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Herman Quirmbach

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Herman Quirmbach
Democratic Party
Candidate, Iowa State Senate District 25
Iowa State Senate District 25
Tenure
2023 - Present
Term ends
2027
Years in position
3
Prior offices:
Iowa State Senate District 23
Years in office: 2003 - 2023
Ames City Council
Years in office: 1995 - 2003
Compensation
Base salary
$25,000/year
Per diem
$201/day for legislators who live outside of Polk County. $150.75/day for legislators who live within Polk County.
Elections and appointments
Last election
November 8, 2022
Next election
June 2, 2026
Education
High school
Central High School
Bachelor's
Harvard University
Ph.D
Princeton University
Graduate
Princeton University
Personal
Birthplace
St. Paul, MN
Contact
Official website
Official Facebook
Personal Facebook
Personal LinkedIn

Herman Quirmbach (Democratic Party) is a member of the Iowa State Senate, representing District 25. He assumed office on January 3, 2023. His current term ends on January 2, 2027.

Quirmbach (Democratic Party) is running for re-election to the Iowa State Senate to represent District 25. He is on the ballot in the Democratic primary on June 2, 2026.[source]

Biography

Herman Quirmbach was born in St. Paul, Minnesota. Quirmbach graduated from Central High School in Brookfield, Wisconsin. He earned a B.A. in government from Harvard University and an M.A. and Ph.D. in economics from Princeton University. Quirmbach's career experience includes working as an associate professor of economics with Iowa State University. He has served on the board of directors of the Ames Convention and Visitors Bureau, on the Story County REAP Committee, and as the president and treasurer of the Ames Patriotic Council.[1]

Committee assignments

2025-2026

Quirmbach was assigned to the following committees:

2023-2024

Quirmbach was assigned to the following committees:

2021-2022

Quirmbach was assigned to the following committees:

2019-2020

Quirmbach 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
• Education
• Human Resources
• Local Government
• Ways and Means

2015 legislative session

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

2013-2014

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

2011-2012

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

2009-2010

In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Quirmbach 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

2026

See also: Iowa State Senate elections, 2026

General election

The primary will occur on June 2, 2026. The general election will occur on November 3, 2026. General election candidates will be added here following the primary.

Democratic primary

Democratic primary for Iowa State Senate District 25

Incumbent Herman Quirmbach (D) is running in the Democratic primary for Iowa State Senate District 25 on June 2, 2026.

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Herman Quirmbach

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2022

See also: Iowa State Senate elections, 2022

General election

General election for Iowa State Senate District 25

Incumbent Herman Quirmbach defeated Jordan Taylor in the general election for Iowa State Senate District 25 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Herman Quirmbach
Herman Quirmbach (D)
 
75.7
 
14,258
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Jordan Taylor (L)
 
23.6
 
4,451
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.7
 
129

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

Total votes: 18,838
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Iowa State Senate District 25

Incumbent Herman Quirmbach advanced from the Democratic primary for Iowa State Senate District 25 on June 7, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Herman Quirmbach
Herman Quirmbach
 
99.6
 
3,727
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.4
 
14

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

Total votes: 3,741
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2018

See also: Iowa State Senate elections, 2018

General election

General election for Iowa State Senate District 23

Incumbent Herman Quirmbach defeated Eric Cooper in the general election for Iowa State Senate District 23 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Herman Quirmbach
Herman Quirmbach (D)
 
74.8
 
19,020
Image of Eric Cooper
Eric Cooper (L)
 
24.7
 
6,273
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.6
 
141

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

Total votes: 25,434
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Iowa State Senate District 23

Incumbent Herman Quirmbach advanced from the Democratic primary for Iowa State Senate District 23 on June 5, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Herman Quirmbach
Herman Quirmbach
 
100.0
 
4,690

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

Total votes: 4,690
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Libertarian primary election

Libertarian primary for Iowa State Senate District 23

Eric Cooper advanced from the Libertarian primary for Iowa State Senate District 23 on June 5, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Eric Cooper
Eric Cooper
 
100.0
 
30

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

Total votes: 30
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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 Herman C. Quirmbach defeated Cynthia Oppedal Paschen in the Democratic primary, while Jeremy Davis was unopposed in the Republican primary. Quirmbach faced Davis in the general election.[2][3] Incumbent Quirmbach defeated challenger Davis in the general election.[4]

Iowa State Senate, District 23 General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngHerman Quirmbach Incumbent 59% 11,713
     Republican Jeremy Davis 40.8% 8,094
     Write-in Write-in 0.2% 38
Total Votes 19,845
Iowa State Senate, District 23 Democratic Primary, 2014
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngHerman Quirmbach Incumbent 72.7% 1,593
Cynthia Oppedal Paschen 27.3% 598
Total Votes 2,191

2010

See also: Iowa State Senate elections, 2010

Quirmbach defeated Republican candidate Timothy Gartin by a margin of 11,767 to 10,488 in the November 2 general election.[5]

In the June 8 primary election, Quirmbach ran unopposed.[6]

Iowa State Senate, District 23 (2010) General Election
Candidates Votes Percent
Green check mark transparent.png Herman Quirmbach (D) 11,767 52.9%
Timothy Gartin (R) 10,488 47.1%

2006

On November 7, 2006, Quirmbach was re-elected to the 23rd District Seat in the Iowa State Senate, defeating Linda Livingston (R).[7] Quirmbach raised $129,558 for his campaign, while Livingston raised $152,722.[8]

Iowa State Senate, District 23 (2006)
Candidates Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngHerman Quirmbach (D) 11,782
Linda Livingston (R) 8,735

Campaign themes

2026

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2022

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Campaign finance summary

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Herman Quirmbach campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2022Iowa State Senate District 25Won general$82,695 $82,875
2018Iowa State Senate District 23Won general$70,557 N/A**
2014Iowa State Senate, District 23Won $160,247 N/A**
2010Iowa State Senate, District 23Won $94,992 N/A**
2006Iowa State Senate, District 23Won $140,466 N/A**
2002Iowa State Senate, District 23Won $67,353 N/A**
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

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    Footnotes

    1. ↑ The Iowa Legislature, "Herman C. Quirmbach - All Years," accessed May 16, 2023
    2. ↑ Iowa Secretary of State, "Official primary election candidate list," accessed March 18, 2014
    3. ↑ Iowa Secretary of State, "Official primary election results," accessed June 30, 2014
    4. ↑ Iowa Secretary of State, "Official general election results," accessed December 1, 2014
    5. ↑ Iowa Secretary of State, "Official 2010 election results," accessed December 24, 2013
    6. ↑ Iowa Secretary of State, "Official 2010 Primary election results," accessed April 7, 2014
    7. ↑ Iowa Secretary of State, "Official 2006 General election results," accessed April 8, 2014
    8. ↑ Follow The Money, "Funds raised by 2006 Senate candidates," accessed April 8, 2014

    Political offices
    Preceded by
    -     		Iowa State Senate District 25
    2023-Present    		 Succeeded by
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    Preceded by
    -     		Iowa State Senate District 23
    2003-2023    		 Succeeded by
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    Preceded by
    -     		Ames City Council
    1995-2003    		 Succeeded by
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