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Waylon Brown
Waylon Brown (Republican Party) was a member of the Iowa State Senate, representing District 30. He assumed office on January 3, 2023. He left office on July 10, 2024.
Brown (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the Iowa State Senate to represent District 30. He did not appear on the ballot for the general election on November 5, 2024.
Brown resigned from the Iowa State Senate District 30 on July 10, 2024. [1]
Biography
Waylon Brown was born in Osage, Iowa. Brown graduated from St. Ansgar High School.[2] His career experience includes owning Waylon Brown Construction Inc. and working as a farmer.[2][3] Brown has been affiliated with the Mitchell County Farm Bureau and the Cedar Valley Seminary Board.[2]
Committee assignments
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2023-2024
Brown was assigned to the following committees:
- Senate Ways and Means Committee
- Senate Commerce Committee, Chair
- Senate State Government Committee
- Senate Transportation Committee
- Rules and Administration Committee
2021-2022
Brown was assigned to the following committees:
- Senate Commerce Committee
- Senate State Government Committee
- Senate Transportation Committee, Chair
- Senate Ways and Means Committee
2019-2020
Brown was assigned to the following committees:
- Senate Agriculture Committee
- Senate Commerce Committee
- Labor and Business Relations Committee (decommissioned)
- Senate Transportation Committee, Vice Chair
- Senate Ways and Means 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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| • Agriculture, Vice chair |
| • Labor and Business Relations |
| • State Government |
| • Transportation |
| • Ways and Means |
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2024
See also: Iowa State Senate elections, 2024
General election
General election for Iowa State Senate District 30
Doug Campbell defeated Richard Lorence in the general election for Iowa State Senate District 30 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Doug Campbell (R) | 61.3 | 20,272 |
| Richard Lorence (D) | 38.6 | 12,762 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 58 | ||
| Total votes: 33,092 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Waylon Brown (R)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Iowa State Senate District 30
Richard Lorence advanced from the Democratic primary for Iowa State Senate District 30 on June 4, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Richard Lorence | 98.2 | 937 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.8 | 17 | ||
| Total votes: 954 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Iowa State Senate District 30
Incumbent Waylon Brown defeated Doug Campbell in the Republican primary for Iowa State Senate District 30 on June 4, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Waylon Brown | 52.8 | 2,547 |
| Doug Campbell | 47.1 | 2,273 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 6 | ||
| Total votes: 4,826 | |||
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Campaign finance
Endorsements
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2022
See also: Iowa State Senate elections, 2022
General election
General election for Iowa State Senate District 30
Incumbent Waylon Brown defeated Whitney Mixdorf in the general election for Iowa State Senate District 30 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Waylon Brown (R) | 60.2 | 15,288 |
 | Whitney Mixdorf (D) | 39.7 | 10,082 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.0 | 12 | ||
| Total votes: 25,382 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Iowa State Senate District 30
Whitney Mixdorf advanced from the Democratic primary for Iowa State Senate District 30 on June 7, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Whitney Mixdorf | 99.7 | 2,360 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.3 | 8 | ||
| Total votes: 2,368 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Iowa State Senate District 30
Incumbent Waylon Brown advanced from the Republican primary for Iowa State Senate District 30 on June 7, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Waylon Brown | 99.3 | 4,333 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.7 | 32 | ||
| Total votes: 4,365 | |||
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2020
See also: Iowa State Senate elections, 2020
General election
General election for Iowa State Senate District 26
Incumbent Waylon Brown defeated Deb Scharper in the general election for Iowa State Senate District 26 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Waylon Brown (R) | 65.5 | 20,655 |
| Deb Scharper (D) | 34.4 | 10,858 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 23 | ||
| Total votes: 31,536 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Iowa State Senate District 26
Deb Scharper advanced from the Democratic primary for Iowa State Senate District 26 on June 2, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Deb Scharper (Write-in) | 50.6 | 222 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 49.4 | 217 | ||
| Total votes: 439 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Iowa State Senate District 26
Incumbent Waylon Brown advanced from the Republican primary for Iowa State Senate District 26 on June 2, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Waylon Brown | 99.6 | 3,848 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.4 | 15 | ||
| Total votes: 3,863 | |||
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2016
- See also: Iowa State Senate elections, 2016
Elections for the Iowa State Senate were held 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.
Waylon Brown defeated incumbent Mary Jo Wilhelm in the Iowa State Senate District 26 general election.[4][5]
| Iowa State Senate, District 26 General Election, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Waylon Brown |
62.38% | 19,165 | |
| Democratic | Mary Jo Wilhelm Incumbent | 37.62% | 11,557 | |
| Total Votes | 30,722 | |||
| Source: Iowa Secretary of State | ||||
Incumbent Mary Jo Wilhelm ran unopposed in the Iowa State Senate District 26 Democratic primary.[6][7]
| Iowa State Senate, District 26 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Mary Jo Wilhelm Incumbent (unopposed) | |
Waylon Brown ran unopposed in the Iowa State Senate District 26 Republican primary.[6][7]
| Iowa State Senate, District 26 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | Waylon Brown (unopposed) | |
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2022
Waylon Brown did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Waylon Brown did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
2016
Brown's campaign website highlighted the following issues:
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Putting Our Families First
Keeping Big Government Out of the Way
Securing Our Future
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| —Waylon Brown[9] | ||
Campaign finance summary
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2024
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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See also
2024 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Iowa Capital Dispatch, "State Sen. Waylon Brown announces surprise resignation," July 8, 2024
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 The Iowa Legislature, "Waylon Brown - All Years," accessed May 17, 2023
- ↑ LinkedIn, "Waylon Brown," accessed May 17, 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
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Iowa Secretary of State, "Candidate Listing by Office," March 21, 2016
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Iowa Secretary of State, "2016 Primary Election Canvass Summary," accessed August 22, 2016
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Waylon for Senate, "About," accessed September 19, 2016
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by - |
Iowa State Senate District 30 2023-2024 |
Succeeded by Doug Campbell (R) |
| Preceded by - |
Iowa State Senate District 26 2017-2023 |
Succeeded by - |
