Brad Zaun
Brad Zaun | |
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| Member of the Iowa Senate from the 32nd district | |
| Assumed office January 10, 2005 | |
| Preceded by | Jack Holveck |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1961 or 1962 (age 62–63) Des Moines, Iowa |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Dede |
| Children | Five children |
| Residence | Urbandale, Iowa |
| Alma mater | University of Iowa |
| Occupation | Vice President - R&R Realty Marketing Group |
| Website | Zaun's website |
Bradley Zaun (R-Urbandale) is an Iowa State Senator fromerly from the 32nd District and currently the 20th District. He was the Republican nominee for Iowa's 3rd congressional district in the 2010 general election.
Iowa Senate
Brad has served in the Iowa Senate since 2005. He is the former mayor of Urbandale, serving from 1998 to 2005 and a former city council member of Urbandale, serving from 1996 to 1998.[1] He is former owner of Zaun's Hardware and Vice President of R&R Realty Marketing Group, and received his Bachelor's degree from Grandview College.
Zaun currently serves on several committees in the Iowa Senate - the Judiciary committee; the Labor and Business Relations committee; the Rules and Administration committee; the Transportation committee; and the Ways and Means committee, where he is the ranking member. He also serves on the Justice Systems Appropriations committee.
Political campaigns
2008
Zaun won with 23,190 votes, running unopposed.[1]
2010
In the 3rd District Republican primary, he won with 42% of the vote in a crowded seven-candidate field to face the district's Democratic incumbent, Leonard Boswell.[2]
Zaun eventually lost to the incumbent Boswell 46% to 51%.
2014
After Republican Tom Latham of the newly-redistricted 3rd congressional district announced his retirement, Zaun ran to succeed him. Despite finishing first in the Republican primary with 10,522 votes (24.7%), he did not clear the 35% necessary to avoid a nominating convention. At the convention, after five ballots, Zaun was defeated by David Young, who had come fifth in the primary with 6,604 votes (15.5%).
On July 4, Zaun voiced his disappointment and suggested he would leave the Republican Party, leading some to encourage him to run for the seat as an Independent. He had previously announced that he would introduce legislation to hold runoff primary elections instead of conventions.[3] On July 10, Zaun announced that despite his frustrations, he would not leave the Republican Party or run as an Independent.[4]
References
- ^ 2008 Canvass, Iowa Secretary of State
- ^ Dems Fear Boswell's GOP Opponent Archived March 24, 2012, at the Wayback Machine House Race Hotline. National Journal, July 29, 2010
- ^ "Republican some say was 'robbed' in election weighs abandoning GOP". The Des Moines Register. July 4, 2014. Retrieved September 4, 2014.
- ^ "Brad Zaun staying with GOP despite frustrations". The Des Moines Register. July 10, 2014. Retrieved September 4, 2014.
External links
- Zaun for Congress congressional campaign site
- Senator Brad Zaun official Iowa Legislature site
- Senator Brad Zaun official Iowa General Assembly site
- Senator Brad Zaun at Iowa Senate Republican Caucus
- Financial information (federal office) at the Federal Election Commission
- Profile at Vote Smart
- Campaign contributions at OpenSecrets.org