Josh Byrnes (politician)

Josh Byrnes
84th General Assembly portrait (2011)

Member of the Iowa House of Representatives from the 51st district 14th (2011–2013)
Incumbent
Assumed office January 10, 2011
Preceded by	Mark Kuhn
Personal details
Born	(1974-04-18) April 18, 1974 Oelwein, Iowa, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Colleen
Children	3 children
Residence	Osage, Iowa
Alma mater	Luther College, Winona State University
Profession	Educator
Religion	Roman Catholic
Website	legis.iowa.gov/...

Josh Byrnes (born April 18, 1974) is a Republican party member of the Iowa House of Representatives.

Byrnes received his undergraduate education at Luther College and has a master's degree from Winona State University. He was a high school teacher and community college instructor before entering politics.

As of January 2013, Byrnes serves on several committees in the Iowa House – the Education, Natural Resources, and Ways and Means committees, as well as the Education Appropriations budget subcommittee. He serves as the Chair of the Transportation committee.

Byrnes was first elected to the Iowa House of Representatives in 2010.

Biography

Byrnes was born in Oelwein, Iowa. He grew up in Riceville, Iowa, where he graduated from Riceville Community High School in 1992. He went on to graduate from Luther College, earned a Master’s Degree from Winona State University, and is currently completing his doctoral work at Iowa State University.

Byrnes was a high school teacher for eight and a half years and also served as an administrator at the community college level. Byrnes has taught or coached in the districts of Denison, Osage, Riceville, Mason City, St. Ansgar, and Clear Lake.

Josh currently resides on an acreage in Mitchell County with his wife, Colleen, daughters, Alexandra and Scarlett, and son, Nolan. Colleen is a family nurse practitioner at the Mitchell County Regional Hospital. The family enjoys their acreage where they have a small cow calf herd, raise gourds and play ball on their diamond.

Electoral history

*incumbent

Election			Party	Votes	%
Iowa House of Representatives primary elections, 2010 ^[1] District 14 Turnout: 1,984	Republican	Josh Byrnes	Republican	1,297	65.37%
	Republican	Craig Clark	Republican	386	19.46%
Iowa House of Representatives general elections, 2010 ^[2] District 14 Turnout: 11,283	Republican gain from Democratic	Josh Byrnes	Republican	6,696	59.35%
	Republican gain from Democratic	Kurt Meyer	Democratic	4,281	37.94%
Iowa House of Representatives primary elections, 2012 ^[3] District 51	Republican	Josh Byrnes*	Republican	unopposed
Iowa House of Representatives general elections, 2012 ^[4] District 51 Turnout: 15,779	Republican (newly redistricted)	Josh Byrnes*	Republican	9,714	61.56%
	Republican (newly redistricted)	Eric Hungerford	Democratic	5,324	33.74%

References

↑ "Official Results Report, 2010 Primary Election held Tuesday, June 8th 2010" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. 2010-07-01. p. 229. Retrieved 2013-12-12.
↑ "Official Results Report, General Election held Tuesday, November 2nd 2010" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. 2010-11-23. p. 13. Retrieved 2013-12-12.
↑ "2012 Primary Election Canvass Summary" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. p. 162. Retrieved 2013-12-12.
↑ "2012 General Election Canvass Summary" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. p. 97=. Retrieved 2013-12-12.

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Iowa House of Representatives
Preceded by Mark Kuhn	14th District 2011–2013	Succeeded by David Dawson
Preceded by Dan Muhlbauer	51st District 2013–present	Succeeded by Incumbent

Members of the Iowa House of Representatives

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