House of Representatives from the 5th district | |
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| Assumed office January 9, 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Tom Jeneary |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Republican |
| Residence | Granville, Iowa |
| Alma mater | Northwestern College |
Zachary Dieken is an American politician. He currently represents District 5 in the Iowa House of Representatives[1] and serves as an Iowa State Patrol Trooper.[2]
Biography
Dieken graduated from George-Little Rock Senior High School,[3] and received a bachelor's degree in sociology and criminal justice from Northwestern College in 2012.[4] Prior to being elected to the Iowa House of Representatives, he worked as a state patrol trooper and a substitute teacher.[5]
Dieken lives in Granville, Iowa.[6] He and his wife Megan[7] have one son.[4]
Political career
Dieken announced his intention to run in the Republican primary to represent the newly created fifth district of the Iowa House of Representatives on November 15, 2021.[4] He ran as a strong conservative, emphasizing his support for a private school voucher program which incumbent Dennis Bush opposed.[8] Dieken received an endorsement from Governor Kim Reynolds,[9] and won the June 7, 2022 primary with 55.8% of the vote, beating Bush and Tom Kuiper.[8]
Dieken ran unopposed in the November 8, 2022 general election[10] and took office January 9, 2023.[11] He serves as vice chair of the Environmental Protection committee and as a member of the Agriculture and Public Safety committees.[1]
Since taking office, Dieken has sponsored bills to increase requirements for CO2 pipeline expansions[12] and to amend the Iowa constitution to forbid same-sex marriage.[13][14]
References
- ^ a b "Representative Zach Dieken". The Iowa Legislature. Retrieved 2023-07-24.
- ^ Van Aartsen, Scott (2023-01-13). "New State Representative Zach Dieken Tells About His Priorities for 2023". KIWA Radio. Retrieved 2023-07-24.
- ^ "Iowa State Rep. Zach Dieken - Biography". LegiStorm. Retrieved 2023-07-24.
- ^ a b c Helton, Elijah (2021-11-23). "Open Iowa House seat has first entrant". The N'West Iowa Review. Retrieved 2023-07-24.
- ^ Pedley, Nick (2021-11-18). "Another Republican jumps into HD5 race". The Hartley Sentinel-The Everly/Royal News. Retrieved 2023-07-26.
- ^ Breen, Matt (2022-05-25). "Reynolds endorses GOP challenger over incumbent Republican lawmaker in June primary". KTIV. Retrieved 2023-07-24.
- ^ Rust, Justin (2022-03-25). "Dieken gives case for District 5 seat". The N'West Iowa Review. Retrieved 2023-07-24.
- ^ a b Helton, Elijah (2022-06-07). "Dieken, Evans, Wheeler win primaries". The N'West Iowa Review. Retrieved 2023-07-24.
- ^ Howell, Michael (2022-05-25). "Gov. Reynolds endorsing another Republican House member's primary challenger". KGAN. Retrieved 2023-07-24.
- ^ "Live Iowa State House Election Results 2022". Iowa Public Radio. 2022-11-08. Retrieved 2023-07-24.
- ^ Gruber-Miller, Steven (2023-01-09). "The Iowa Legislature's 2023 session is back in action under GOP control. What to expect". The Des Moines Register. Retrieved 2023-07-24.
- ^ Helton, Elijah (2023-03-13). "Dieken, Evans talk pipeline legislation". The N'West Iowa Review. Retrieved 2023-07-26.
- ^ "Republican lawmakers propose amendment that would ban gay marriage in Iowa". KCCI. 2023-03-01. Retrieved 2023-07-26.
- ^ Kurtz, Jake (2023-03-02). "Dieken co-sponsors House bill banning same-sex marriage". Cherokee Chronicle Times. Retrieved 2023-07-26.
