Rod Roberts
| Rod Roberts | |
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| Member of the Iowa House of Representatives from the 51st district 80th (2001 – 2003) |
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| In office January 8, 2001 – January 9, 2011 |
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| Preceded by | James Drees |
| Succeeded by | Dan Muhlbauer |
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| Born | October 22, 1957 Waverly, Iowa |
| Political party | Republican |
| Residence | Carroll, Iowa |
| Religion | Church of Christ |
| Website | Roberts's website |
Rod Roberts (born October 22, 1957) is the director of the Iowa Department of Inspections and Appeals.[1] Roberts is also a former Republican gubernatorial candidate and five-term Iowa State Representative from the 51st and 80th Districts. He served in the Iowa House of Representatives from 2001 to 2011 and was an assistant minority leader. He received his BA from Iowa Christian College, as did his wife.
During his last term in the Iowa House, Roberts served on the Administration and Rules, Appropriations, Local Government, State Government, and Transportation committees. His political experience includes serving on the Carroll School Board from 1996 to 2000. Other experience includes serving as past president of the Carroll Rotary Club and serving on the Board of Directors for New Hope Village (a facility supporting disabled adults) in Carroll.
Electoral history
Roberts ran for the Iowa House's District 80 in 1998, losing to incumbent Democrat James Drees. He ran again in 2000 and won the election, defeating Democratic opponent Thomas Halbur. After the districts were redrawn for the 2002 election, Roberts was elected to the new District 51. He did not seek re-election to the House in 2010, choosing to seek the Republican nomination for governor instead. He was defeated in the primary, coming in a distant third behind former governor Terry Branstad, who went on to win the general election, and Iowa businessman Bob Vander Plaats. At the Republican state convention, he declined when nominated for the Republican nomination for Lieutenant Governor, endorsing then-State Senator Kim Reynolds for the position.[2]
Electoral history
*incumbent
| Election | Political result | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | ||
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| Iowa House of Representatives elections, 1998 [3] District 80 Turnout: 9,610 |
Democratic hold | James Drees* | Democratic | 4,889 | 50.9 | ||
| Rod Roberts | Republican | 4,721 | 49.1 | ||||
| Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2000 [4] District 80 Turnout: 12,203 |
Republican gain from Democratic | Rod Roberts | Republican | 6,539 | 53.6 | ||
| Thomas H. Halbur | Democratic | 5,655 | 46.3 | ||||
| Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2002 [5] District 51 |
Republican (newly redistricted) | Rod Roberts* | Republican | unopposed | |||
| Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2004 [6] District 51 |
Republican hold | Rod Roberts* | Republican | unopposed | |||
| Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2006 [7] District 51 |
Republican hold | Rod Roberts* | Republican | unopposed | |||
| Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2008 [8] District 51 |
Republican hold | Rod Roberts* | Republican | unopposed | |||
| Iowa gubernatorial primary elections, 2010 [9] District 51 Turnout: 229,731 |
Republican | Terry Branstad | Republican | 114,450 | 49.8 | ||
| Bob Vander Plaats | Republican | 93,058 | 40.5 | ||||
| Rod Roberts | Republican | 19,896 | 8.7 | ||||
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External links
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- Representative Rod Roberts official Iowa General Assembly site
- Profile at Iowa House Republicans
| Iowa House of Representatives | ||
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| Preceded by | 80th District 2001 – 2003 |
Succeeded by James Hahn |
| Preceded by | 51st District 2003 – 2011 |
Succeeded by Dan Muhlbauer |
