Hubert M. Houser (born October 9, 1942) was the Iowa State Senator from the 49th District. He served in the
Iowa Senate
The Iowa Senate is the upper house of the Iowa General Assembly, United States. There are 50 seats in the Iowa Senate, representing 50 single-member districts across the state of Iowa with populations of approximately 60,927 per constituency, . ...
from 2002, when he filled a vacancy left by
Derryl McLaren
Derryl J. McLaren (born March 22, 1949) is an American politician in the state of Iowa.
McLaren was born in Shenandoah, Iowa. He attended Iowa State University and is a farmer. He served Iowa Senate from 1991 to 2001, as a Republican (47th distri ...
's resignation, until 2013
Houser served on several committees in the Iowa Senate - the Agriculture committee; the Local Government committee; the Transportation committee; the Ways and Means committee; and the Economic Growth committee, where he is the
ranking member
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. He also serves on the Agriculture and Natural Resources Appropriations Subcommittee. His prior political experience includes serving as a representative in the Iowa House from 1992 to 2001, serving on the
Pottawattamie County
Pottawattamie County () is a county located in the U.S. state of Iowa. At the 2020 census, the population was 93,667, making it the tenth-most populous county in Iowa. The county takes its name from the Potawatomi Native American tribe. The co ...
Board of Supervisors from 1979 to 1993, and serving two terms on the
Carson
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*Carson, Iowa, a city
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Macedonia School Board.
Houser was re-elected in 2006 with 14,373 votes, running unopposed
Education
Houser obtained his degree from
Iowa State University
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.
Career
Outside politics Houser is a farmer.
Secretary of the Senate Michael Marshall told The Des Moines Register on Monday (April 7) that Sen. Hubert Houser was receiving his $144 daily expense payments and his $25,000 annual salary, though he hasn't voted on a measure since March 4.
Houser told the Register earlier he was too busy with work on his farm to join in legislative business, adding that as a Republican in the Democratic-controlled Senate, he had little to do.
On Monday, Houser told the Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil he's willing to return his legislative pay to the state if anyone requested he do so.
Houser, a Republican, has served 22 years in the Legislature.
Organizations
*Farm bureau
*Cattleman's Association
Elected offices
*Carson-Macedonia School Board (two years)
*Pottawattamie County Board of Supervisors (1979-1993)
*Economic Development Authority Board
*Iowa Economic Development Board
*Iowa Power Fund Board
References
External links
Senator Hubert Housers''official Iowa Legislature site''
Senator Hubert Houser''official Iowa General Assembly site''
Senator Hubert Houserat Iowa Senate Republican Caucus
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1942 births
Living people
People from Pottawattamie County, Iowa
Republican Party Iowa state senators
County supervisors in Iowa
School board members in Iowa
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