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Robert Hogg
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Democratic Party

Prior offices
Iowa State Senate District 33
Elections and appointments
Last election

November 6, 2018

Education

Bachelor's

University of Iowa, 1988

Graduate

University of Minnesota, 1991

Law

University of Minnesota, 1995

Personal
Religion
Christian: Episcopalian
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Robert Hogg (Democratic Party) was a member of the Iowa State Senate, representing District 33. He assumed office on January 2, 2007. He left office on January 2, 2023.

Hogg (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the Iowa State Senate to represent District 33. He won in the general election on November 6, 2018.

Hogg served as state Senate minority leader during Iowa's 2017 legislative session. He was replaced by Janet Petersen on October 22, 2017.[1]

Hogg previously served in the Iowa House of Representatives from 2002 to 2006.

Hogg was a 2016 Democratic candidate who sought election to the U.S. Senate from Iowa.[2] Hogg was defeated by Patty Judge in the Democratic primary.[3]

Biography

Hogg earned his B.A. from the University of Iowa in 1988 and his M.A. and J.D. from the University of Minnesota. His professional experience includes working as an attorney for Elderkin & Pirnie.

Committee assignments

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2021-2022

Hogg was assigned to the following committees:

2019-2020

Hogg was assigned to the following committees:

2017 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:

Iowa committee assignments, 2017
• Rules and Administration

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Hogg served on the following committees:

2013-2014

At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Hogg served on the following committees:

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Hogg served on these committees:

2009-2010

In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Hogg served on these committees:

The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.


Elections

2022

See also: Iowa State Senate elections, 2022

Robert Hogg did not file to run for re-election.

2018

See also: Iowa State Senate elections, 2018

General election

General election for Iowa State Senate District 33

Incumbent Robert Hogg defeated Bernie Hayes in the general election for Iowa State Senate District 33 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Robert Hogg
Robert Hogg (D)
 
65.5
 
17,912
Image of Bernie Hayes
Bernie Hayes (R)
 
34.4
 
9,407
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1
 
35

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 27,354
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Iowa State Senate District 33

Incumbent Robert Hogg advanced from the Democratic primary for Iowa State Senate District 33 on June 5, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Robert Hogg
Robert Hogg
 
100.0
 
4,913

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified.

Total votes: 4,913
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Iowa State Senate District 33

Bernie Hayes advanced from the Republican primary for Iowa State Senate District 33 on June 5, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Bernie Hayes
Bernie Hayes
 
100.0
 
836

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.

Total votes: 836
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2016

See also: United States Senate election in Iowa, 2016

Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated Iowa's U.S. Senate race as safely Republican. Incumbent Chuck Grassley (R) won re-election, defeating Patty Judge (D), Charles Aldrich (L), Jim Hennager (New Independent Party Iowa), and Michael Luick-Thrams (I) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Grassley faced no opponent in the Republican primary on June 7, 2016, while Judge defeated Rob Hogg, Bob Krause, and Tom Fiegen to win the Democratic nomination.[4][3]

U.S. Senate, Iowa General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngChuck Grassley Incumbent 60.1% 926,007
     Democratic Patty Judge 35.7% 549,460
     Libertarian Charles Aldrich 2.7% 41,794
     New Independent Party Iowa Jim Hennager 1.1% 17,649
     Independent Michael Luick-Thrams 0.3% 4,441
     N/A Write-in 0.1% 1,685
Total Votes 1,541,036
Source: Iowa Secretary of State


U.S. Senate, Iowa Democratic Primary, 2016
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngPatty Judge 47.7% 46,322
Rob Hogg 38.9% 37,801
Thomas Fiegen 6.8% 6,573
Bob Krause 6.6% 6,425
Total Votes 97,121
Source: Iowa Secretary of State

2014

See also: Iowa State Senate elections, 2014

Elections for the Iowa State Senate took place in 2014. A primary election took place on June 3, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was March 14, 2014. Incumbent Robert M. Hogg was unopposed in the Democratic primary and faced Harry Foster (R), who filed to run on July 23, 2014, in the general election.[5][6][7] Incumbent Hogg defeated Foster in the general election.[8]

Iowa State Senate, District 33 General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngRobert Hogg Incumbent 61.7% 14,430
     Republican Harry Foster 38.2% 8,932
     Write-in Write-in 0.2% 38
Total Votes 23,400

2010

See also: Iowa State Senate elections, 2010

Hogg won re-election to the 19th District Seat in the Iowa State Senate with no opposition. He received 15,481 votes.

