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David Kerr
David Kerr (Republican Party) was a member of the Iowa House of Representatives, representing District 88. He assumed office on January 1, 2017. He left office on January 1, 2023.
Kerr (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the Iowa House of Representatives to represent District 88. He won in the general election on November 3, 2020.
Committee assignments
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2021-2022
Kerr was assigned to the following committees:
- House Appropriations Committee
- House Education Committee
- House Local Government Committee
- Public Safety Committee
2019-2020
Kerr was assigned to the following committees:
- House Agriculture Committee
- House Appropriations Committee
- House Education Committee
- Public Safety Committee
2017 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:
| Iowa committee assignments, 2017 |
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| • Agriculture |
| • Environmental Protection |
| • Natural Resources |
| • Public Safety, Vice chair |
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
2022
David Kerr did not file to run for re-election.
2020
See also: Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Iowa House of Representatives District 88
Incumbent David Kerr defeated Sandy Dockendorff in the general election for Iowa House of Representatives District 88 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | David Kerr (R) | 65.7 | 9,880 |
 | Sandy Dockendorff (D)  | 34.2 | 5,141 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 22 | ||
| Total votes: 15,043 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 88
Sandy Dockendorff advanced from the Democratic primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 88 on June 2, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Sandy Dockendorff | 99.0 | 1,846 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.0 | 18 | ||
| Total votes: 1,864 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 88
Incumbent David Kerr advanced from the Republican primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 88 on June 2, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | David Kerr | 99.4 | 2,667 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.6 | 15 | ||
| Total votes: 2,682 | |||
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2018
General election
General election for Iowa House of Representatives District 88
Incumbent David Kerr defeated Lanny Hillyard and Corey Gingerich in the general election for Iowa House of Representatives District 88 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | David Kerr (R) | 54.8 | 6,279 |
| Lanny Hillyard (D) | 43.3 | 4,965 | ||
| Corey Gingerich (Independent) | 1.9 | 214 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.0 | 3 | ||
| Total votes: 11,461 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 88
Lanny Hillyard defeated Noah Canady in the Democratic primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 88 on June 5, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Lanny Hillyard | 68.5 | 620 | |
| Noah Canady | 31.5 | 285 | ||
| Total votes: 905 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 88
Incumbent David Kerr advanced from the Republican primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 88 on June 5, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | David Kerr | 100.0 | 802 |
| Total votes: 802 | |||
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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.
David Kerr defeated Ryan Drew in the Iowa House of Representatives District 88 general election.[1][2]
| Iowa House of Representatives, District 88 General Election, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  David Kerr |
61.18% | 8,619 | |
| Democratic | Ryan Drew | 38.82% | 5,469 | |
| Total Votes | 14,088 | |||
| Source: Iowa Secretary of State | ||||
Incumbent Thomas Sands ran unopposed in the Iowa House of Representatives District 88 Republican primary.[3][4]
| Iowa House of Representatives, District 88 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | Thomas Sands Incumbent (unopposed) | |
Campaign themes
2020
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Campaign finance summary
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2022
In 2022, the Iowa State Legislature was in session from January 10 to May 24.
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2021
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In 2021, the Iowa State Legislature was in session from January 11 to May 19.
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2020
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In 2020, the Iowa State Legislature was in session from January 13 to June 14. The session was suspended from March 16 through June 3.
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2019
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In 2019, the Iowa State Legislature was in session from January 14 through April 27.
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2018
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In 2018, the Iowa State Legislature was in session from January 8 through May 5.
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2017
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In 2017, the Iowa State Legislature was in session from January 9 through April 22.
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See also
2020 Elections
External links
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
- ↑ Iowa Secretary of State, "Candidate Listing by Office," March 21, 2016
- ↑ Iowa Secretary of State, "2016 Primary Election Canvass Summary," accessed August 22, 2016
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by - |
Iowa House of Representatives District 88 2017-2023 |
Succeeded by Helena Hayes (R) |
