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Matthew Rinker (Iowa)
Matthew Rinker (Republican Party) is a member of the Iowa House of Representatives, representing District 99. He assumed office on January 1, 2023. His current term ends on January 1, 2027.
Rinker (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the Iowa House of Representatives to represent District 99. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Biography
Matthew Rinker was born in Burlington, Iowa. Rinker graduated from Burlington Community High School in 2003.[1] He served in the U.S. Navy from 2004 to 2008. Rinker earned an associate degree in general studies from Southeastern Community College in 2010 and a bachelor's degree in political science and government from Western Illinois University. His career experience includes owning a business and working as an insurance agent.[1][2]
Sponsored legislation
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Committee assignments
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2023-2024
Rinker was assigned to the following committees:
- House Local Government Committee
- Public Safety Committee
- House Veterans Affairs Committee, Vice Chair
Elections
2024
See also: Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for Iowa House of Representatives District 99
Incumbent Matthew Rinker defeated Jim Beres in the general election for Iowa House of Representatives District 99 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Matthew Rinker (R) | 55.6 | 7,755 |
| Jim Beres (D) | 44.2 | 6,162 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.3 | 38 | ||
| Total votes: 13,955 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 99
Jim Beres advanced from the Democratic primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 99 on June 4, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Jim Beres | 98.7 | 226 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.3 | 3 | ||
| Total votes: 229 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 99
Incumbent Matthew Rinker advanced from the Republican primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 99 on June 4, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Matthew Rinker | 98.4 | 487 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.6 | 8 | ||
| Total votes: 495 | |||
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Campaign finance
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Rinker in this election.
2022
See also: Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Iowa House of Representatives District 99
Matthew Rinker defeated incumbent Dennis Cohoon in the general election for Iowa House of Representatives District 99 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Matthew Rinker (R) | 52.1 | 5,468 |
 | Dennis Cohoon (D) | 47.7 | 5,007 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 26 | ||
| Total votes: 10,501 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 99
Incumbent Dennis Cohoon advanced from the Democratic primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 99 on June 7, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Dennis Cohoon | 99.6 | 1,165 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.4 | 5 | ||
| Total votes: 1,170 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 99
Matthew Rinker defeated TJ Widbin in the Republican primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 99 on June 7, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Matthew Rinker | 54.9 | 728 |
| TJ Widbin | 44.9 | 595 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 2 | ||
| Total votes: 1,325 | |||
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2020
See also: Iowa State Senate elections, 2020
General election
General election for Iowa State Senate District 44
Tim Goodwin defeated Thomas Courtney in the general election for Iowa State Senate District 44 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Tim Goodwin (R) | 56.7 | 16,447 |
 | Thomas Courtney (D) | 43.1 | 12,493 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 50 | ||
| Total votes: 28,990 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Iowa State Senate District 44
Thomas Courtney defeated Kevin Warth and Rex Troute in the Democratic primary for Iowa State Senate District 44 on June 2, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Thomas Courtney | 72.2 | 3,623 |
 | Kevin Warth | 15.7 | 790 | |
| Rex Troute | 11.8 | 592 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.3 | 15 | ||
| Total votes: 5,020 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Iowa State Senate District 44
Tim Goodwin defeated Matthew Rinker in the Republican primary for Iowa State Senate District 44 on June 2, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Tim Goodwin | 71.3 | 3,217 |
| Matthew Rinker | 28.3 | 1,277 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.3 | 15 | ||
| Total votes: 4,509 | |||
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Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2022
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2020
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Campaign finance summary
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Scorecards
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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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See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Candidate Iowa House of Representatives District 99 |
Officeholder Iowa House of Representatives District 99 |
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Footnotes
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| Preceded by Lindsay James (D) |
Iowa House of Representatives District 99 2023-Present |
Succeeded by - |