Hogg had no opposition in the June 8 Democratic primary election.[9]

Iowa State Senate, District 1 (2010) General Election
Candidates Votes Percent
Green check mark transparent.png Robert Hogg (D) 15,481 100%

2006

On November 7, 2006, Hogg was elected to the 19th District Seat in the Iowa State Senate, defeating Renee Schulte (R).[10] Hogg raised $371,508 for his campaign, while Schulte raised $271,953.[11]

Iowa State Senate, District 19 (2006)
Candidates Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngRobert Hogg (D) 14,112
Renee Shulte (R) 9,721

Campaign themes

2016

The following issues were listed on Hogg's campaign website. For a full list of campaign themes, click here.

“
  • Job Creation for Broad Prosperity and a Strong Middle Class: Rob knows that a vibrant, full-employment economy that works for all Americans is part of the solution to our annual deficit and the national debt – which has grown from less than $1 trillion in 1980 when Senator Grassley was first elected to the United States Senate to over $19 trillion today. With a growing economy, fiscal discipline, and progressive taxation, Rob knows we can reduce the deficit and begin paying off our debt, just like we were doing at the end of the Clinton Administration.
  • Social Security and Medicare: Rob believes that Social Security and Medicare have been effective in reducing poverty among senior citizens. Without these programs, senior poverty rates would be over 40%. With those programs, it is 10% - this is still too high, which is why we need to strengthen these programs.
  • Campaign Finance Reform: Rob understands we have a broken campaign finance system. When he announced his candidacy for the U.S. Senate in September 2015, Senator Grassley already had a $4 million head start under our broken campaign finance system. Just to catch up to that amount, Rob would have had to raise $10,000 a day every day through November 8, 2016 – weekends and holidays included. This experience shows we need campaign finance reform.
  • Climate Solutions: Rob supports a comprehensive national climate policy and American leadership on a global basis. Climate change is real, it is serious, and it is urgent. The science is clear: It will get significantly worse unless we take strong, immediate action. The good news is we have many solutions that work – solar, wind, and other sources of clean energy, energy-efficient green buildings, transportation alternatives, agricultural practices that build the carbon content of the soils and retain nutrients, natural-resource investments, and infrastructure designed to withstand extreme events. These solutions all create jobs, grow businesses, help farmers, save consumers money, and improve our health.
  • Clean Water: Rob knows that Iowa faces serious clean water problems. Iowa has over 700 impaired waterways, is the second leading contributor to the dead zone in the Gulf of Mexico, and has communities that struggle to provide drinking water that complies with safe drinking water standards. The problems in Flint, Michigan, and other places across our country show that Iowa is not alone in facing these challenges.

[12]

”
—Robert Hogg's campaign website, http://www.robhogg.org/issues

Campaign finance summary

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Robert Hogg campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2018Iowa State Senate District 33Won general$215,505 N/A**
2014Iowa State Senate, District 33Won $69,196 N/A**
2010Iowa State Senate, District 19Won $63,494 N/A**
2006Iowa State Senate, District 19Won $371,413 N/A**
2004Iowa House of Representatives, District 38Won $96,477 N/A**
2002Iowa House of Representatives, District 38Won $58,628 N/A**
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Scorecards

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2022

In 2022, the Iowa State Legislature was in session from January 10 to May 24.

Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to labor issues.
Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.


2021


2020


2019


2018


2017


2016


2015


2014


2013


2012

Personal

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Hogg and his wife, Kate, have three children.

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    Footnotes

    1. ↑ The Gazette, "Iowa Senate Democrats oust Hogg, opt for new leadership with Petersen," October 23, 2017
    2. ↑ KCRG.com, "Cedar Rapids State Sen. Rob Hogg running for U.S. Senate," September 21, 2015
    3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 The New York Times, "Iowa Caucus Results," June 7, 2016 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name "primary16" defined multiple times with different content
    4. ↑ Iowa Secretary of State, "Candidate Listing by Office," accessed March 19, 2016
    5. ↑ Iowa Secretary of State, "Official primary election candidate list," accessed March 18, 2014
    6. ↑ Iowa Secretary of State, "Official primary election results," accessed June 30, 2014
    7. ↑ Iowa Secretary of State, "Official general election candidate list," accessed July 7, 2014
    8. ↑ Iowa Secretary of State, "Official general election results," accessed December 1, 2014
    9. ↑ Iowa Secretary of State, "Official 2010 Primary election results," accessed April 8, 2014
    10. ↑ Iowa Secretary of State, "Official 2006 General election results," accessed April 8, 2014
    11. ↑ Follow The Money, "Funds raised by 2006 Senate candidates," accessed April 8, 2014
    12. ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
    13. ↑ ACLU Iowa, "Legislative Report & Civil Liberties Scorecard," accessed July 11, 2017
    14. ↑ ACLU of Iowa, "Legislative Report & Civil Liberties Scorecard," accessed July 11, 2017
    15. ↑ StateScape, "Session schedules," accessed August 2, 2014
    16. ↑ ACLU of Iowa, "Civil Liberties report card," accessed July 11, 2017

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