Scott Raecker

Scott Raecker


Member of the Iowa House of Representatives from the 63rd district 76th (1999 – 2003)
In office January 11, 1999 – December 2012
Preceded by	Steven Churchill
Succeeded by	Sandy Salmon
Personal details
Born	(1961-08-30) August 30, 1961 Waterloo, Iowa
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Martha
Children	Emily and Max
Residence	Urbandale, Iowa
Alma mater	Grinnell College
Religion	Lutheran

Scott Raecker (born August 30, 1961) has served in the Iowa House of Representatives from January 1999 to December 2012, representing the 63rd District. He received his BA in Political Science and Religious Studies from Grinnell College.^[1]

A Republican, Raecker served on several committees in the Iowa House - as chair of the Appropriations Committee, as vice chair of the Ethics Committee, and as a member of the State Government committee. He also served on the Governor's 2010 Strategic Planning Council in 2000 and the 21st Century Workforce Council in 1999.

He gained notoriety in 2011 for introducing legislation that would have required the University of Iowa to sell Jackson Pollock's Mural (1943), which the university owns and regularly displays at the University of Iowa Museum of Art. Raecker wanted the university to use proceeds from the sale to fund scholarships for University of Iowa students from Iowa. The painting's value was estimated at $140 million to $150 million. Raecker's bill did not become law.^[2]

In addition to his political career, Raecker has served as director of the Robert D. and Billie Ray Center (formerly known as Character Counts!) at Drake University.^[3]^[4]

Electoral history

District 76 elections (1998 – 2000)

Election			Party	Votes	%
Iowa House of Representatives primary elections, 1998 ^[5] District 76 Turnout: 2,677	Republican	Scott Raecker	Republican	1,924	71.9
	Republican	Lon Anderson	Republican	752	28.1
Iowa House of Representatives elections, 1998 ^[6] District 76 Turnout: 14,066	Republican hold	Scott Raecker	Republican	7,834	55.7
	Republican hold	Michele Soria	Democratic	6,226	44.3
Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2000 ^[7] District 76 Turnout: 18,865	Republican hold	Scott Raecker*	Republican	11,150	59.1
	Republican hold	Mike Harkin	Democratic	7,692	40.7

Election			Party	Votes	%
Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2002 ^[8] District 63	Republican (newly redistricted)	Scott Raecker*	Republican	unopposed
Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2004 ^[9] District 63 Turnout: 17,549	Republican hold	Scott Raecker*	Republican	11,408	65.0
	Republican hold	Dan Scannell	Democratic	6,125	34.9
Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2006 ^[10] District 63	Republican hold	Scott Raecker*	Republican	unopposed
Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2008 ^[11] District 63 Turnout: 18,542	Republican hold	Scott Raecker*	Republican	11,265	60.8
	Republican hold	Nita Garvin	Democratic	7,251	39.1
Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2010 ^[12] District 63 Turnout: 15,590	Republican hold	Scott Raecker*	Republican	9,543	61.2
	Republican hold	John E. Sachs	Democratic	5,227	33.5

*incumbent

References

↑ "Drake University, The Robert D. and Billie Ray Center, Team". Retrieved 2016-01-12.
↑ Donald Kuspit. "Pollock's Mural: A CLEAR CHOICE?". Retrieved 2016-01-12.
↑ "J. Scott Raecker Linkedin page". Retrieved 2016-01-12.
↑ "Drake University, The Robert D. and Billie Ray Center, Team". Retrieved 2016-01-12.
↑ "Iowa Primary Election - June 2, 1998" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. p. 406. Retrieved 2011-09-22.
↑ "Iowa General Election - November 3, 1998" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. p. 430. Retrieved 2011-09-22.
↑ "November 7, 2000 - General Election, Iowa Official Results, State House of Representatives" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. 2002-07-16. p. 30. Retrieved 2011-09-19.
↑ "Canvass Summary - Final - 2002 General Election (11/5/2002)" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. 2002-12-02. p. 34. Retrieved 2011-09-19.
↑ "Canvass Summary - Final - 2004 General Election (11/2/2004)" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. 2004-12-06. p. 32. Retrieved 2011-09-19.
↑ "Official Results Report - Statewide, 2006 General Election 11-07-2006" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. 2006-11-21. p. 40. Retrieved 2011-09-19.
↑ "November 4, 2008 General Election Results". Iowa Secretary of State. Retrieved 2011-09-19.
↑ "Official Results Report, General Election held November 2, 2010" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. 2010-12-16. p. 104. Retrieved 2011-09-19.

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