Art Staed

Art Staed (born 1949)[1] is a current Iowa State Representative from the 66th District. A Democrat, he was in the Iowa House of Representatives for one term, from 2007 to 2009. Staed holds a B.A. in Philosophy from Rockhurst University in Kansas City, a Master's degree in Secondary Education from the University of Missouri at Kansas City and another master's degree in Secondary Administration from East Central University in Ada, Oklahoma.

Art Staed
Member of the Iowa House of Representatives
from the 66th district
Assumed office
January 14, 2013
Preceded byAko Abdul-Samad
Member of the Iowa House of Representatives
from the 37th district
In office
2006–2009
Succeeded byRenee Schulte
Personal details
Born (1949-04-21) April 21, 1949
Joplin, Missouri, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse(s)Susan
ChildrenAshleigh, Tighe, Sarah, Kirsten
ResidenceCedar Rapids, Iowa
Alma materRockhurst University
University of Missouri at Kansas City
East Central University
OccupationEducator
WebsiteStaed's legislative website

Staed served on several committees in the Iowa House – Education, Labor, and Veterans Affairs. He also served as vice chair of the Economic Growth Committee and of the Economic Development Appropriations Subcommittee.

As of the 2013 Legislative Session, Staed is serving on the Education, Local Government and Veterans Affairs committees and the Administration and Regulation Appropriations Subcommittee.

Electoral history

Staed ran for the Iowa House in 2004, losing to the incumbent, Republican Jeff Elgin.[2] He was elected in 2006, defeating Republican opponent Andy Anderson.[3] Republican Renee Schulte narrowly defeated him in 2008, 8628 (49.95%) to 8615 (49.88%).[4] A recount resulted in a net gain of one vote for Staed, leaving the election with a 13-vote margin of victory.[5]

*incumbent

Election Political result Candidate Party Votes %
Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2004 [2]
District 37
Turnout: 17,085		Republican hold Jeff Elgin*Republican9,57956.1
Art Staed Democratic7,49343.9
Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2006 [3]
District 37
Turnout: 12,569		Democratic gain from RepublicanArt StaedDemocratic6,46251.4
Andy Anderson Republican6,09748.5
Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2008 [4]
District 37
Turnout: 17,272		Republican gain from DemocraticRenee SchulteRepublican8,62850.0
Art Staed* Democratic8,61549.9
gollark: Apiobees.
gollark: ++tel status
gollark: So now it doesn't error but also does not work still.
gollark: Test?
gollark: ???

References
  1. https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislators/legislator?ga=85&personID=10743
  2. "Canvass Summary – Final – 2004 General Election (11/2/2004)" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. 2004-12-06. p. 26. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-01-04. Retrieved 2011-09-19.
  3. "Official Results Report – Statewide, 2006 General Election 11-07-2006" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. 2006-11-21. p. 34. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-07-15. Retrieved 2011-09-19.
  4. "November 4, 2008 General Election Results". Iowa Secretary of State. Archived from the original on April 8, 2009. Retrieved 2011-09-19.
  5. In 2012, Staed challenged Schulte again and won this election by a larger vote count. Martyn, Chase (2008-11-29). "HD 37 recount does not change result". Iowa Independent. Center for Independent Media. Archived from the original on 2011-10-04. Retrieved 2011-10-10. On a 2-1 vote, the Recount Board certified the results of the House District 37 race Saturday evening, counting 8,615 votes for Staed and 8,628 for Schulte. That's a 13-vote margin, which means the recount netted Staed one vote.
Iowa House of Representatives
Preceded by
Jeff Elgin		 37th District
2007–2009		 Succeeded by
Renee Schulte
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.