Austin Baeth (born 1984) is an American politician and physician who has represented the 36th district in the Iowa House of Representatives since January 2023, which consists of parts of west-central Des Moines in Polk County. He is a member of the Democratic Party.[1]
Austin Baeth | |
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| Member of the Iowa House of Representatives from the 31st district | |
| Assumed office January 9, 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Marti Anderson (redistricting) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1984 (age 39–40) Des Moines, Iowa, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Stephanie |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | University of Iowa (BS, MD) University of Colorado |
| Occupation | Physician, small business owner |
Early life and education
editBaeth was born in 1984 in Des Moines, Iowa, where he raised. He graduated from Herbert Hoover High School. He received a Bachelor of Science and Doctor of Medicine from the University of Iowa in 2007 and 2012, respectively, and completed his residency at the University of Colorado in 2015.[1][2]
Political career
editBaeth announced his candidacy for the open 36th district seat in the Iowa House of Representatives following decennial redistricting in 2021. He won the Democratic primary on June 7, 2022, with over 49 percent of the vote, and ran unopposed in the general election on November 8, winning with over 97 percent of the vote.[2]
Baeth is a member of the Health and Human Services, State Government, and Environmental Protection committees, the lattermost of which he is the ranking member.[3]
In 2024, Baeth filed to run for reelection.[4] He won the Democratic primaries unopposed on June 4, 2024, and will run in the general election unopposed on November 5, 2024.[2]
Personal life
editBaeth specializes in internal medicine and also owns a pizza restaurant in Des Moines. He has a wife, Stephanie, whom he met during his residency in Denver, and with whom he has two children. He resides with his family in the Sherman Hill neighborhood of Des Moines.[1]
Electoral history
edit| Election | Political result | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | ||
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| Iowa House of Representatives Democratic primary elections, 2022 [2] District 36 Turnout: 5,116 | Democratic (newly redistricted) | Austin Baeth | Democratic | 2,527 | 49.4 | ||
| Jaylen Cavil | Democratic | 1,078 | 21.1 | ||||
| Shannon Henson | Democratic | 885 | 17.2 | ||||
| Gabriel De LaCerda | Democratic | 304 | 5.9 | ||||
| Jack Porter | Democratic | 214 | 4.2 | ||||
| Chris Disbro | Democratic | 108 | 2.1 | ||||
| Iowa House of Representatives general elections, 2022 [2] District 36 Turnout: 11,180 | Democratic (newly redistricted) | Austin Baeth | Democratic | 10,911 | 97.6 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 269 | 2.4 | |||||
References
edit- ^ a b c "State Representative". Iowa Legislature. Retrieved March 24, 2024.
- ^ a b c d e "Austin Baeth". Ballotpedia. Retrieved March 24, 2024.
- ^ "Austin Baeth - State Representative". Iowa Legislature. Retrieved March 24, 2024.
- ^ "primarycandidatelist.pdf" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. Retrieved March 24, 2024.