Dan Clute (born January 14, 1966) represented the 59th District in the

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2007–2009. He received his BBA (1988) and

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(1989, with “First in Class” honors) from the

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, and is Market President at MidWestOne Financial Group Clute was elected in 2006 with 7,250 votes (58%), defeating

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Jim Sammler.

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appeared at a campaign event for him 9 September 2009 in Clive. In the Iowa House, Clute served on the Commerce committee, the Economic Growth committee, the Local Government committee, and the Economic Development Appropriations Subcommittee. His campaign raised and spent money in 2007, but hardly at all in 2008; ''Final'' Report to Iowa Ethics and Campaign Disclosure Board covers 2008. he was not a candidate for the

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in 2008. Before his election to the Iowa House he was elected to the

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in a special election in 2003 and to a four-year term in 2004. He began in politics at the age of ten years, and was a

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. After establishing his career in the Des Moines area, he joined the Bull Moose Club of young

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professionals. He worked for

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effort in the

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. Mr. Clute was employed at

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(1989–2000) before joining the Citi Cards operations center in

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. He has lived in Clive since 1997, and is a member of the

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and

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there. He was elected President of the

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, and Vice President of the Greater

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's board. In 2003 he was named to the Des Moines Business Record’s “40 Under 40” list, and honored on 2004 with Mason City High School Distinguished Alumni Award – Alumnus of the Decade 1980’s.

References

External links

Clute on Project Vote Smart

Clute's erstwhile Website at the Iowa House

Clute at Iowa House Republicans
{{DEFAULTSORT:Clute, Dan Republican Party members of the Iowa House of Representatives Living people 1966 births University of Iowa alumni Citigroup people Wells Fargo employees People from Mason City, Iowa People from Polk County, Iowa People from Dallas County, Iowa College Republicans Iowa city council members