Nelson Joel Fry (born June 18, 1974) is the Iowa State Representative from the 24th District. A

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, he has served 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 2011. Fry was born in

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, and was raised and resides in

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. He has a B.A. from

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a M.S.W. and an Aging Studies Certificate from the

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School of Social Work. , Fry serves on several committees in the Iowa House – the Administration and Rules, Education, Human Resources, Labor, and Public Safety committees. He also serves as an Assistant Leader for the House Republican caucus.

Biography

Fry was born in

, and raised in

. He is a strong advocate for the rights of adoptive parents. He is the adoptive parent of five children. In 2018, Rep. Fry's brother, Kenny Fry and wife Kelly were arrested on charges stemming from their abuse and neglect of their two children adopted from

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. In 2019, the couple pled guilty.

Electoral history

*incumbent

References

External links

Representative Joel Fry
''official Iowa General Assembly site'' *
Financial information (state office)
at the National Institute for Money in State Politics {{DEFAULTSORT:Fry, Joel 1974 births Living people Simpson College alumni University of Iowa alumni Republican Party members of the Iowa House of Representatives Politicians from Des Moines, Iowa People from Osceola, Iowa 21st-century American legislators