Gene Ficken (born 1944) is a
Democratic politician, representing the 23rd District in the
Iowa House of Representatives
The Iowa House of Representatives is the lower house of the Iowa General Assembly, the upper house being the Iowa Senate. There are 100 seats in the Iowa House of Representatives, representing 100 single-member districts across the state, formed ...
since 2008.
Ficken is a retired teacher from Independence Community Schools and a small business owner.
He is a member of the Jaycees and Kiwanis.
Committee membership
* Education Committee, Iowa House of Representatives (Vice Chair)
* Natural Resources Committee, Iowa House of Representatives
* Subcommittee on Education Appropriations
* Veterans Affairs Committee, Iowa House of Representatives
Election
2008
On November 4, 2008, Ficken was elected to the 23rd District Seat in the
Iowa House of Representatives
The Iowa House of Representatives is the lower house of the Iowa General Assembly, the upper house being the Iowa Senate. There are 100 seats in the Iowa House of Representatives, representing 100 single-member districts across the state, formed ...
, defeating Dan Rasmussen (R). Ficken raised $317,415 for his campaign, while Rasmussen raised $230,231.
Iowa House of Reps., 2008 Money Raised
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2010
Iowa House of Representatives District 23 General Electio
''Unofficial'' Iowa Election Results
:Gene Ficken ( D) (5381 votes) (49.02%)
:Dan Rasmussen ( R) (5587 votes) (50.90%)
:write in (9 votes) (0.08%)
References
External links
Representative Gene Ficken
''official Iowa General Assembly site''
Gene Ficken State Representative
''official constituency site''
Gene Ficken State Representative
''official campaign site''
*
Democratic Party members of the Iowa House of Representatives
Living people
University of Northern Iowa alumni
Place of birth missing (living people)
1944 births
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