Eric J. Palmer (born 1960) is a former Iowa State Representative from the 75th District.
HOUSE DISTRICT 75 Representative-Elect Eric Palmer
Retrieved 2014-11-25. A Democrat
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, he served in the Iowa House of Representatives
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from 2007 to 2011.
During his last term in the Iowa House, Palmer served on the Education, Ethics, Government Oversight (Joint), and Natural Resources committees. He also served as vice chair of the Judiciary Committee and of the Justice Systems Appropriations Subcommittee and as a member of the Healthy and Well Kids in Iowa (HAWK-I) Board.
Palmer ran for the Iowa House in 2004, losing to incumbent Republican
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Danny Carroll, the Speaker
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pro tempore
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. In 2006, Palmer defeated Carroll in a rematch and began his term in the House. He defeated Carroll again in 2008, but lost to Republican opponent Guy Vander Linden
Guy Vander Linden (born April 6, 1948) is an American politician of the Republican Party serving as a member of the Iowa House of Representatives for the state's 84th district. He was elected to his first term in office in 2010.
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in 2010.
Electoral history
*incumbent
References
External links
Representative Eric Palmer
''official Iowa General Assembly site''
Eric Palmer for Iowa House
''official campaign site''
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Living people
Politicians from Oskaloosa, Iowa
Drake University alumni
Democratic Party members of the Iowa House of Representatives
Place of birth missing (living people)
1960 births