Tim Kraayenbrink

American politician
Tim Kraayenbrink
Member of the Iowa Senate
from the 4th district
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 9, 2015
Preceded byDaryl Beall
Constituency4th district (2023-present)
5th district (2015-2023)
Personal details
Born1959 (age 64–65)
Paullina, Iowa, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
SpouseSally
Children4
Residence(s)Fort Dodge, Iowa, U.S.
Alma materNorthern State College
OccupationFinancial Services

Tim Kraayenbrink (born 1959) is the Iowa State Senator from the 5th District.[1] A Republican, he has served in the Iowa Senate since winning election in 2015.

Born in Paullina, Iowa, Kraayenbrink went on to attend Northern State College in South Dakota. He spent time as a teacher and football coach for the Northwest Webster School District. Later he started his own financial firm which he had led for over 25 years before he decided to run for public office. He currently resides in Fort Dodge with his wife Sally. They have three children and two grandchildren.[2][3]

As of February 2020, Kraayenbrink serves on the following committees: Appropriations (Vice Chair), Education, and Local Government. He also serves on the Education Appropriations Subcommittee (Chair), as well as the Fiscal Committee, School Finance Formula Review Committee, Career and Technical Education Implementation Study Committee, and the College Student Aid Commission.[1]

Electoral history

Iowa Senate 5th District election, 2014 [4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Tim Kraayenbrink 12,383 55.8
Democratic Daryl Beall 9,801 44.2%
Republican gain from Democratic
Iowa Senate 5th District election, 2018 [5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Tim Kraayenbrink 14,571 61.9%
Democratic John O'Brien 8,935 38.0%
Republican hold

References

  1. ^ a b "State Senator". www.legis.iowa.gov. Retrieved 2020-02-06.
  2. ^ "The Voter's Self Defense System". Vote Smart. Retrieved 2020-02-06.
  3. ^ "Biography". Kraayenbrink for Iowa Senate. 2014-02-24. Retrieved 2020-02-06.
  4. ^ https://sos.iowa.gov/elections/pdf/2014/general/canvsummary.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  5. ^ https://sos.iowa.gov/elections/pdf/2018/general/canvsummary.pdf [bare URL PDF]
Iowa Senate
Preceded by
Dennis Guth
4th District
2023 – present
Succeeded by
Incumbent
Preceded by
Daryl Beall
5th District
2015 – 2023 present
Succeeded by
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Members of the Iowa Senate
90th General Assembly (2023–2025)
President of the Senate
Amy Sinclair (R)
President pro tempore
Brad Zaun (R)
Majority Leader
Jack Whitver (R)
Minority Leader
Pam Jochum (D)
  1. Rocky De Witt (R)
  2. Jeff Taylor (R)
  3. Lynn Evans (R)
  4. Tim Kraayenbrink (R)
  5. Dave Rowley (R)
  6. Jason Schultz (R)
  7. Kevin Alons (R)
  8. Mark Costello (R)
  9. Tom Shipley (R)
  10. Dan Dawson (R)
  11. Julian Garrett (R)
  12. Amy Sinclair (R)
  13. Cherielynn Westrich (R)
  14. Sarah Trone Garriott (D)
  15. Tony Bisignano (D)
  16. Claire Celsi (D)
  17. Izaah Knox (D)
  18. Janet Petersen (D)
  19. Ken Rozenboom (R)
  20. Nate Boulton (D)
  21. Mike Bousselot (R)
  22. Brad Zaun (R)
  23. Jack Whitver (R)
  24. Jesse Green (R)
  25. Herman Quirmbach (D)
  26. Jeff Edler (R)
  27. Annette Sweeney (R)
  28. Dennis Guth (R)
  29. Sandy Salmon (R)
  30. Waylon Brown (R)
  31. William Dotzler (D)
  32. Mike Klimesh (R)
  33. Carrie Koelker (R)
  34. Dan Zumbach (R)
  35. Chris Cournoyer (R)
  36. Pam Jochum (D)
  37. Molly Donahue (D)
  38. Eric Giddens (D)
  39. Liz Bennett (D)
  40. Todd Taylor (D)
  41. Kerry Gruenhagen (R)
  42. Charlie McClintock (R)
  43. Zach Wahls (D)
  44. Adrian Dickey (R)
  45. Janice Weiner (D)
  46. Dawn Driscoll (R)
  47. Scott Webster (R)
  48. Mark Lofgren (R)
  49. Cindy Winckler (D)
  50. Jeff Reichman (R)