Bill Schickel | |
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| Member of the IowaHouseofRepresentatives from the 13th district | |
| In office January 13, 2003 –January 11, 2009 | |
| Preceded by | Michael Cormack |
| Succeeded by | Sharon S. Steckman |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 24,1951 Loveland,Ohio |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Candi Schickel |
| Children | 3 |
| Residence | Mason City,Iowa |
| Alma mater | University of Cincinnati |
| Occupation | Mayor of the City of Mason City,Iowa General Manager,Christian Radio KCMR |
| Website | Schickel's former legislative website |
William "Bill" Schickel is an Iowa broadcast executive. A former Iowa State Representative,he represented the 13th District for three terms. He was elected to his fifth term as the mayor of Mason City,Iowa on November 2,2021. [1] He is the former co-chairman of the Republican Party of Iowa. [2] He was chairman of the 2012 Iowa Caucus Review Committee.
During his service in the Iowa House,Schickel was a member of the Appropriations and Economic Growth committees and as the chair of the Ethics Committee and of the Economic Development Appropriations Committee.
He was a news anchor,producer,assignment editor,reporter and account executive for the CBS television affiliate,KIMT-TV,in Mason City,IA. He worked as an editor and reporter for The Globe-Gazette in Mason City and newspapers in Ohio.
He received his BA from the University of Cincinnati.
His wife,Candi,is a Mason City,IA,attorney. The Schickels have three adult daughters.
Schickel announced he would be retiring as mayor in 2025.
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| Election | Political result | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | ||
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| Iowa House of Representatives elections,2002 [3] District 13 Turnout: 9,876 | Republican (newly redistricted) | Bill Schickel | Republican | 5,168 | 52.3 | ||
| Lionel J. Foster | Democratic | 4,673 | 47.3 | ||||
| Iowa House of Representatives elections,2004 [4] District 13 Turnout: 14,917 | Republican hold | Bill Schickel* | Republican | 7,914 | 53.1 | ||
| Bob Cole | Democratic | 6,985 | 46.8 | ||||
| Iowa House of Representatives elections,2006 [5] District 13 Turnout: 10,644 | Republican hold | Bill Schickel* | Republican | 5,433 | 51.0 | ||
| Alan Steckman | Democratic | 4,616 | 43.4 | ||||
| Gary Van Horn | Independent | 540 | 5.1 | ||||