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Darrel Branhagen
Darrel Branhagen is a former Republican member of the Iowa House of Representatives, representing District 55 from 2015 to 2017.
Branhagen did not seek re-election to the Iowa House of Representatives in 2016.
Committee assignments
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Branhagen served on the following committees:
| Iowa committee assignments, 2015 |
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| • Judiciary |
| • Local Government |
| • State Government |
| • Veterans Affairs |
Sponsored legislation
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
2016
Elections for the Iowa House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election took place on June 7, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was March 18, 2016. Incumbent Darrel Branhagen (R) did not seek re-election.
Michael Bergan defeated Pat Ritter in the Iowa House of Representatives District 55 general election.[1][2]
| Iowa House of Representatives, District 55 General Election, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Michael Bergan |
57.18% | 8,943 | |
| Democratic | Pat Ritter | 42.82% | 6,697 | |
| Total Votes | 15,640 | |||
| Source: Iowa Secretary of State | ||||
Pat Ritter defeated Steve McCargar in the Iowa House of Representatives District 55 Democratic primary.[3][4]
| Iowa House of Representatives, District 55 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Pat Ritter |
51.95% | 881 | |
| Democratic | Steve McCargar | 48.05% | 815 | |
| Total Votes | 1,696 | |||
Michael Bergan defeated Alex Popenhagen in the Iowa House of Representatives District 55 Republican primary.[3][4]
| Iowa House of Representatives, District 55 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Michael Bergan |
60.15% | 714 | |
| Republican | Alex Popenhagen | 39.85% | 473 | |
| Total Votes | 1,187 | |||
2014
Elections for the Iowa House of Representatives 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. Rick Edwards was unopposed in the Democratic primary, while Darrel Branhagen was unopposed in the Republican primary. Edwards faced Branhagen in the general election.[5][6][7] Branhagen defeated Edwards in the general election.[8]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Republican | Darrel Branhagen |
50.1% | 5,962 | |
| Democratic | Rick Edwards | 49.9% | 5,935 | |
| Total Votes | 11,897 | |||
Campaign finance summary
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Scorecards
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2017
In 2017, the Iowa State Legislature was in session from January 9 through April 22.
- Legislators are scored on their votes on bills tracked by CCI Action.
- Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to labor issues.
- Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.
2016
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In 2016, the Iowa State Legislature was in session from January 11 through April 29.
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2015
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In 2015, the Iowa State Legislature was in session from January 12 through June 5.
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Recent news
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See also
- Iowa State Legislature
- Iowa House of Representatives
- Iowa House Committees
- Iowa state legislative districts
External links
- Profile from the Iowa House of Representatives
- Profile from Open States
- Legislative Profile from Project Vote Smart
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
Footnotes
- ↑ Iowa Secretary of State, "General Candidate List, 2016," accessed August 24, 2016
- ↑ Iowa Secretary of State, "2016 General Election Canvass Summary," accessed December 16, 2016
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Iowa Secretary of State, "Candidate Listing by Office," March 21, 2016
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Iowa Secretary of State, "2016 Primary Election Canvass Summary," accessed August 22, 2016
- ↑ Iowa Secretary of State, "Official primary election candidate list," accessed March 18, 2014
- ↑ Iowa Secretary of State, "Official primary election results," accessed June 30, 2014
- ↑ Iowa Secretary of State, "Official general election candidate list," accessed July 7, 2014
- ↑ The Des Moines Register, "Election2014," accessed November 4, 2014
- ↑ ACLU Iowa, "Legislative Report & Civil Liberties Scorecard," accessed July 11, 2017
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Roger Thomas (D) |
Iowa House of Representatives District 55 2015-2017 |
Succeeded by Michael Bergan (R) |
