Josh Byrnes (politician)

Josh Byrnes
Member of the Iowa House of Representatives
Incumbent
Assumed office January 10, 2011

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

According 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

*incumbent

Election	Political result		Candidate		Party	Votes	%
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

1. "Iowa House Republicans Biography". March 13, 2013. Archived from the original on March 13, 2013. Retrieved September 10, 2023.
2. Iowa Utilities Board (n.d.). "Iowa Utilities Board Board Members". iub.iowa.gov. Retrieved September 10, 2023.
3. "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.
4. "Official Results Report, General Election held Tuesday, November 2nd 2010" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. November 23, 2010. p. 13. Retrieved December 12, 2013.
5. "2012 Primary Election Canvass Summary" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. p. 162. Retrieved December 12, 2013.
6. "2012 General Election Canvass Summary" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. p. 97=. Retrieved December 12, 2013.

External links

• Iowa legislature bio of Byrnes

Iowa House of Representatives
Preceded by Mark Kuhn	14th District 2011–2013	Succeeded by David Dawson
Preceded by Dan Muhlbauer	51st District 2013–present	Succeeded by Incumbent