Matt Windschitl

Matt Windschitl
Matt Windschitl
Majority Leader of the Iowa House of Representatives
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 2019
Preceded by	Chris Hagenow
Speaker Pro Tempore of the Iowa House of Representatives
	In office; 2014–2019
Preceded by	Steven Olson
Succeeded by	John Wills
Member of the Iowa House of Representatives; from the 17th district
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; January 8, 2007
Preceded by	Paul Wilderdyke
Personal details
Born	December 30, 1983; Marshalltown, Iowa, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Ivelisse
Children	2
Residence	Missouri Valley, Iowa
Education	Colorado School of Trades

Matt W. Windschitl (born December 30, 1983) is the Iowa State Representative and Majority Leader of the Iowa House from the 17th District. A Republican, he has served in the Iowa House of Representatives since 2007. Windschitl studied gunsmithing at the Colorado School of Trades. He is a gunsmith and an employee of Doll Distributing in Council Bluffs, Iowa. He is also a United States Marine Reservist and served a six-month tour in Iraq.

Windschitl was elected by his caucus to serve as House Majority Leader in 2019. Previously he served as the Speaker Pro Tempore and served on several committees in the Iowa House – the Judiciary, Local Government, Veterans Affairs, and Ways and Means committees.

Electoral history

*incumbent

Election			Party	Votes	%
Iowa House of Representatives primary elections, 2006 [1] District 56 Turnout: 1,525	Republican	Matt W. Windschitl	Republican	916	60.07%
	Republican	Paul Wilderdyke*	Republican	609	39.93%
Iowa House of Representatives general elections, 2006 [2] District 56 Turnout: 9,803	Republican hold	Matt W. Windschitl	Republican	4,993	50.93%
	Republican hold	Nancy Bleth	Democratic	4,436	45.25%
Iowa House of Representatives primary elections, 2008 [3] District 56	Republican	Matt Windschitl*	Republican	unopposed
Iowa House of Representatives general elections, 2008 [4] District 56 Turnout: 14,665	Republican hold	Matt Windschitl*	Republican	8,166	55.68%
	Republican hold	Jan Creasman	Democratic	5,726	39.05%
Iowa House of Representatives primary elections, 2010 [5] District 56	Republican	Matt W. Windschitl*	Republican	unopposed
Iowa House of Representatives general elections, 2010 [6] District 56	Republican hold	Matt W. Windschitl*	Republican	unopposed
Iowa House of Representatives primary elections, 2012 [7] District 17	Republican	Matt W. Windschitl*	Republican	unopposed
Iowa House of Representatives general elections, 2012 [8] District 17	Republican (newly redistricted)	Matt W. Windschitl*	Republican	unopposed

References

"2006 Primary Election, Official Results" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. Retrieved 2013-01-15.
"Official Results Report – Statewide, Election: 2006 General Election-11-07-2006" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. 2006-11-21. p. 39. Retrieved 2013-01-15.
"Official Results Report – Statewide, 2008 Primary Election-06-03-2008 Party: All" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. 2008-06-19. p. 186. Retrieved 2013-01-15.
"State of Iowa Official Canvass Summary, November 4, 2008 General Election" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. p. 50. Retrieved 2013-01-15.
"Official Results Report, 2010 Primary Election held Tuesday, June 8th 2010" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. 2010-07-01. Retrieved 2013-01-15.
"Official Results Report, General Election held Tuesday, November 2nd 2010" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. 2010-11-23. p. 97. Retrieved 2013-01-15.
"2012 Primary Election Canvass Summary" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. p. 94. Retrieved 2013-01-15.
"2012 General Election Canvass Summary" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. p. 63. Retrieved 2013-01-15.

External links

Representative Matt Windschitl official Iowa General Assembly site

Profile at Vote Smart
Financial information (state office) at the National Institute for Money in State Politics
Profile at Iowa House Republicans

Iowa House of Representatives
Preceded by Paul Wilderdyke	Member of the Iowa House of Representatives from the 56th district 2007–2013	Succeeded by Patti Ruff
Preceded by Pat Grassley	Member of the Iowa House of Representatives from the 17th district 2013–present	Incumbent
Preceded by Steven Olson	Speaker pro tempore of the Iowa House of Representatives 2014–present	Incumbent

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[1] "2006 Primary Election, Official Results" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. Retrieved 2013-01-15.

[2] "Official Results Report – Statewide, Election: 2006 General Election-11-07-2006" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. 2006-11-21. p. 39. Retrieved 2013-01-15.

[3] "Official Results Report – Statewide, 2008 Primary Election-06-03-2008 Party: All" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. 2008-06-19. p. 186. Retrieved 2013-01-15.

[4] "State of Iowa Official Canvass Summary, November 4, 2008 General Election" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. p. 50. Retrieved 2013-01-15.

[5] "Official Results Report, 2010 Primary Election held Tuesday, June 8th 2010" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. 2010-07-01. Retrieved 2013-01-15.

[6] "Official Results Report, General Election held Tuesday, November 2nd 2010" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. 2010-11-23. p. 97. Retrieved 2013-01-15.

[7] "2012 Primary Election Canvass Summary" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. p. 94. Retrieved 2013-01-15.

[8] "2012 General Election Canvass Summary" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. p. 63. Retrieved 2013-01-15.

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88th General Assembly (January 14, 2019 – January 10, 2021) Speaker: Linda Upmeyer (R) Speaker Pro Tempore: Matt Windschitl (R) Majority Leader: Chris Hagenow (R) Minority Leader: Todd Prichard (D)
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