Shawn Hamerlinck

Shawn Hamerlinck
Iowa State Senate District 42
Former Member
In office
2009-2013
Party	Republican
Elections and appointments
Last election	November 6, 2012
Term limits	N/A
Education
Bachelor's	Loras College
Master's	Loyola University
Personal
Place of birth	West Davenport, IA
Profession	Adjunct Professor
Websites
Office website
Campaign website

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Shawn Hamerlinck is a former Republican member of the Iowa State Senate, representing District 42 from 2009 to 2013. Hamerlinck is currently a Councilman for Davenports 2nd Ward.

Hamerlinck earned his BA from Loras College. He went on to receive his MA from Loyola University.

Hamerlinck has worked as Adjunct Professor for both Black Hawk College and Augustana College. He is currently a Youth Field Specialist for Iowa State University Extension.

Committee assignments

2011-2012

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

• Education
• Local Government
• Natural Resources & Environment

2009-2010

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

• Economic Growth Committee, Iowa State Senate
• Education Committee, Iowa State Senate
• Local Government Committee, Iowa State Senate
• Rebuild Iowa Committee, Iowa State Senate
• Ways and Means Committee, Iowa State Senate

Issues

Presidential preference

2012

See also: Endorsements by state officials of presidential candidates in the 2012 election

Shawn Hamerlinck endorsed Newt Gingrich in the 2012 presidential election.

Elections

2012

See also: Iowa State Senate elections, 2012

Hamerlinck ran for re-election to the Iowa State Senate in 2012. Due to redistricting, he ran in District 46. Hamerlinck defeated District 40 incumbent Jim Hahn in the Republican primary on June 5, 2012. Hamerlinck was defeated by Chris Brase (D) in the general election on November 6, 2012.

Iowa State Senate, District 46, General Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Chris Brase	53.4%	15,960
	Republican	Shawn Hamerlinck Incumbent	46.6%	13,950
Total Votes				29,910

Iowa State Senate, District 46 Republican Primary, 2012
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Shawn Hamerlinck Incumbent	60.9%	1,476
Jim Hahn Incumbent	39.1%	947
Total Votes		2,423

Going into the primary both Hamerlinck and Hahn acknowledged that their ideology is the same but Hamerlinck painted himself as a more pro-active lawmaker, stating, “We may have the same ideology and vote the exact same way most of the time. But before the vote ever happens on the Senate floor, someone has to write the bill. That’s what I do.”

2008

On November 4, 2008, Hamerlinck was elected to the 42nd District Seat in the Iowa State Senate, defeating Frank B. Wood (D). Hamerlinck raised $90,939 for his campaign, while Wood raised $292,279.

Iowa State Senate, District 42 (2008)
Candidates		Votes
Shawn Hamerlinck (R)		16,447
Frank B. Wood (D)		16,063

Campaign donors

2008

In 2008 Hamerlinck collected $90,939 in donations.

His four largest contributors were:

Donor	Amount
Iowa Republican Party	$57,699
Iowans for Tax Relief	$10,000
Hawkeye PAC	$3,000
Iowa Association of Business and Industry	$2,000

Personal

Hamerlinck and his wife, Melissa, have three children.

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External links

Suggest a link

• Official campaign website
• Official Iowa State Senate website of Shawn Hamerlinck
• Iowa Senate Republicans Profile
• Imagine Election Profile
• Biography from Project Vote Smart
• Legislative Profile from Project Vote Smart
• Campaign Contributions: 2008

References

Political offices
Preceded by Frank B. Wood	Iowa State Senate District 42 2009–2013	Succeeded by Rich Taylor (D)