John Forbes (Iowa politician)

John Forbes
85th General Assembly portrait (2013)

Member of the Iowa House of Representatives from the 40th district
Incumbent
Assumed office January 14, 2013
Preceded by	Lance Horbach
Personal details
Born	(1956-10-21) October 21, 1956 Clarion, Iowa, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse(s)	Cindy
Children	2 children - (Adam and Meredith) and one son in law -(James)
Residence	Urbandale, Iowa
Website	legis.iowa.gov/...

John Forbes (born October 21, 1956) is the Iowa State Representative from the 40th District.^[1]^[2] A Democrat, he has served in the Iowa House of Representatives since 2013.

As of May 2013, Forbes serves on several committees in the Iowa House – the Commerce, Local Government, Transportation, and Ways and Means committees. He also serves as a member of the Health and Human Services Appropriations Subcommittee.

Forbes was born in Clarion, Iowa, and raised in Eagle Grove, Iowa. He has been a small business owner for over 32 years. He is a pharmacist and owns and operates Medicap Pharmacy in Urbandale, Iowa.^[3]

Electoral history

*incumbent

Election			Party	Votes	%
Iowa House of Representatives primary elections, 2012 ^[4] District 3	Democratic	John Forbes	Democratic	unopposed
Iowa House of Representatives general elections, 2012 ^[5] District 3 Turnout: 18,032	Democratic (newly redistricted)	John Forbes	Democratic	9,113	50.54%
	Democratic (newly redistricted)	Mike Brown	Republican	8,044	44.61%

Organizations

Forbes is a member of the following organizations:

Member and past president of the Urbandale Chamber of Commerce
Board member for the Urbandale Library Foundation Board
Des Moines Area Metropolitan Advisory Committee
Past president of the Iowa Pharmacy Association
Past president of the Polk County Pharmacists Association^[3]

Honors and awards

Forbes received the Bowl of Hygenia Award from the Iowa Pharmacy Association in 2010 for his work in community service. In 2011, he won the Hero's of the Heartland Award from the American Red Cross.^[3]

Family

Forbes and his wife Cindy reside in Urbandale, Iowa. Together they have two children, Adam and Meredith.^[3]

References

↑ http://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/politics/2014/10/23/iowa-election-john-forbes-bio-issues/15914067/
↑ http://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislators/legislator/legislatorAllYears?personID=10739
1 2 3 4 "New Member Profile: John Forbes". Iowa House. Retrieved December 5, 2013.
↑ "2012 Primary Election Canvass Summary" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. p. 139. Retrieved 2013-01-15.
↑ "2012 General Election Canvass Summary" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. p. 86. Retrieved 2013-01-15.

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to John Forbes (Iowa politician).

Representative John Forbes official Iowa General Assembly site

Profile at Project Vote Smart
Financial information (state office) at the National Institute for Money in State Politics

Iowa House of Representatives
Preceded by Lance Horbach	40th District 2013–present	Succeeded by Incumbent

Members of the Iowa House of Representatives

86th General Assembly (January 12, 2015 - January 8, 2017) Speaker: Linda Upmeyer (R) Speaker Pro Tempore: Matt Windschitl (R) Majority Leader: Chris Hagenow (R) Minority Leader: Mark Smith (D)

John Wills (R) Megan Jones (R) Dan Huseman (R) John Kooiker (R) Chuck Holz (R) Ron Jorgensen (R) Tedd Gassman (R) Terry Baxter (R) Helen Miller (D) Mike Sexton (R) Gary Worthan (R) Brian Best (R) Chris Hall (D) David Dawson (D) Charlie McConkey (D) Mary Ann Hanusa (R) Matt Windschitl (R) Steven Holt (R) Ralph Watts (R) Clel Baudler (R) Tom Moore (R) Greg Forristall (R) David Sieck (R) Cecil Dolecheck (R) Stan Gustafson (R) Scott Ourth (D) Joel Fry (R) Greg Heartsill (R) Dan Kelley (D) Zach Nunn (R) Rick Olson (D) Ruth Ann Gaines (D) Brian Meyer (D) Bruce Hunter (D) Ako Abdul-Samad (D) Marti Anderson (D) John Landon (R) Kevin Koester (R) Jake Highfill (R) John Forbes (D) Jo Oldson (D) Peter Cownie (R) Chris Hagenow (R) Rob Taylor (R) Beth Wessel-Kroeschell (D) Lisa Heddens (D) Chip Baltimore (R) Robert Bacon (R) Dave Deyoe (R) Pat Grassley (R) Josh Byrnes (R) Todd Prichard (D) Sharon Steckman (D) Linda Upmeyer (R) Darrel Branhagen (R) Patti Ruff (D) Nancy Dunkel (D) Brian Moore (R) Bob Kressig (D) Walt Rogers (R) Timi Brown-Powers (D) Deborah Berry (D) Sandy Salmon (R) Bruce Bearinger (D) Liz Bennett (D) Art Staed (D) Kraig Paulsen (R) Ken Rizer (R) Kirsten Running-Marquardt (D) Todd Taylor (D) Mark Smith (D) Dean Fisher (R) Bobby Kaufmann (R) David Jacoby (D) Dawn Pettengill (R) David Maxwell (R) Sally Stutsman (D) Jarad Klein (R) Guy Vander Linden (R) Larry Sheets (R) Mary Gaskill (D) Curt Hanson (D) Jerry Kearns (D) Dave Heaton (R) Vicki Lensing (D) Mary Mascher (D) Dennis Cohoon (D) Tom Sands (R) Jim Lykam (D) Cindy Winckler (D) Gary Carlson (R) Ross Paustian (R) Phyllis Thede (D) Linda Miller (R) Quentin Stanerson (R) Lee Hein (R) Norlin Mommsen (R) Mary Wolfe (D) Abby Finkenauer (D) Charles Isenhart (D)

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