Bill Schickel is an Iowa broadcast executive. A former Iowa State Representative, he represented the 13th District for three terms. He was elected to his fourth term as the mayor of

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on November 7, 2017. He is the former the co-chairman of the

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. He was chairman of the 2012 Iowa Caucus Review Committee. During his service in the Iowa House, Schickel served as a member of the Appropriations and Economic Growth committees and as the

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of the Ethics Committee and of the Economic Development Appropriations Committee. He was a news anchor, producer, assignment editor, reporter and account executive for the CBS television affiliate,

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, in Mason City, IA. He worked as an editor and reporter for The

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in Mason City and newspapers in Ohio. He received his BA from the

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. His wife, Candi, is a Mason City, IA, attorney. The Schickels have three adult daughters.

Electoral history

*incumbent

References

External links

Schickel on Project Vote SmartSchickel's erstwhile Capitol Web AddressFacebook
{{DEFAULTSORT:Schickel, Bill Republican Party members of the Iowa House of Representatives Living people 1951 births University of Cincinnati alumni People from Mason City, Iowa Mayors of places in Iowa American radio executives People from Loveland, Ohio