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Joe Seng
Democratic Party
Prior offices:
Iowa State Senate District 45
Years in office: 2003 - 2016
Iowa House of Representatives
Years in office: 2001 - 2003
Education
Bachelor's
Iowa State University
Personal
Religion
Christian: Catholic
Profession
Veterinarian

Joe Seng (b. September 27, 1946 - d. September 16, 2016) was a Democratic member of the Iowa State Senate, representing District 45 from 2003 to 2016. Seng died on September 16, 2016, after a two-year battle with brain cancer.[1]

Seng previously served in the Iowa House of Representatives from 2000 to 2002. He served as a Councilman for the City of Davenport.

Biography

Seng earned his D.V.M. from Iowa State University. His professional experience includes working as a veterinarian.

Committee assignments

2015 legislative session

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

2013-2014

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

2011-2012

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

2009-2010

In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Seng 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

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 M. Seng defeated Mark James Riley in the Democratic primary and was unchallenged in the general election.[2][3][4]


Iowa State Senate, District 45 Democratic Primary, 2014
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngJoe Seng Incumbent 82% 614
Mark Riley 18% 135
Total Votes 749

2012

See also: Iowa's 2nd Congressional District elections, 2012

Seng ran in the 2012 election for the U.S. House to represent Iowa's 2nd District. Seng sought the nomination on the Democratic ticket.[5] Seng was defeated by incumbent Dave Loebsack in the Democratic primary.[6] John Archer defeated Dan Dolan in the Republican primary.[6] Candidates wishing to run were required to file by the signature filing deadline of March 16, 2012. The primary elections took place on June 5, 2012.[7]

U.S. House, Iowa District 2 Democratic Primary, 2012
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngDave Loebsack Incumbent 81.7% 17,467
Joe Seng 18.3% 3,913
Total Votes 21,380

2010

See also: Iowa State Senate elections, 2010

Seng defeated Republican candidate Mark Riley by a margin of 9,894 to 5,991 in the November 2 general election.[8]

In the June 8 primary election, Seng ran unopposed.[9]

Iowa State Senate, District 43 (2010) General Election
Candidates Votes Percent
Green check mark transparent.png Joe Seng (D) 9,894 62.3%
Mark Riley (R) 5,991 37.7%

2006

On November 7, 2006, Seng was re-elected to the 43rd District Seat in the Iowa State Senate with no opposition.[10] He raised $21,501 for his campaign.[11]

Iowa State Senate, District 43 (2006)
Candidates Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngJoe Seng (D) 13,017

Campaign finance summary

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Joe Seng campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2014Iowa State Senate, District 45Won $20,706 N/A**
2012U.S. House, Iowa District 2Lost $32,229 N/A**
2010Iowa State Senate, District 43Won $40,470 N/A**
2006Iowa State Senate, District 43Won $31,145 N/A**
2002Iowa State Senate, District 43Won $23,503 N/A**
2000Iowa House of Representatives, District 43Won $56,503 N/A**
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Scorecards

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Personal

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Seng has a child.

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See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Des Moines Register, "Iowa State Sen. Joe Seng dies after battling cancer," accessed September 21, 2016
  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, "Primary Candidate List" accessed March 19, 2012
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named elections
  7. ↑ Iowa Secretary of State "2012 primary results"
  8. ↑ Iowa Secretary of State, "Official 2010 election results," accessed December 24, 2013
  9. ↑ Iowa Secretary of State, "Official 2010 Primary election results," accessed April 7, 2014
  10. ↑ Iowa Secretary of State, "Official 2006 General election results," accessed April 8, 2014
  11. ↑ Follow The Money, "Money Raised by 2006 Senate candidates," accessed April 8, 2014
Political offices
Preceded by
Sandra Greiner (R) 		Iowa State Senate District 45
2013–2016 		Succeeded by
Jim Lykam (D)
Preceded by
Derryl McLaren 		Iowa State Senate District 43
2003–2013 		Succeeded by
Joe Bolkcom (D)


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