On The Ballot: Running, Republican for State Senate (IA) - District 22
1007 East Grand Avenue
Des Moines, IA 50319
Full Name:
Bradley 'Brad' Zaun
Gender:
Male
Family:
Wife: Dede; 5 Children: Zac, Bailey, Drew, Greyson, Devon
Birth Date:
02/23/1962
Birth Place:
Des Moines, IA
Home City:
Urbandale, IA
Attended, Ellsworth Community College, 1981-1982
Bachelors, Business, Grandview College, 1980-1981
President Pro Tempore, Iowa State Senate, 2021-present
Former Assistant Minority Leader, Iowa State Senate
Senator, Iowa State Senate, District 20, 2013-2023
Candidate, Iowa State Senate, District 20, 2020
Candidate, United States House of Representatives, District 3, 2014
Senator, Iowa State Senate, District 32, 2005-2013
Mayor, Urbandale, 1988-2004
Member, Urbandale City Council, 1996-1998
Member, Education Committee
Chair, Judiciary Committee
Member, Legislative Council
Member, Rules and Administration Committee
Member, Ways and Means Committee
Former Member, Commerce Committee, Iowa State Senate
Former Member, Education Committee, Iowa State Senate
Former Member, Ethics Committee, Iowa State Senate
Former Vice Chair, Labor and Business Relations Committee, Iowa State Senate
Former Member, State Government Committee, Iowa State Senate
Director of Sales, Master Dowel, 2014-present
Director of Sales & Marketing, Grapnel Tech Services, 2012-present
Director of Marketing and Sales, iapps24, 2012-2014
Vice-President, R&R Realty, 2005-2012
Owner and Operator, Zaun's Trustworthy Hardware, 1988-2005
Board Member, Iowa Jobs for Americas Graduates, present
Board Member, Mid Iowa Small Business Development Center, present
Board Member, Urbandale Breakfast Lions Club, present
Former Board Member, Choose Des Moines Communities
Founding Member, Downtown Urbandale Neighborhood Association
Member, Downtown Urbandale Neighborhood Association
Former Member, Generation Iowa Commission
Former Board Member, Greater Dallas County Development Alliance
Former Board Member, Greater Des Moines Animal Rescue League
Board Member, Greater Des Moines Convention and Visitor's Bureau
Member, Greater Des Moines Convention and Visitor's Council
Former Member, Iowa Child Support Advisory Board
Former Board Member, Iowa Commercial Real Estate Association
Former Member, Iowa Retail Association
Member, Metropolitan Advisory Council
Member, Mid-Iowa Association of Local Governments
Member, Mid-Iowa Association of Local Governments and Metropolitan Advisory Council
Chairman, Study Committee to Form Metropolitan Advisory Council
Member, Study Committee to form Metropolitan Advisory Council
Former Marketing Board Member, United Hardware Distribution Company
Member, Urbandale Jaycees
President, Urbandale Chamber of Commerce, 1994
Awards:
1994, nominee for the Iowa/Nebraska Entrepreneur of the Year
2001, 40 Under 40 Award recipient
Inducted into the Urbandale Chamber of Commerce Hall of Fame in 2004
Father's Occupation:
Farm Implement Dealer and Farmer, owned a John Deere dealership in Indianola
Hobbies or Special Talents:
Running
Priority Issues:
Creating jobs and lowering taxes, public health, healthcare and pre-existing conditions coverage, and animal cruelty.