Brent Siegrist | |
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Member of the IowaHouseofRepresentatives from the 19th district | |
Assumed office January 10, 2021 | |
Preceded by | Mary Ann Hanusa |
Member of the IowaHouseofRepresentatives from the 84th district | |
In office January 14,1985 –January 12,2003 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Council Bluffs,Iowa,United States | September 30,1952
Political party | Republican |
Spouse | Valerie |
Children | two |
Occupation | Teacher,consultant |
J. Brent Siegrist (born September 30,1952) is an American politician from the state of Iowa. A member of the Republican Party,he served in the Iowa House of Representatives for twenty years,non-consecutively,ten of which he filled the role of Speaker.
Prior to getting into politics,Siegrist worked as a high school teacher. He was first elected to the Iowa House of Representatives in the 1984 elections. [1] He served as Speaker of the Iowa House. [2]
Siegrist announced he would not seek reelection to the Iowa House in 2002,choosing instead to run for a seat in the United States House of Representatives. He lost in the Republican primary to Steve King. [1] [3]
Since leaving the Iowa House,Siegrist has worked for the Iowa Area Education Agencies. In 2013,he announced he would run for mayor of Council Bluffs,Iowa. [2] He lost the election to Matt Walsh,a fellow Republican. [4]
In 2020 Siegrist rejoined the Iowa House of Representatives,representing district 16.
Siegrist and his wife,Valerie,have two children,Robert and Harriet. [2]