John H. Wills
2023 - Present
2027
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John Wills (Republican Party) is a member of the Iowa House of Representatives, representing District 10. He assumed office on January 1, 2023. His current term ends on January 1, 2027.
Wills (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the Iowa House of Representatives to represent District 10. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Wills began serving as speaker pro tempore in 2020.[1]
Biography
John Wills was born in Sibley, Iowa.[2] Wills graduated from Sibley High School in 1984.[3] He served in the U.S. Army from 1983 to 2015. Wills earned an associate degree in environmental studies from Iowa Lakes Community College in 1987, a bachelor's degree in biology from Northwestern College in 1989, a master's degree in political science and government from American Military University in 2007, and a master's degree in environmental policy and management from American Military University.[2][3] His career experience includes working as a Clean Water Alliance coordinator with the Dickinson Soil and Water Conservation District.[3] Wills has been affiliated with the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC).[2]
Committee assignments
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2023-2024
Wills was assigned to the following committees:
- Administration and Rules Committee
- House Commerce Committee
- Committee on Education Reform (decommissioned)
- Labor Committee
- House State Government Committee
- House Ways and Means Committee
- Rules and Administration Committee, Chair
- Legislative Council
- Studies Committee
2021-2022
Wills was assigned to the following committees:
- Administration and Rules Committee
- House Agriculture Committee
- House Appropriations Committee
- Economic Growth Committee
- House Education Committee
- House Veterans Affairs Committee
2019-2020
Wills was assigned to the following committees:
- House Agriculture Committee
- House Appropriations Committee
- Administration and Rules Committee
- House Commerce Committee
- House Veterans Affairs Committee
2017 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:
| Iowa committee assignments, 2017 |
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| • Administration and Rules |
| • Agriculture |
| • Commerce |
| • Natural Resources |
| • Transportation |
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Wills served on the following committees:
| Iowa committee assignments, 2015 |
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| • Environmental Protection, Vice chair |
| • Human Resources |
| • Natural Resources |
| • State Government |
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 10
Incumbent John Wills won election in the general election for Iowa House of Representatives District 10 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | John Wills (R) | 98.4 | 15,293 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.6 | 251 | ||
| Total votes: 15,544 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 10
Incumbent John Wills advanced from the Republican primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 10 on June 4, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | John Wills | 98.1 | 1,444 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.9 | 28 | ||
| Total votes: 1,472 | |||
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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 10
Incumbent John Wills defeated Dan Wahl in the general election for Iowa House of Representatives District 10 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | John Wills (R) | 76.1 | 10,006 |
| Dan Wahl (Independent) | 23.7 | 3,115 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 23 | ||
| Total votes: 13,144 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 10
Incumbent John Wills advanced from the Republican primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 10 on June 7, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | John Wills | 99.3 | 2,399 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.7 | 17 | ||
| Total votes: 2,416 | |||
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2020
See also: Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Iowa House of Representatives District 1
Incumbent John Wills won election in the general election for Iowa House of Representatives District 1 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | John Wills (R) | 98.6 | 15,367 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.4 | 212 | ||
| Total votes: 15,579 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 1
Incumbent John Wills advanced from the Republican primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 1 on June 2, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | John Wills | 99.5 | 5,804 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.5 | 31 | ||
| Total votes: 5,835 | |||
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2018
General election
General election for Iowa House of Representatives District 1
Incumbent John Wills defeated Karen Larson in the general election for Iowa House of Representatives District 1 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | John Wills (R) | 74.3 | 10,501 |
| Karen Larson (D) | 25.6 | 3,617 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 8 | ||
| Total votes: 14,126 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 1
Karen Larson advanced from the Democratic primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 1 on June 5, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Karen Larson | 100.0 | 651 | |
| Total votes: 651 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 1
Incumbent John Wills advanced from the Republican primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 1 on June 5, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | John Wills | 100.0 | 3,178 |
| Total votes: 3,178 | |||
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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 Wills ran unopposed in the Iowa House of Representatives District 1 general election.[4][5]
| Iowa House of Representatives, District 1 General Election, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican |  John Wills Incumbent (unopposed) | |
| Source: Iowa Secretary of State | ||
Incumbent John Wills ran unopposed in the Iowa House of Representatives District 1 Republican primary.[6][7]
| Iowa House of Representatives, District 1 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | John Wills Incumbent (unopposed) | |
2014
Elections for the Iowa House of Representatives 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. John H. Wills defeated Kevin T. Klaassen and Kevin Wolfswinkel in the Republican primary and was unchallenged in the general election.[8][9][10]
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
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John H. Wills |
42.5% | 1,891 |
| Kevin T. Klaassen | 29.5% | 1,314 |
| Kevin Wolfswinkel | 28% | 1,246 |
| Total Votes | 4,451 | |
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2022
John Wills completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2021. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Wills' responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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John and his wife Cami have been married since 2010. Cami is an accountant for a home remodeling business in Spirit Lake. They have three kids, Seth, Wesley, who live in Omaha, and Mariah who lives in Spencer. In addition to their human kids, they have two dogs, Ashland and Liberty, who enjoy hunting with John.
John retired from the military as a First Sergeant after 25 years of service. He spent several tours of duty deployed in Iraq, Egypt, Afghanistan, Kuwait, Qatar, and Germany as an infantryman and cavalry scout.
- I am running to protect our future.
- Instead of our kids moving away from Iowa, I want them to move to Iowa.
- Iowa's future is bright and i want to keep it that way.
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2020
John Wills did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign finance summary
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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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2017
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In 2017, the Iowa State Legislature was in session from January 9 through April 22.
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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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See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Candidate Iowa House of Representatives District 10 |
Officeholder Iowa House of Representatives District 10 |
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Footnotes
- ↑ KIWA Radio, "Northwest Iowa Representative Is New Speaker Pro Tem Of Iowa House," January 13, 2020
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on December 6, 2021
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 LinkedIn, "John Wills," accessed May 12, 2023
- ↑ 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 primary election candidate list," accessed March 18, 2014
- ↑ Iowa Secretary of State, "Official primary election results," accessed June 30, 2014
- ↑ Iowa Secretary of State, "Official general election results," accessed December 1, 2014
- ↑ ACLU Iowa, "Legislative Report & Civil Liberties Scorecard," accessed July 11, 2017
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Mike Sexton (R) |
Iowa House of Representatives District 10 2023-Present |
Succeeded by - |
| Preceded by - |
Iowa House of Representatives District 1 2015-2023 |
Succeeded by J.D. Scholten (D) |
