Brian Best (Iowa politician)

Brian Best
86th General Assembly portrait (2015)

Member of the Iowa House of Representatives from the 12th district
Incumbent
Assumed office January 12, 2015
Preceded by	Dan Muhlbauer
Personal details
Born	December 12, 1959 (1959-12-12) (age 56) Glidden, Iowa, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Alma mater	University of Northern Iowa
Website	legis.iowa.gov/...

Brian Best (born December 12, 1959)^[1]^[2] is the Iowa State Representative from the 12th District. A Republican, he has served in the Iowa House of Representatives since 2015.

As of January 2016, Best serves on several committees in the Iowa House – the Economic Growth, Human Resources, Natural Resources and Transportation (Vice Chair) committees.

Electoral history

Best was elected in 2014, defeating Democratic incumbent Dan Muhlbauer.

Election	Political result		Candidate		Party	Votes	%
Iowa House of Representatives general elections, 2014 ^[3] District 12 Turnout: 11,794		Republican gain from Democratic		Brian Best	Republican	6,445	54.6%
		Republican gain from Democratic		Dan Muhlbauer*	Democratic	5,349	45.4%

References

↑ "Brian Best biography". Iowa House Republicans. Retrieved February 21, 2016.
↑ "Brian Best". Iowa Legislature. Retrieved February 19, 2016.
↑ "2014 General Election Canvass Summary" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. p. 102. Retrieved January 14, 2016.

External links

Brian Best official Iowa General Assembly site
Profile at Iowa House Republicans

Iowa House of Representatives
Preceded by Dan Muhlbauer	12th District 2015–present	Succeeded by Incumbent

Members of the Iowa House of Representatives

86th General Assembly (January 12, 2015 - January 8, 2017) Speaker: Linda Upmeyer (R) Speaker Pro Tempore: Matt Windschitl (R) Majority Leader: Chris Hagenow (R) Minority Leader: Mark Smith (D)

John Wills (R) Megan Jones (R) Dan Huseman (R) John Kooiker (R) Chuck Holz (R) Ron Jorgensen (R) Tedd Gassman (R) Terry Baxter (R) Helen Miller (D) Mike Sexton (R) Gary Worthan (R) Brian Best (R) Chris Hall (D) David Dawson (D) Charlie McConkey (D) Mary Ann Hanusa (R) Matt Windschitl (R) Steven Holt (R) Ralph Watts (R) Clel Baudler (R) Tom Moore (R) Greg Forristall (R) David Sieck (R) Cecil Dolecheck (R) Stan Gustafson (R) Scott Ourth (D) Joel Fry (R) Greg Heartsill (R) Dan Kelley (D) Zach Nunn (R) Rick Olson (D) Ruth Ann Gaines (D) Brian Meyer (D) Bruce Hunter (D) Ako Abdul-Samad (D) Marti Anderson (D) John Landon (R) Kevin Koester (R) Jake Highfill (R) John Forbes (D) Jo Oldson (D) Peter Cownie (R) Chris Hagenow (R) Rob Taylor (R) Beth Wessel-Kroeschell (D) Lisa Heddens (D) Chip Baltimore (R) Robert Bacon (R) Dave Deyoe (R) Pat Grassley (R) Josh Byrnes (R) Todd Prichard (D) Sharon Steckman (D) Linda Upmeyer (R) Darrel Branhagen (R) Patti Ruff (D) Nancy Dunkel (D) Brian Moore (R) Bob Kressig (D) Walt Rogers (R) Timi Brown-Powers (D) Deborah Berry (D) Sandy Salmon (R) Bruce Bearinger (D) Liz Bennett (D) Art Staed (D) Kraig Paulsen (R) Ken Rizer (R) Kirsten Running-Marquardt (D) Todd Taylor (D) Mark Smith (D) Dean Fisher (R) Bobby Kaufmann (R) David Jacoby (D) Dawn Pettengill (R) David Maxwell (R) Sally Stutsman (D) Jarad Klein (R) Guy Vander Linden (R) Larry Sheets (R) Mary Gaskill (D) Curt Hanson (D) Jerry Kearns (D) Dave Heaton (R) Vicki Lensing (D) Mary Mascher (D) Dennis Cohoon (D) Tom Sands (R) Jim Lykam (D) Cindy Winckler (D) Gary Carlson (R) Ross Paustian (R) Phyllis Thede (D) Linda Miller (R) Quentin Stanerson (R) Lee Hein (R) Norlin Mommsen (R) Mary Wolfe (D) Abby Finkenauer (D) Charles Isenhart (D)

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