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Joe Bolkcom

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Joe Bolkcom
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Democratic Party

Prior offices
Iowa State Senate District 43

Education

Bachelor's

Saint Ambrose University, 1983

Graduate

University of Iowa, 1988

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Joe Bolkcom (Democratic Party) was a member of the Iowa State Senate, representing District 43. He assumed office on January 2, 2003. He left office on January 2, 2023.

Bolkcom (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the Iowa State Senate to represent District 43. He won in the general election on November 6, 2018.

Bolkcom served as Senate majority whip from 2013 to 2017.

Biography

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Bolkcom earned his B.A. from Saint Ambrose University in 1983 and his M.P.A. from the University of Iowa in 1988. His professional experience includes working as Director of Senior Education, Incorporated, and Senior Advocates, Incorporated and with the Johnson County Health Department from 1988 to 1992.

Committee assignments

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2021-2022

Bolkcom was assigned to the following committees:

2019-2020

Bolkcom 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
• Appropriations
• Human Resources
• Ways and Means

2015 legislative session

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

2013-2014

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

2011-2012

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

2009-2010

In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Bolkcom 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

2022

See also: Iowa State Senate elections, 2022

Joe Bolkcom did not file to run for re-election.

2018

See also: Iowa State Senate elections, 2018

General election

General election for Iowa State Senate District 43

Incumbent Joe Bolkcom defeated Patrick Wronkiewicz in the general election for Iowa State Senate District 43 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Joe Bolkcom
Joe Bolkcom (D)
 
79.5
 
23,790
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Patrick Wronkiewicz (R)
 
20.4
 
6,107
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1
 
29

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

Total votes: 29,926
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Iowa State Senate District 43

Incumbent Joe Bolkcom advanced from the Democratic primary for Iowa State Senate District 43 on June 5, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Joe Bolkcom
Joe Bolkcom
 
100.0
 
7,787

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

Total votes: 7,787
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Iowa State Senate District 43

Patrick Wronkiewicz advanced from the Republican primary for Iowa State Senate District 43 on June 5, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Patrick Wronkiewicz
 
100.0
 
379

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

Total votes: 379
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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 Joe Bolkcom was unopposed in the Democratic primary and was unchallenged in the general election.[1][2][3][4]


2010

See also: Iowa State Senate elections, 2010

Bolkcom won re-election to the 39th District Seat in the Iowa State Senate with no opposition. He received 19,485 votes.

He had no opposition in the Democratic primary election on June 8th.[5]

Iowa State Senate, District 39 (2010) General Election
Candidates Votes Percent
Green check mark transparent.png Joe Bolkcom (D) 19,485 100%

2006

On November 7, 2006, Bolkcom was re-elected to the 39th District Seat in the Iowa State Senate, defeating Jay Christensen-Szalanski (R).[6] Bolkcom raised $60,912 for his campaign, while Christensen-Szalanski raised $13,615.[7]

Iowa State Senate, District 39 (2006)
Candidates Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngJoe Bolkcom (D) 14,816
Jay Christensen-Szalanski (R) 4,095

Campaign finance summary

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Joe Bolkcom campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2018Iowa State Senate District 43Won general$180,510 N/A**
2014Iowa State Senate, District 43Won $56,385 N/A**
2010Iowa State Senate, District 39Won $80,645 N/A**
2006Iowa State Senate, District 39Won $105,897 N/A**
2002Iowa State Senate, District 39Won $59,806 N/A**
1998Iowa State Senate, District 23Won $8,760 N/A**
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

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.
Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.


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    Footnotes

    1. ↑ Iowa Secretary of State, "Official primary election candidate list," accessed March 18, 2014
    2. ↑ Iowa Secretary of State, "Official primary election results," accessed June 30, 2014
    3. ↑ Iowa Secretary of State, "Official general election candidate list," accessed July 7, 2014
    4. ↑ Iowa Secretary of State, "Official general election results," accessed December 1, 2014
    5. ↑ Iowa Secretary of State, "Official 2010 Primary election results," accessed April 8, 2014
    6. ↑ Iowa Secretary of State, "Official 2006 General election results," accessed April 8, 2014
    7. ↑ Follow The Money, "Money Raised by 2006 Senate candidates," accessed April 8, 2014
    8. ↑ ACLU Iowa, "Legislative Report & Civil Liberties Scorecard," accessed July 11, 2017
    9. ↑ ACLU of Iowa, "Legislative Report & Civil Liberties Scorecard," accessed July 11, 2017
    10. ↑ StateScape, "Session schedules," accessed August 2, 2014
    11. ↑ ACLU of Iowa, "Civil Liberties report card," accessed July 11, 2017

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