Doug Struyk Explained

Doug Struyk
State House:Iowa
District:99th
Term Start:January 13, 2003
Term End:January 9, 2011
Preceded:Rick Larkin
Succeeded:Mary Ann Hanusa
Birth Date:August 1, 1970
Birth Place:Omaha, Nebraska
Party:Republican (beginning in 2004)
Democrat (until 2004)
Residence:Council Bluffs, Iowa
Alma Mater:Iowa State University
Creighton University School of Law
Occupation:Small Business Owner/Attorney
Website:Struyk's website

Doug Struyk (born August 1, 1970) is a former Iowa State Representative from the 99th District. He served in the Iowa House of Representatives from 2003 to 2011 and was an assistant minority leader. He resigned from the Iowa House in 2011 to work for the Iowa Secretary of State's office. Struyk received his B.A. from Iowa State University and his J.D. from Creighton University School of Law. He is vice president of his family's Council Bluffs, Iowa, lawn care business.[1]

During his last term in the Iowa House, Struyk served on the Agriculture, Commerce, Judiciary, and Ways and Means committees, as well as serving as ranking member of the State Government Committee.

Struyk was first elected to the Iowa House in 2002 as a Democrat, defeating Republican opponent Stan Grote in the general election. On March 18, 2004, Struyk announced that he was switching parties to become a Republican, the announcement coming a day before the primary filing deadline.[2] He won re-election as a Republican, defeating Democratic opponent David Phillips in the general election. He did not seek re-election to the Iowa House in 2010, instead taking a job with Iowa Secretary of State Matt Schultz as a policy advisor and legal counsel.

Electoral history

*incumbent

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Notes and References

  1. News: Republican Doug Struyk named to Iowa secretary of state post. 2010-11-16. Jacobs. Jennifer. Des Moines Register. Gannett Company. 2011-10-03. https://archive.today/20110830115714/http://blogs.desmoinesregister.com/dmr/index.php/2010/11/16/republican-doug-struyk-named-to-iowa-secretary-of-state-post/. 2011-08-30. dead.
  2. News: Legislative control is goal of parties. Des Moines Register. 2004-03-19. Beaumont. Thomas. B.3. Gannett Company. https://archive.today/20120716113315/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/desmoinesregister/access/1810331331.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Mar+19,+2004&author=Beaumont+Thomas&pub=Des+Moines+Register&edition=&startpage=B.3&desc=Headline:+Legislative+control+is+goal+of+parties. dead. July 16, 2012.