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John Kooiker
John Kooiker is a former Republican member of the Iowa House of Representatives, representing District 4 from 2015 to 2017. He was elected to the chamber in a special election on January 6, 2015.
Kooiker did not seek re-election to the Iowa House of Representatives in 2016.[1]
Committee assignments
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Kooiker served on the following committees:
| Iowa committee assignments, 2015 |
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| • Labor |
| • Local Government |
| • Public Safety |
| • Veterans Affairs |
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
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 John Kooiker (R) did not seek re-election.
Skyler Wheeler defeated Jeff VanDerWerff in the Iowa House of Representatives District 4 general election.[2][3]
| Iowa House of Representatives, District 4 General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Skyler Wheeler |
62.70% | 9,815 | |
| Unaffiliated | Jeff VanDerWerff | 37.30% | 5,838 | |
| Total Votes | 15,653 | |||
| Source: Iowa Secretary of State | ||||
Skyler Wheeler defeated Kevin Van Otterloo and Jeffrey VanDerWerff in the Iowa House of Representatives District 4 Republican primary.[4][5]
| Iowa House of Representatives, District 4 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Skyler Wheeler |
44.48% | 2,120 | |
| Republican | Kevin Van Otterloo | 29.94% | 1,427 | |
| Republican | Jeffrey VanDerWerff | 25.58% | 1,219 | |
| Total Votes | 4,766 | |||
2015
John Kooiker (R) defeated John Buntsma (D) in the special election on January 6, 2015.[6][7][8]
The seat was vacant following Dwayne Alons' (R) death on November 29, 2014.[9]
A special election for the position of Iowa House of Representatives District 4 was called for January 6. The filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was December 23, 2014.[10]
| Iowa House of Representatives, District 4, Special Election, 2015 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | John Kooiker |
81.9% | 2,064 | |
| Democratic | John Buntsma | 18.1% | 456 | |
| Total Votes | 2,520 | |||
Scorecards
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2017
In 2017, the Iowa State Legislature was in session from January 9 through April 22.
- Legislators are scored on their votes on bills tracked by CCI Action.
- Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to labor issues.
- Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.
2016
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In 2016, the Iowa State Legislature was in session from January 11 through April 29.
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2015
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In 2015, the Iowa State Legislature was in session from January 12 through June 5.
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Recent news
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See also
- Iowa State Legislature
- Iowa House of Representatives
- Iowa House Committees
- Iowa state legislative districts
- State legislative special elections, 2015
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ The Daily Nonpareil, "Iowa Rep. John Kooiker says he will not seek re-election," accessed October 20, 2015
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Iowa Secretary of State, "Candidate Listing by Office," March 21, 2016
- ↑ Iowa Secretary of State, "2016 Primary Election Canvass Summary," accessed August 22, 2016
- ↑ Iowa Secretary of State, "Official candidate list," accessed December 31, 2014
- ↑ The Iowa Republican, "Kooiker Wins HD4 Special Election," January 7, 2015
- ↑ Iowa Secretary of State, "Official election results," accessed January 28, 2015
- ↑ The Des Moines Register, "Special election set for northwest Iowa House seat," December 4, 2014
- ↑ Iowa Secretary of State, "State Representative District 4 - 1/6/2015 Special Election," accessed December 5, 2014
- ↑ ACLU Iowa, "Legislative Report & Civil Liberties Scorecard," accessed July 11, 2017
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Dwayne Alons (R) |
Iowa House of Representatives District 4 2015-2017 |
Succeeded by Skyler Wheeler (R) |
