Bill Schickel Explained

Bill Schickel
State House:Iowa
District:13th
Term Start:January 13, 2003
Term End:January 11, 2009
Preceded:Michael Cormack
Succeeded:Sharon S. Steckman
Birth Date:24 March 1951
Birth Place:Loveland, Ohio
Party:Republican
Spouse:Candi Schickel
Children:Katie, Amanda, Sarah
Residence:Mason City, Iowa
Alma Mater:University of Cincinnati
Website:Schickel's former legislative website

Bill Schickel is an Iowa broadcast executive. A former Iowa State Representative, he represented the 13th District for three terms. He was elected to his fourth term as the mayor of Mason City, Iowa on November 7, 2017.[1] He is the former the co-chairman of the Republican Party of Iowa.[2] He was chairman of the 2012 Iowa Caucus Review Committee.

During his service in the Iowa House, Schickel served as a member of the Appropriations and Economic Growth committees and as the chair of the Ethics Committee and of the Economic Development Appropriations Committee.

He was a news anchor, producer, assignment editor, reporter and account executive for the CBS television affiliate, KIMT-TV, in Mason City, IA. He worked as an editor and reporter for The Globe-Gazette in Mason City and newspapers in Ohio.

He received his BA from the University of Cincinnati.

His wife, Candi, is a Mason City, IA, attorney. The Schickels have three adult daughters.

Electoral history

*incumbent

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2017 Cerro Gordo County Election Results. 2017-11-08. https://web.archive.org/web/20171108095225/http://www.co.cerro-gordo.ia.us/wp-content/uploads/auditor/2017-City-election/Results.pdf. 2017-11-08. dead.
  2. Web site: Central Committee Members. https://web.archive.org/web/20110713233047/http://iowagop.org/centralcommittee.php. dead. 2011-07-13. Republican Party of Iowa. 2011-10-18.