Jim Carlin | |
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Member of the Iowa Senate from the 3rd district | |
In office December 12, 2017 –January 12, 2023 | |
Preceded by | Bill Anderson |
Succeeded by | Lynn Evans |
Member of the IowaHouseofRepresentatives from the 6th district | |
In office January 9,2017 –December 12,2017 | |
Preceded by | Ron Jorgensen |
Succeeded by | Jacob Bossman |
Personal details | |
Born | Pittsfield,Massachusetts,U.S. | October 19,1962
Political party | Republican |
Spouse | Donna |
Children | 3 |
Education | University of Massachusetts,Amherst (BA) Marquette University (JD) |
Military service | |
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Years of service | 1983–1985 |
Jim Carlin (born October 19,1962) is an American attorney and politician who served as the Iowa State Senator from the 3rd district from 2017 to 2023. [1] A member of the Republican Party,he won a special election against challenger Todd Wendt following the resignation of incumbent Bill Anderson. Carlin was a candidate for the Republican nomination in the 2022 United States Senate election in Iowa.
Carlin was born in Pittsfield,Massachusetts. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics from the University of Massachusetts Amherst and a Juris Doctor from the Marquette University Law School. [2]
Carlin served in the United States Army from 1983 to 1985. After moving to northwest Iowa,he founded the Carlin Law Office,where he specializes in malpractice and injury litigation. [3] He was a member of the Iowa House of Representatives in 2017,having represented the 6th district after previous incumbent Ron Jorgensen retired. Later that year,he was elected to the Iowa Senate. [4] [5]
Following the 2020 presidential election,Carlin supported unfounded conspiracy theories that Democrats stole the election. [6] After President Donald Trump refused to concede,Carlin made claims of fraud. Carlin said,"Who believes that Joe Biden got 12 million more votes than Barack Obama on his best day? I don't." [7] In 2021,Carlin proposed that universities would be required to catalogue the political affiliations of faculty. [8]
In February 2021,Carlin announced his candidacy for the Republican nomination in the 2022 United States Senate election in Iowa. [9] [10] During his campaign,Carlin criticized incumbent Chuck Grassley for voting to certify the 2020 election results. [11]
In April 2025,Carlin announced his candidacy for the 2026 United States Senate election in Iowa. [12]
He currently resides in Sioux City,Iowa with his wife Donna and their three children. [13]