Rob Hogg | |
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Member of the Iowa Senate from the 33rd district | |
In office January 8, 2007 –January 9, 2023 | |
Preceded by | Chuck Larson |
Succeeded by | Jack Whitver |
Member of the IowaHouseofRepresentatives from the 38th district | |
In office January 13,2003 –January 8,2007 | |
Preceded by | Polly Bukta |
Succeeded by | Tyler Olson |
Personal details | |
Born | Robert Mason Hogg January 24,1967 Iowa City,Iowa,U.S. |
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse | Kate Hogg |
Children |
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Residence | Cedar Rapids, Iowa |
Alma mater | University of Iowa University of Minnesota |
Occupation | Attorney |
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]
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.
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 [update] , 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]
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.
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