David Hartsuch

David Hartsuch
Member of the Iowa Senate from the 41st district
Incumbent
Assumed office January 8, 2007
Preceded by	Maggie Tinsman
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Political party	Republican
Website	Hartsuch's website

David Hartsuch is the Iowa State Senator from the 41st District. He has served in the Iowa Senate since 2007.

Hartsuch currently serves on several committees in the Iowa Senate - the Human Resources committee; the Judiciary committee; the Local Government committee; and the Veterans Affairs committee. He also serves on the Administration and Regulation Appropriations Subcommittee.

Hartsuch was elected in 2006 with 11,572 votes, defeating Democratic opponent Phyllis Thede by approximately 400 votes. [1]

Hartsuch was the Republican nominee for the U.S. House of Representatives in Iowa's 1st congressional district and lost to challenger Bruce Braley in 2008.

In 2010, Hartsuch was challenged in the Republican primary by Roby Smith. On June 8, Hartsuch was defeated by under 200 votes.

Electoral history

Year	Party		Incumbent	Status	Party		Candidate	Votes	%
2008		Democratic	Bruce Braley	re-elected		Democratic	Bruce Braley	178,229	64%
						Republican	David Hartsuch	99,447	35%

External links

• Senator David Hartsuch official Iowa Legislature site
• Senator David Hartsuch official Iowa General Assembly site
• Senator David Hartsuch at Iowa Senate Republican Caucus
• Biography, voting record, and interest group ratings at Project Vote Smart
• Campaign contributions at the National Institute for Money in State Politics

Iowa Senate
Preceded by Maggie Tinsman	41st District 2007-present	Succeeded by Incumbent

Persondata
Name	Hartsuch, David
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Short description	American politician
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