Larry Sheets
Larry Sheets is a former Republican member of the Iowa House of Representatives, representing District 80 from 2013 to 2019.
Biography
Sheets earned his B.S. in electrical engineering from Purdue University and his M.S. in electrical engineering from the University of Michigan.[1]
Committee assignments
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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| • Labor, Vice chair |
| • Local Government |
| • Public Safety |
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Sheets served on the following committees:
| Iowa committee assignments, 2015 |
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| • Economic Growth |
| • Environmental Protection |
| • Labor, Vice chair |
| • Local Government |
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Sheets served on the following committees:
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| • Economic Growth |
| • Environmental Protection |
| • Labor, Vice chair |
| • Local Government |
Campaign themes
2014
Sheets' website highlighted the following campaign themes:[2]
Job Issues
- Excerpt: "Creation and retention of manufacturing activity in Southeast Iowa."
Fiscal Issues
- Excerpt: "The power to tax is the power to destroy. The power to borrow for the People is the power to enslave the people. These powers need limiting…"
Social Issues
- Excerpt: "Removal of activist judges who impose their will on the people."
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2018
Larry Sheets did not file to run for re-election.
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 Larry Sheets defeated Levi Grenko and Garrett Byrd in the Iowa House of Representatives District 80 general election.[3][4]
| Iowa House of Representatives, District 80 General Election, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Larry Sheets Incumbent |
60.85% | 8,557 | |
| Democratic | Levi Grenko | 35.62% | 5,009 | |
| Libertarian | Garrett Byrd | 3.53% | 497 | |
| Total Votes | 14,063 | |||
| Source: Iowa Secretary of State | ||||
Levi Grenko ran unopposed in the Iowa House of Representatives District 80 Democratic primary.[5][6]
| Iowa House of Representatives, District 80 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Levi Grenko (unopposed) | |
Incumbent Larry Sheets ran unopposed in the Iowa House of Representatives District 80 Republican primary.[5][6]
| Iowa House of Representatives, District 80 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | Larry Sheets 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. Incumbent Larry Sheets was unopposed in the Republican primary and faced Deb Ballalatak (D) and Jared Godby (I) in the general election after Ballalatak filed to run on August 15, 2014.[7][8][9] Incumbent Sheets defeated both Ballatak and Godby in the general election.[10]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Republican | Larry Sheets Incumbent |
59.5% | 6,241 | |
| Democratic | Deb Ballalatak | 30.8% | 3,232 | |
| Independent | Jared Godby | 9.7% | 1,020 | |
| Total Votes | 10,493 | |||
2012
Sheets ran in the 2012 election for Iowa House of Representatives District 80. Sheets ran unopposed in the Republican primary on June 5, 2012, and defeated Joseph Judge (D) in the general election on November 6, 2012.
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Republican | Larry Sheets |
50.4% | 7,271 | |
| Democratic | Joseph Judge | 49.6% | 7,161 | |
| Total Votes | 14,432 | |||
Campaign finance summary
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Personal
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Sheets and his wife, Carolyn, have eight children.
Scorecards
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2018
In 2018, the Iowa State Legislature was in session from January 8 through May 5.
- Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to labor issues.
- Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.
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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2014
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In 2014, the 85th Iowa State Legislature was in session from January 13 through May 2.
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2013
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In 2013, the Iowa State Legislature was in session from January 14 to May 23.
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Recent news
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See also
- Iowa House of Representatives
- Iowa House Committees
- Iowa House of Representatives District 80
- Iowa State Legislature
External links
- Official campaign website
- Profile from Open States
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
- Larry Sheets on Facebook
- Campaign contributions: 2012
Footnotes
- ↑ sheetsforiowahouse.com, "Official Campaign Website," accessed April 8, 2014
- ↑ sheetsforiowahouse.com, "Issues," accessed September 29, 2014
- ↑ 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
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Iowa Secretary of State, "Candidate Listing by Office," March 21, 2016
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 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 candidate list," accessed July 7, 2014
- ↑ Iowa Secretary of State, "Official general election results," accessed December 1, 2014
- ↑ ACLU Iowa, "Legislative Report & Civil Liberties Scorecard," accessed July 11, 2017
- ↑ ACLU of Iowa, "Legislative Report & Civil Liberties Scorecard," accessed July 11, 2017
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Mark S. Lofgren (R) |
Iowa House District 80 2013–2019 |
Succeeded by Holly Brink (R) |
