Zach Dieken | |
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 Dieken in 2023 | |
| Member of the IowaHouseofRepresentatives from the 5th district | |
| Assumed office January 9, 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Tom Jeneary |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1990 (age 34–35) Minneapolis,Minnesota,U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Residence | Granville,Iowa |
| Alma mater | Northwestern College |
Zachary Dieken is an American politician. He currently represents District 5 in the Iowa House of Representatives [1] and serves as an Iowa State Patrol Trooper. [2]
Dieken was born in 1990 in Minneapolis [1] and graduated from George-Little Rock Senior High School. [3] He received a bachelor's degree in sociology and criminal justice from Northwestern College in 2012. [4] Prior to being elected to the Iowa House of Representatives,Dieken worked as a state patrol trooper and a substitute teacher. [5] As of March 2025,media outlets reported that he still served as a state patrol trooper. [6] [7]
Dieken lives in Granville,Iowa. [8] He and his wife Megan [9] have one son. [4]
Dieken announced his intention to run in the Republican primary to represent the newly created fifth district of the Iowa House of Representatives on November 15,2021. [4] He ran as a strong conservative,emphasizing his support for a private school voucher program which incumbent Dennis Bush opposed. [10] Since taking office,he has been described as among the most conservative state legislators in Iowa. [11] Dieken received an endorsement from Governor Kim Reynolds, [12] and won the June 7,2022 primary with 55.8% of the vote,beating Bush and Tom Kuiper. [10]
Dieken ran unopposed in the November 8,2022 general election [13] and took office January 9,2023. [14] In 2024,he won re-election, [15] beating independent candidate Michael Schnoes with 77.8 of the vote. [16]
He serves as vice chair of the Environmental Protection committee and as a member of the Agriculture and Public Safety committees. [1] Dieken has sponsored bills to increase requirements for CO2 pipeline expansions, [17] to amend the Iowa constitution to forbid same-sex marriage, [18] [19] and to require pre-birth child support. [20]
In 2024,Dieken said that cities and counties should set property taxes in defiance of state law,citing the "doctrine of the lesser magistrates." [21] This statement was criticized by local government officials and newspapers. [22] [23] In January 2025,Dieken introduced a bill to better define tailgating. [24]
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