Matt Windschitl | |
Office: | Majority Leader of the Iowa House of Representatives |
Term Start: | January 13, 2020 |
Predecessor: | Chris Hagenow |
Office1: | Speaker pro tempore of the Iowa House of Representatives |
Term Start1: | 2014 |
Term End1: | 2020 |
Predecessor1: | Steven Olson |
Successor1: | John Wills |
State House2: | Iowa |
District2: | 17th |
Term Start2: | January 8, 2007 |
Predecessor2: | Paul Wilderdyke |
Constituency2: | District 15 - (2023–Present) District 17 - (2013–2023) District 56 - (2007–2013) |
Birth Place: | Marshalltown, Iowa, U.S. |
Party: | Republican |
Spouse: | Ivelisse |
Children: | 2 |
Education: | Colorado School of Trades |
Allegiance: | United States |
Serviceyears: | 2001–2009 |
Rank: | Sergeant |
Unit: | United States Marine Corps Reserve |
Battles: | Iraq War |
Matt W. Windschitl (born December 30, 1983) is an American politician and businessman serving as a member of the Iowa House of Representatives from the 15th District and Majority Leader of the Iowa House.
Born in 1983 in Marshalltown, Iowa, Windschitl studied gunsmithing at the Colorado School of Trades.[1]
A Republican, he has served in the Iowa House of Representatives since 2007. Windschitl works for Doll Distributing in Council Bluffs, Iowa. Previously he has worked as a conductor for the Union Pacific Railroad and as a gunsmith.
Windschitl is a member of the United States Marine Corps Reserve and served a six-month tour in Iraq.[2]
Windschitl was elected by his caucus to serve as House Majority Leader in 2019. Previously, he served as the Speaker Pro Tempore and served on several committees in the Iowa House: Judiciary, Local Government, Veterans Affairs, and Ways and Means committees.
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