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Members of the Iowa House of Representatives
90th General Assembly (January 9, 2023 – January 12, 2025)
- Speaker
- Pat Grassley (R)
- Speaker pro tempore
- John Wills (R)
- Majority Leader
- Matt Windschitl (R)
- Minority Leader
- Jennifer Konfrst (D)
- ▌J. D. Scholten (D)
- ▌Robert Henderson (R)
- ▌Thomas Jeneary (R)
- ▌Skyler Wheeler (R)
- ▌Zach Dieken (R)
- ▌Megan Jones (R)
- ▌Mike Sexton (R)
- ▌Ann Meyer (R)
- ▌Henry Stone (R)
- ▌John Wills (R)
- ▌Brian Best (R)
- ▌Steven Holt (R)
- ▌Ken Carlson (R)
- ▌Jacob Bossman (R)
- ▌Matt Windschitl (R)
- ▌David Sieck (R)
- ▌Devon Wood (R)
- ▌Tom Moore (R)
- ▌Brent Siegrist (R)
- ▌Joshua Turek (D)
- ▌Brooke Boden (R)
- ▌Stan Gustafson (R)
- ▌Ray Sorensen (R)
- ▌Joel Fry (R)
- ▌Hans Wilz (R)
- ▌Austin Harris (R)
- ▌Kenan Judge (D)
- ▌David Young (R)
- ▌Brian Meyer (D)
- ▌Megan Srinivas (D)
- ▌Mary Madison (D)
- ▌Jennifer Konfrst (D)
- ▌Ruth Ann Gaines (D)
- ▌Ako Abdul-Samad (D)
- ▌Sean Bagniewski (D)
- ▌Austin Baeth (D)
- ▌Barb Kniff McCulla (R)
- ▌Jon Dunwell (R)
- ▌Rick Olson (D)
- ▌Bill Gustoff (R)
- ▌Molly Buck (D)
- ▌Heather Matson (D)
- ▌Eddie Andrews (R)
- ▌John Forbes (D)
- ▌Brian Lohse (R)
- ▌Dan Gehlbach (R)
- ▌Carter Nordman (R)
- ▌Phil Thompson (R)
- ▌Beth Wessel-Kroeschell (D)
- ▌Ross Wilburn (D)
- ▌Dave Deyoe (R)
- ▌Sue Cahill (D)
- ▌Dean Fisher (R)
- ▌Joshua Meggers (R)
- ▌Shannon Latham (R)
- ▌Mark Thompson (R)
- ▌Pat Grassley (R)
- ▌Charley Thomson (R)
- ▌Sharon Steckman (D)
- ▌Jane Bloomingdale (R)
- ▌Timi Brown-Powers (D)
- ▌Jerome Amos Jr. (D)
- ▌Michael Bergan (R)
- ▌Anne Osmundson (R)
- ▌Shannon Lundgren (R)
- ▌Steve Bradley (R)
- ▌Craig Johnson (R)
- ▌Chad Ingels (R)
- ▌Tom Determann (R)
- ▌Norlin Mommsen (R)
- ▌Lindsay James (D)
- ▌Charles Isenhart (D)
- ▌Elizabeth Wilson (D)
- ▌Eric Gjerde (D)
- ▌Bob Kressig (D)
- ▌Derek Wulf (R)
- ▌Jeff Cooling (D)
- ▌Sami Scheetz (D)
- ▌Tracy Ehlert (D)
- ▌Art Staed (D)
- ▌Luana Stoltenberg (R)
- ▌Bobby Kaufmann (R)
- ▌Cindy Golding (R)
- ▌Thomas Gerhold (R)
- ▌Amy Nielsen (D)
- ▌David Jacoby (D)
- ▌Jeff Shipley (R)
- ▌Helena Hayes (R)
- ▌Elinor Levin (D)
- ▌Adam Zabner (D)
- ▌Brad Sherman (R)
- ▌Heather Hora (R)
- ▌Gary Mohr (R)
- ▌Mike Vondran (R)
- ▌Taylor Collins (R)
- ▌Mark Cisneros (R)
- ▌Ken Croken (D)
- ▌Monica Kurth (D)
- ▌Matthew Rinker (R)
- ▌Martin Graber (R)
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