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Tedd Gassman
Prior offices:
Iowa House of Representatives District 7
Years in office: 2013 - 2021
Successor: Henry Stone (R)
Elections and appointments
Last election
November 6, 2018
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Tedd Gassman (Republican Party) was a member of the Iowa House of Representatives, representing District 7. Gassman assumed office on January 1, 2013. Gassman left office on January 1, 2021.

Gassman (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the Iowa House of Representatives to represent District 7. Gassman won in the general election on November 6, 2018.

Biography

Gassman served as Representative of House District 7 from 2013 to 2021. Gassman was also elected to the Thompson Community School Board and has served as president of the board. Gassman has been a member of Gideon’s International and has also served in the Thompson, Iowa Business Men’s Club.[1]

Committee assignments

2019-2020

Gassman 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
Economic Growth
Education
Environmental Protection
Local Government

2015 legislative session

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

2013-2014

At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Gassman served on the following 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

2020

See also: Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2020

Tedd Gassman did not file to run for re-election.

2018

See also: Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2018

General election

General election for Iowa House of Representatives District 7

Incumbent Tedd Gassman defeated Debra Jensen in the general election for Iowa House of Representatives District 7 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Tedd Gassman
Tedd Gassman (R)
 
56.9
 
7,153
Image of Debra Jensen
Debra Jensen (D)
 
43.0
 
5,404
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1
 
8

Total votes: 12,565
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 7

Debra Jensen advanced from the Democratic primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 7 on June 5, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Debra Jensen
Debra Jensen
 
100.0
 
867

Total votes: 867
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 7

Incumbent Tedd Gassman advanced from the Republican primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 7 on June 5, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Tedd Gassman
Tedd Gassman
 
100.0
 
844

Total votes: 844
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2016

See also: Iowa House of Representatives 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 Tedd Gassman defeated Dave Grussing in the Iowa House of Representatives District 7 general election.[2][3]

Iowa House of Representatives, District 7 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Tedd Gassman Incumbent 63.28% 9,665
     Democratic Dave Grussing 36.72% 5,608
Total Votes 15,273
Source: Iowa Secretary of State


Dave Grussing ran unopposed in the Iowa House of Representatives District 7 Democratic primary.[4][5]

Iowa House of Representatives, District 7 Democratic Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Dave Grussing  (unopposed)

Incumbent Tedd Gassman ran unopposed in the Iowa House of Representatives District 7 Republican primary.[4][5]

Iowa House of Representatives, District 7 Republican Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Republican Green check mark transparent.png Tedd Gassman Incumbent (unopposed)


2014

See also: Iowa House of Representatives elections, 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. Dave Grussing was unopposed in the Democratic primary, while incumbent Tedd Gassman was unopposed in the Republican primary. Grussing faced Gassman in the general election.[6][7][8]Gassman defeated Grussing in the general election, and will keep his seat.[9]

Iowa House of Representatives, District 7 General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngTedd Gassman Incumbent 57.5% 6,628
     Democratic Dave Grussing 42.4% 4,894
     Write-in Write-in 0.1% 9
Total Votes 11,531

2012

See also: Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2012

Gassman ran in the 2012 election for Iowa House of Representatives District 7. He defeated Mark Frakes in the Republican primary on June 5, 2012, and defeated incumbent John Wittneben (D) in the general election on November 6, 2012.[10][11]

Iowa House of Representatives, District 7, General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngTedd Gassman 50.1% 7,669
     Democratic John Wittneben Incumbent 49.9% 7,625
Total Votes 15,294
Iowa House of Representatives, District 7 Republican Primary, 2012
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngTedd Gassman 54% 1,302
Mark Frakes 46% 1,108
Total Votes 2,410

Campaign finance summary


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Tedd Gassman campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2018Iowa House of Representatives District 7Won general$36,617 N/A**
2016Iowa House of Representatives, District 7Won $69,118 N/A**
2014Iowa House of Representatives, District 7Won $71,162 N/A**
Grand total$176,897 N/A**
Sources: OpenSecretsFederal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

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2020

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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2017


2016


2015


2014


2013


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Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by
John Wittneben (D)
Iowa House District 7
2013-2021
Succeeded by
Henry Stone (R)


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