Jacob Bossman
2023 - Present
2027
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Jacob Bossman (Republican Party) is a member of the Iowa House of Representatives, representing District 14. He assumed office on January 1, 2023. His current term ends on January 1, 2027.
Bossman (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the Iowa House of Representatives to represent District 14. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Biography
Jacob Bossman earned a B.S. in economics from Morningside University in 2002. Bossman's career experience includes working as a northwest Iowa regional director and a constituent services specialist with the United States Senate. He served as the city co-chair of the Woodbury County Republican Party.[1]
Committee assignments
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2023-2024
Bossman was assigned to the following committees:
- House Appropriations Committee
- Labor Committee
- House State Government Committee
- Capital Projects Committee
2021-2022
Bossman was assigned to the following committees:
- House Appropriations Committee
- House Education Committee
- House State Government Committee
- House Transportation Committee
2019-2020
Bossman was assigned to the following committees:
- Administration and Rules Committee, Vice Chair
- House Local Government Committee
- House State Government Committee
- House Ways and Means Committee, Vice Chair
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2024
See also: Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for Iowa House of Representatives District 14
Incumbent Jacob Bossman won election in the general election for Iowa House of Representatives District 14 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Jacob Bossman (R) | 97.5 | 11,116 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 2.5 | 285 | ||
| Total votes: 11,401 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 14
Incumbent Jacob Bossman advanced from the Republican primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 14 on June 4, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jacob Bossman | 98.0 | 1,133 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 2.0 | 23 | ||
| Total votes: 1,156 | |||
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Campaign finance
Endorsements
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2022
See also: Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Iowa House of Representatives District 14
Incumbent Jacob Bossman won election in the general election for Iowa House of Representatives District 14 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jacob Bossman (R) | 97.2 | 7,782 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 2.8 | 225 | ||
| Total votes: 8,007 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 14
Incumbent Jacob Bossman advanced from the Republican primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 14 on June 7, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jacob Bossman | 99.1 | 1,972 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.9 | 17 | ||
| Total votes: 1,989 | |||
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2020
See also: Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Iowa House of Representatives District 6
Incumbent Jacob Bossman won election in the general election for Iowa House of Representatives District 6 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jacob Bossman (R) | 97.6 | 12,097 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 2.4 | 303 | ||
| Total votes: 12,400 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 6
Incumbent Jacob Bossman advanced from the Republican primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 6 on June 2, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jacob Bossman | 99.1 | 3,570 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.9 | 32 | ||
| Total votes: 3,602 | |||
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2018
Regular election
General election
General election for Iowa House of Representatives District 6
Incumbent Jacob Bossman defeated Rita DeJong in the general election for Iowa House of Representatives District 6 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jacob Bossman (R) | 56.4 | 7,092 |
| Rita DeJong (D) | 43.5 | 5,469 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 14 | ||
| Total votes: 12,575 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 6
Rita DeJong advanced from the Democratic primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 6 on June 5, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Rita DeJong | 100.0 | 1,279 | |
| Total votes: 1,279 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 6
Incumbent Jacob Bossman advanced from the Republican primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 6 on June 5, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jacob Bossman | 100.0 | 1,485 |
| Total votes: 1,485 | |||
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Special election
A special election for the position of Iowa House of Representatives District 6 was held on January 16, 2018. The filing deadline for candidates to run in this election was January 2, 2018.[2]
The seat became vacant after Jim Carlin (R) was elected to the state Senate in a special election on December 12, 2017.
Rita DeJong (D) and Jacob Bossman (R) faced off in the special election.[3]
Bossman (R) was the winner.[4]
| Iowa House of Representatives, District 6, Special Election, 2018 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Jacob Bossman |
55.7% | 2,152 | |
| Democratic | Rita DeJong | 44.3% | 1,712 | |
| Total Votes | 3,864 | |||
| Source: Woodbury County, Iowa - Unofficial Results | ||||
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 Ron Jorgensen (R) did not seek re-election.
Jim Carlin defeated Perla Alarcon-Flory in the Iowa House of Representatives District 6 general election.[5][6]
| Iowa House of Representatives, District 6 General Election, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Jim Carlin |
65.50% | 9,655 | |
| Democratic | Perla Alarcon-Flory | 34.50% | 5,086 | |
| Total Votes | 14,741 | |||
| Source: Iowa Secretary of State | ||||
Perla Alarcon-Flory ran unopposed in the Iowa House of Representatives District 6 Democratic primary.[7][8]
| Iowa House of Representatives, District 6 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Perla Alarcon-Flory (unopposed) | |
Jim Carlin defeated Jacob Bossman in the Iowa House of Representatives District 6 Republican primary.[7][8]
| Iowa House of Representatives, District 6 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Jim Carlin |
51.26% | 1,159 | |
| Republican | Jacob Bossman | 48.74% | 1,102 | |
| Total Votes | 2,261 | |||
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2022
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2020
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2016
Bossman's website highlighted the following campaign themes:[9]
Expanding economic opportunity
- Excerpt: "Siouxland, economically, is about to break out. By focusing on specific needs such as workforce recruitment and housing, local businesses will be able to add jobs, expand, and create an environment where others will want to join."
Strengthening education
- Excerpt: "I will advocate for common sense education policies that stem from the principles of local control, parent involvement, and healthy competition. We must keep the government from getting between the teachers and the students so that our teachers are allowed to teach and our students are allowed to learn."
Renewable and sustainable energy
- Excerpt: "We in Iowa have the abundant natural resources to be energy independent, to not be beholden to the OPECs of the world. I will push for policies that spur Iowa innovation by reducing burdensome regulations that are often a barrier to innovation."
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2024
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In 2024, the Iowa State Legislature was in session from January 8 to April 20.
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2023
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In 2023, the Iowa State Legislature was in session from January 9 to May 4.
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2022
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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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See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Candidate Iowa House of Representatives District 14 |
Officeholder Iowa House of Representatives District 14 |
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Footnotes
- ↑ LinkedIn, "Jacob Bossman," accessed May 12, 2023
- ↑ Iowa Secretary of State, "State Representative District 6 - Special Election," accessed December 22, 2017
- ↑ Iowa Secretary of State, "Candidate List," accessed January 3, 2018
- ↑ Woodbury County, Iowa, "Election Results," accessed January 16, 2018
- ↑ 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
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Iowa Secretary of State, "Candidate Listing by Office," March 21, 2016
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Iowa Secretary of State, "2016 Primary Election Canvass Summary," accessed August 22, 2016
- ↑ jacobbossman.weebly.com, "Issues," accessed May 3, 2016
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Steve Hansen (D) |
Iowa House of Representatives District 14 2023-Present |
Succeeded by - |
| Preceded by - |
Iowa House of Representatives District 6 2018-2023 |
Succeeded by Megan Jones (R) |
