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Thomas Jeneary

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Thomas Jeneary
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Iowa House of Representatives District 3
Tenure

2023 - Present

Term ends

2027

Years in position

2

Predecessor
Prior offices
Iowa House of Representatives District 5
Successor: Zach Dieken
Predecessor: Charles Holz

Compensation

Base salary

$25,000/year

Per diem

$178/day for legislators who live outside of Polk County. $133.50/day for legislators who live within Polk County.

Elections and appointments
Last elected

November 5, 2024

Education

High school

West Liberty High School

Bachelor's

University of Iowa

Personal
Birthplace
Des Moines, Iowa
Contact

Thomas Jeneary (Republican Party) is a member of the Iowa House of Representatives, representing District 3. He assumed office on January 1, 2023. His current term ends on January 1, 2027.

Jeneary (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the Iowa House of Representatives to represent District 3. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Biography

Thomas Jeneary was born in Des Moines, Iowa. Jeneary graduated from West Liberty High School. He earned a B.A. from University of Iowa. Jeneary's career experience includes working as a funeral director and a dentist. He served as the president of Plymouth County Pheasants Forever and the vice chair of the Iowa Board of Dental Examiners. Jeneary has also been affiliated with the American Dental Association, the Iowa Dental Association, the Northwest Iowa Dental Association, the LeMars Sportsman’s Club, the Scottish Rite, the York Rite, the Masonic Bodies, the Triangle Masonic Lodge 643 in Sioux City, the Iowa SIDS Foundation, and Walk for the Future.[1][2]

Committee assignments

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2023-2024

Jeneary was assigned to the following committees:

2021-2022

Jeneary was assigned to the following committees:

2019-2020

Jeneary was assigned to 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

2024

See also: Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2024

General election

General election for Iowa House of Representatives District 3

Incumbent Thomas Jeneary defeated Emma Bouza in the general election for Iowa House of Representatives District 3 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Thomas Jeneary
Thomas Jeneary (R)
 
78.7
 
12,012
Emma Bouza (D) Candidate Connection
 
21.2
 
3,236
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.2
 
24

Total votes: 15,272
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 3

Emma Bouza advanced from the Democratic primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 3 on June 4, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Emma Bouza Candidate Connection
 
99.0
 
102
 Other/Write-in votes
 
1.0
 
1

Total votes: 103
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 3

Incumbent Thomas Jeneary advanced from the Republican primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 3 on June 4, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Thomas Jeneary
Thomas Jeneary
 
99.2
 
2,010
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.8
 
16

Total votes: 2,026
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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 3

Incumbent Thomas Jeneary won election in the general election for Iowa House of Representatives District 3 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Thomas Jeneary
Thomas Jeneary (R)
 
99.2
 
10,231
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.8
 
84

Total votes: 10,315
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 3

Incumbent Thomas Jeneary advanced from the Republican primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 3 on June 7, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Thomas Jeneary
Thomas Jeneary
 
99.8
 
2,084
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.2
 
5

Total votes: 2,089
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2020

See also: Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2020

General election

General election for Iowa House of Representatives District 5

Incumbent Thomas Jeneary won election in the general election for Iowa House of Representatives District 5 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Thomas Jeneary
Thomas Jeneary (R)
 
98.9
 
13,942
 Other/Write-in votes
 
1.1
 
150

Total votes: 14,092
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 5

Incumbent Thomas Jeneary advanced from the Republican primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 5 on June 2, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Thomas Jeneary
Thomas Jeneary
 
99.3
 
3,625
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.7
 
25

Total votes: 3,650
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2018

See also: Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2018

General election

General election for Iowa House of Representatives District 5

Thomas Jeneary defeated Andrew Emanuel in the general election for Iowa House of Representatives District 5 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Thomas Jeneary
Thomas Jeneary (R)
 
76.8
 
9,774
Andrew Emanuel (D)
 
23.2
 
2,949
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1
 
8

Total votes: 12,731
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 5

Andrew Emanuel advanced from the Democratic primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 5 on June 5, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Andrew Emanuel
 
100.0
 
530

Total votes: 530
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 5

Thomas Jeneary defeated Joseph Small in the Republican primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 5 on June 5, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Thomas Jeneary
Thomas Jeneary
 
71.5
 
1,140
Joseph Small
 
28.5
 
455

Total votes: 1,595
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Campaign themes

2024

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2022

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2020

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Campaign finance summary


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Thomas Jeneary campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2024* Iowa House of Representatives District 3Won general$36,505 $34,265
2022Iowa House of Representatives District 3Won general$18,689 $24,342
2020Iowa House of Representatives District 5Won general$22,172 N/A**
2018Iowa House of Representatives District 5Won general$18,551 N/A**
Grand total$95,917 $58,607
Sources: OpenSecretsFederal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* Data from this year may not be complete
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

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Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by
Dennis Bush (R)
Iowa House of Representatives District 3
2023-Present
Succeeded by
-
Preceded by
Charles Holz (R)
Iowa House of Representatives District 5
2019-2023
Succeeded by
Zach Dieken (R)


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