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Summary

Governor Terry E. Branstad

Biographical

Current Office: Governor (IA) , Republican
First Elected: 11/02/2010
Last Elected: 11/02/2010
Next Election: 2014
Gender: Male
Family: Wife: Christine; 3 Children: Eric, Allison, Marcus
Birth Date: 11/17/1946
Birth Place: Leland, IA
Home City: Lake Mills, IA
Religion: Roman Catholic

Recent Key Votes

SF 2071 - Relating to Appropriations
Legislation (Line Item Veto)

March 5, 2012

SB 510 - Justice System Budget
Legislation (Line Item Veto)

July 29, 2011

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Recent Public Statements

Branstad, Reynolds announce summer Iowa Teacher and Principal Leadership Symposium

May 21, 2012 - Gov. Terry Branstad and Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds joined Education Director Jason Glass today and announced that they will host the Iowa Teacher and Principal ...

Governor Branstad, Lieutenant Governor Reynolds Issue Statement on Legislature's Education Reform Efforts

May 9, 2012 - Gov. Terry E. Branstad released the following statement today in response to the conference committee report on education reform: "This is an important first step, ...

Governor Branstad's Statement on Close of the 2012 Legislative Session

May 9, 2012 - Gov. Branstad today released the following statement following the close of the 2012 legislative session: In January, the lieutenant governor and I brought forward a ...

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Recent Interest Group Ratings

Span Name Rating
2010 National Rifle Association Political Victory Fund Positions on Gun Rights A
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Campaign Finances

Top industry Uncoded ($220,841.00)
Source FollowTheMoney.org
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Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)

Terry Branstad refused to tell citizens where he stands on any of the issues addressed in the 2010 Political Courage Test, despite repeated requests from Vote Smart, national media, and prominent political leaders.

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Contact Information

Capitol Webmail
https://governor.iowa.gov/contact/

Capitol Website
https://governor.iowa.gov/

General Website - Facebook
http://www.facebook.com/TerryBranstad

General Website - Twitter
http://twitter.com/terrybranstad

General Website - YouTube
http://www.youtube.com/GovernorBranstad

Capitol
1007 East Grand Avenue
Des Moines, IA 50319
Phone: 515-281-5211

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