Roger D. Thomas (born December 13, 1950) is the Iowa State Representative from the 55th District. He served in the

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from 1997 to 2001 in the 32nd District and from 2003 to 2011 in the 24th District. He received his BS from

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. , Thomas serves on several committees in the Iowa House - the Natural Resources, Veterans Affairs, and Ways and Means committees. He also serves as

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of the Economic Growth Committee and as a member of the Economic Development Authority Board. His prior political experience includes service as a trustee for

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Electoral history

Thomas was first elected in 1996, defeating incumbent

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Roger Halvorson. He left his House seat in 2001, in an unsuccessful bid for the

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's 16th District, following incumbent Republican Lyle Zieman's retirement from the Senate. He lost the election to Republican

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, the former senator's son. He was succeeded in the 32nd District by Republican Leigh Rekow. He contested the newly redrawn 24th District in 2003, defeating Rekow. On March 13, 2014 Thomas announced he would not seek reelection to the Iowa House. *incumbent

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Representative Roger Thomas
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Roger Thomas State Representative
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Representative Roger Thomas
''official campaign site'' * {{DEFAULTSORT:Thomas, Roger Democratic Party members of the Iowa House of Representatives Living people 1950 births People from Oelwein, Iowa People from Elkader, Iowa Upper Iowa University alumni