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Dennis Bush
Dennis Bush (Republican Party) was a member of the Iowa House of Representatives, representing District 3. He assumed office on January 1, 2021. He left office on January 1, 2023.
Bush (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the Iowa House of Representatives to represent District 5. He lost in the Republican primary on June 7, 2022.
Biography
Dennis Bush graduated from Meriden-Cleghorn High School in 1969. Bush served in the U.S. Marine Corps from 1971 to 1973.[1] His career experience includes working with his family farm[1] and as a veteran affairs commissioner.[2]
Committee assignments
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2021-2022
Bush was assigned to the following committees:
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
See also: Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Iowa House of Representatives District 5
Zach Dieken won election in the general election for Iowa House of Representatives District 5 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Zach Dieken (R) | 99.0 | 9,795 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.0 | 95 | ||
| Total votes: 9,890 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 5
Zach Dieken defeated incumbent Dennis Bush and Thomas Kuiper in the Republican primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 5 on June 7, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Zach Dieken | 55.8 | 2,116 |
 | Dennis Bush | 24.2 | 919 | |
| Thomas Kuiper | 19.9 | 756 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.0 | 1 | ||
| Total votes: 3,792 | |||
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2020
See also: Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Iowa House of Representatives District 3
Dennis Bush won election in the general election for Iowa House of Representatives District 3 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Dennis Bush (R) | 99.1 | 12,445 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.9 | 109 | ||
| Total votes: 12,554 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 3
Dennis Bush defeated K. Lynn Evans and Mark McHugh in the Republican primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 3 on June 2, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Dennis Bush | 41.6 | 2,228 |
 | K. Lynn Evans | 36.3 | 1,946 | |
 | Mark McHugh | 22.0 | 1,176 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 6 | ||
| Total votes: 5,356 | |||
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Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2020
Dennis Bush did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
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.
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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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See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Daniel Huseman (R) |
Iowa House of Representatives District 3 2021-2023 |
Succeeded by Thomas Jeneary (R) |
