J. Brent Siegrist (born September 30, 1952) is an American politician from the state of

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. A member of the

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, he served in the

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for twenty years, non-consecutively, ten of which he filled the role of

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Career

Prior to getting into politics, Siegrist worked as a high school teacher. He was first elected to the

in the 1984 elections. He served as

of the Iowa House. Siegrist announced he would not seek reelection to the Iowa House in 2002, choosing instead to run for a seat in the

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. He lost in the Republican primary to

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/ref> Since leaving the Iowa House, Siegrist has worked for the Iowa Area Education Agencies. In 2013, he announced he would run for

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. He lost the election to Matt Walsh, a fellow Republican. In 2020 Siegrist rejoined the Iowa House of Representatives, representing district 16.

Personal

Siegrist and his wife, Valerie, have two children.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Siegrist, Brent Living people 1952 births Republican Party members of the Iowa House of Representatives Speakers of the Iowa House of Representatives Politicians from Council Bluffs, Iowa Place of birth missing (living people)