Full Name:
Bruce Bearinger
Gender:
Male
Family:
Wife: Eileen; 2 Children: Kurt, Rachel
Birth Date:
1959
Birth Place:
Monticello, IA
Home City:
Oelwein, IA
Religion:
Catholic
MS, Professional Agriculture, Iowa State University, 2003-2009
BS, Agriculture Education, Iowa State University, 1978-1982
Former Member, Oelwein City Council
Representative, Iowa State House of Representatives, District 64, 2012-2021
Candidate, Iowa State House of Representatives, District 64, 2020
Assistant Minority Leader, Iowa State House of Representatives, 2017-2019
Former Member, Administration and Rules Committee, Iowa State House of Representatives
Former Ranking Member, Agriculture Committee, Iowa State House of Representatives
Former Member, Appropriations Committee, Iowa State House of Representatives
Former Member, Economic Growth Committee, Iowa State House of Representatives
Former Member, Natural Resources Committee, Iowa State House of Representatives
Former Member, Subcommittee on Agriculture and Natural Resources, Iowa State House of Representatives
Former Member, Veterans Affairs Committee, Iowa State House of Representatives
Part Time Teacher, Oelwein Community School District, 2016-present
Dean of Agriculture, Animal Science, and Business Technologies, Northeast Iowa Community College, 2020-Present
Economic Development Director, Oelwein Chamber and Area Development, 2014-2016
Agriculture Instructor and Future Farmers of America Advisor, Jesup Community Schools, 2012-2013
Regional Extension and County Extension Education Director, Iowa State University Extension, 2000-2010
Member, Sacred Heart Catholic Church, present
Former Member, Buchanan County Volunteer Coop Board
Former Member, Buchannan County Food Pantry Board
Co-Founder and Board Member, Heartland Acres Agribition Center
Former Feed Department Manager, Maynard Coop
Former Member, Oelwein Rotary Club
Member, The Bruce Bearinger Band
Organizer, Oelwein Jaycees, 1993-2002
Spouse's Occupation:
Works at Fidelity Bank