Rob Hogg

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Rob Hogg
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Member of the Iowa Senate
from the 33rd district
In office
January 8, 2007 –January 9, 2023
Residence Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Alma mater University of Iowa
University of Minnesota
OccupationAttorney
Website Rob Hogg for US Senate

Robert Mason Hogg (born January 24, 1967) is the Iowa State Senator from the 33rd District. A Democrat, he has served in the Iowa Senate since 2007 after having served in the Iowa House of Representatives from 2003 to 2007. He ran in the Democratic primary for the 2016 United States Senate election in Iowa, but he lost to former Iowa Lieutenant Governor Patty Judge. In June 2021, Hogg announced his intention to not seek re-election to his seat in 2022. [1]

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Background

Hogg was born in Iowa City in 1967, the son of Robert (Bob) and Carol Ladd Hogg. [2] He received his B.A. from the University of Iowa and his J.D. and M.A. from the University of Minnesota.

Political career

State Legislature

Hogg currently serves on several committees in the Iowa Senate - the Appropriations committee; the Ways and Means committee; the Environment & Energy Independence committee, where he is vice chair; the Judiciary committee, where he is vice chair; and the Rebuild Iowa committee, where he is chair. He also serves as vice chair of the Justice System Appropriations Subcommittee. As of February 2011, he was the only lawyer in the Iowa Senate. [3]

Hogg was elected in 2006 with 14,112 votes (59%), defeating Republican opponent Renee Schulte. [4] He was reelected in 2010 and 2014.

Hogg served as minority leader of the Iowa Senate for a little less than a year. He was replaced by Janet Petersen in 2017. [5] [6] [7]

U.S. Senate campaign

On July 8, 2014, Hogg announced that he had formed a committee to explore a potential run for United States Senate in 2016 against Republican incumbent Chuck Grassley. [8] Later in 2015, Hogg announced his candidacy. [9] Hogg received the endorsement of over 60 state lawmakers, including Iowa Senate President Pam Jochum and Senate Majority Leader Michael Gronstal. [10] However, he lost the primary election to Patty Judge, who ultimately lost the general election to incumbent Senator Chuck Grassley.

Publications

In 2013, Robb published America's Climate Century: What Climate Change Means for America in the 21st Century, a self-published but well-received account of the challenges society is confronting in the face of a changing climate.

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References

  1. ↑ Oates, Trevor (2021-06-14). "State Senator Rob Hogg of Cedar Rapids says he won't seek reelection in 2022". KWWL. Retrieved 2021-06-24.
  2. ↑ "Rob Hogg". www.robhogg.org. Retrieved Sep 19, 2020.
  3. ↑ "Meet the 2011 lawyer-legislators". The Iowa Lawyer. No. February 2011.
  4. ↑ http://www.sos.state.ia.us/pdfs/GenOffResults.pdf [ bare URL PDF ]
  5. ↑ Lynch, James Q. "Iowa Senate Democrats oust Hogg, opt for new leadership with Petersen". The Gazette. Retrieved Sep 19, 2020.
  6. ↑ Brennan, Paul (Oct 23, 2017). "Cedar Rapids Sen. Rob Hogg voted out as Minority Leader" . Retrieved Sep 19, 2020.
  7. ↑ Rynard, Pat (Oct 22, 2017). "Iowa Senate Democrats Oust Rob Hogg As Leader, Elect Janet Petersen". Iowa Starting Line. Retrieved Sep 19, 2020.
  8. ↑ "Rob Hogg announced exploratory committee for U.S. Senate". Des Moines Register. 8 July 2015. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
  9. ↑ Hanson, Brad (September 23, 2015). "Iowa Senator Rob Hogg looks to unseat Sen. Chuck Grassley". Dubuque, Iowa: KWWL. Archived from the original on July 10, 2017. Retrieved October 1, 2023– via Wayback Machine.
  10. ↑ Noble, Jason. "Patty Judge will enter U.S. Senate race against Chuck Grassley". Des Moines Register. Retrieved Sep 19, 2020.
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