Josh Byrnes (born April 18, 1974) is a Republican party member and was in of the Iowa House of Representatives from 2010 until 2016. In November 2020, Iowa governor Kim Reynolds appointed him to the Iowa Utilities Board until April 30, 2025.
Josh Byrnes | |
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 84th General Assembly portrait (2011) | |
| Member of the Iowa House of Representatives from the 51st district 14th (2011–2013) | |
| Assumed office January 10, 2011 | |
| Preceded by | Mark Kuhn |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 18, 1974 Oelwein, Iowa, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Colleen |
| Children | 3 children |
| Residence | Osage, Iowa |
| Alma mater | Luther College, Winona State University |
| Profession | Iowa Utilities Board |
| Website | legis.iowa.gov/... |
Early life and education
editByrnes was born in Oelwein, Iowa. He grew up in Riceville, Iowa, where he graduated from Riceville Community High School in 1992. He went on to graduate from Luther College, earned a master's degree from Winona State University.[1]
Career
editByrnes was a high school teacher for eight and a half years and also served as an administrator at the community college level. Byrnes taught or coached in the districts of Denison, Osage, Riceville, Mason City, St. Ansgar, and Clear Lake.[1]
In 2010, Byrnes, member of the Republican party was first elected to the Iowa House of Representatives. As of January 2013, Byrnes served on several committees in the Iowa House – the Education, Natural Resources, and Ways and Means committees, as well as the Education Appropriations budget subcommittee. He served as the Chair of the Transportation committee.[citation needed] He was defeated in 2016.
In November 2020, Iowa governor Kim Reynolds appointed him to the Iowa Utilities Board until April 30, 2025.[2]
Personal life
editThis section of a biography of a living person does not include any references or sources. (September 2023) |
Byrnes resides on an acreage in Mitchell County with his wife, Colleen, daughters, Alexandra and Scarlett, and son, Nolan. Colleen is a family nurse practitioner at the Mitchell County Regional Hospital and has received numerous prestigious awards for her work. The family enjoys their acreage where they have a small cow calf herd, raise gourds and play ball on their diamond.
Service
editAccording to the IUB website he was General Manager of Osage Municipal Utilities, a former CUSB Bank director and served on the Iowa Association of Municipal Utilities Board of Directors, American Public Power Associations DEED Board, and T&D World Executive Advisory Board.[2]
Electoral history
editThis section needs to be updated. (September 2023) |
*incumbent
| Election | Political result | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | ||
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| Iowa House of Representatives primary elections, 2010 [3] District 14 Turnout: 1,984 | Republican | Josh Byrnes | Republican | 1,297 | 65.37% | ||
| Craig Clark | Republican | 386 | 19.46% | ||||
| Iowa House of Representatives general elections, 2010 [4] District 14 Turnout: 11,283 | Republican gain from Democratic | Josh Byrnes | Republican | 6,696 | 59.35% | ||
| Kurt Meyer | Democratic | 4,281 | 37.94% | ||||
| Iowa House of Representatives primary elections, 2012 [5] District 51 | Republican | Josh Byrnes* | Republican | unopposed | |||
| Iowa House of Representatives general elections, 2012 [6] District 51 Turnout: 15,779 | Republican (newly redistricted) | Josh Byrnes* | Republican | 9,714 | 61.56% | ||
| Eric Hungerford | Democratic | 5,324 | 33.74% | ||||
References
edit- ^ a b "Iowa House Republicans Biography". March 13, 2013. Archived from the original on March 13, 2013. Retrieved September 10, 2023.
- ^ a b Iowa Utilities Board (n.d.). "Iowa Utilities Board Board Members". iub.iowa.gov. Retrieved September 10, 2023.
- ^ "Official Results Report, 2010 Primary Election held Tuesday, June 8th 2010" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. July 1, 2010. p. 229. Retrieved December 12, 2013.
- ^ "Official Results Report, General Election held Tuesday, November 2nd 2010" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. November 23, 2010. p. 13. Retrieved December 12, 2013.
- ^ "2012 Primary Election Canvass Summary" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. p. 162. Retrieved December 12, 2013.
- ^ "2012 General Election Canvass Summary" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. p. 97=. Retrieved December 12, 2013.
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