Waylon Brown

American politician
Waylon Brown
Member of the Iowa Senate
from the 30th district
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 14, 2017
Preceded byMary Jo Wilhelm
ConstituencyDistrict 30 - (2023-Present)
District 26 - (2017-2023)
Personal details
Born (1979-07-13) July 13, 1979 (age 44)
St. Ansgar, Iowa
Political partyRepublican
SpouseJulie
Children2
ResidenceSt. Ansgar, Iowa
OccupationFarmer

Waylon Brown (born July 13, 1979) is the Iowa State Senator from the 30th District.[1] A Republican, he has served in the Iowa Senate since defeating incumbent Mary Jo Wilhelm in 2016.[2] Brown is a farmer and a small businessman who owns a construction company, also serving as the Vice President of the Mitchell County, Iowa Farm Bureau Board.[3] He currently resides in St. Ansgar, Iowa, with his wife Julie and two children.[4]

As of February 2020, Brown serves on the following committees: Transportation (Vice Chair), Agriculture, Commerce, Labor and Business Relations, and Ways and Means. He also serves on the Studies Committee, as well as the Administrative Rules Review Committee (Vice Chair), Fuel Distribution Percentage Formula Review Committee, State Government Efficiency Review Committee, Nonresident Deer Hunting License Committee, Nonresident Wild Turkey Hunting License Committee, and the Statewide Fire and Police Retirement System Board of Trustees.[1]

Electoral history

Iowa Senate 26th District election, 2016 [5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Waylon Brown 19,165 62.38%
Democratic Mary Jo Wilhelm 11,557 37.62%
Republican gain from Democratic

References

  1. ^ a b "State Senator". www.legis.iowa.gov. Retrieved 2020-02-05.
  2. ^ "Iowa Senate poised to go to GOP control | Elections | qctimes.com". qctimes.com. 8 November 2016. Retrieved 2017-02-25.
  3. ^ "Brown announces Iowa Senate District 26 run | Latest Local News | globegazette.com". globegazette.com. 14 October 2015. Retrieved 2017-02-25.
  4. ^ "The Voter's Self Defense System". Vote Smart. Retrieved 2020-02-05.
  5. ^ "IOWA SECRETARY OF STATE 2016 GENERAL ELECTION CANVASS SUMMARY" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. p. 52. Retrieved February 5, 2020.
Iowa Senate
Preceded by
Eric Giddens
 30th District
2023 – present 		Succeeded by
Incumbent
Preceded by
Mary Jo Wilhelm
 26th District
2017 – 2023 		Succeeded by
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Members of the Iowa Senate
90th General Assembly (2023–2025)
President of the Senate
Amy Sinclair (R)
President pro tempore
Brad Zaun (R)
Majority Leader
Jack Whitver (R)
Minority Leader
Pam Jochum (D)
  1. ▌Rocky De Witt (R)
  2. ▌Jeff Taylor (R)
  3. ▌Lynn Evans (R)
  4. ▌Tim Kraayenbrink (R)
  5. ▌Dave Rowley (R)
  6. ▌Jason Schultz (R)
  7. ▌Kevin Alons (R)
  8. ▌Mark Costello (R)
  9. ▌Tom Shipley (R)
  10. ▌Dan Dawson (R)
  11. ▌Julian Garrett (R)
  12. ▌Amy Sinclair (R)
  13. ▌Cherielynn Westrich (R)
  14. ▌Sarah Trone Garriott (D)
  15. ▌Tony Bisignano (D)
  16. ▌Claire Celsi (D)
  17. ▌Izaah Knox (D)
  18. ▌Janet Petersen (D)
  19. ▌Ken Rozenboom (R)
  20. ▌Nate Boulton (D)
  21. ▌Mike Bousselot (R)
  22. ▌Brad Zaun (R)
  23. ▌Jack Whitver (R)
  24. ▌Jesse Green (R)
  25. ▌Herman Quirmbach (D)
  26. ▌Jeff Edler (R)
  27. ▌Annette Sweeney (R)
  28. ▌Dennis Guth (R)
  29. ▌Sandy Salmon (R)
  30. ▌Waylon Brown (R)
  31. ▌William Dotzler (D)
  32. ▌Mike Klimesh (R)
  33. ▌Carrie Koelker (R)
  34. ▌Dan Zumbach (R)
  35. ▌Chris Cournoyer (R)
  36. ▌Pam Jochum (D)
  37. ▌Molly Donahue (D)
  38. ▌Eric Giddens (D)
  39. ▌Liz Bennett (D)
  40. ▌Todd Taylor (D)
  41. ▌Kerry Gruenhagen (R)
  42. ▌Charlie McClintock (R)
  43. ▌Zach Wahls (D)
  44. ▌Adrian Dickey (R)
  45. ▌Janice Weiner (D)
  46. ▌Dawn Driscoll (R)
  47. ▌Scott Webster (R)
  48. ▌Mark Lofgren (R)
  49. ▌Cindy Winckler (D)
  50. ▌Jeff Reichman (R)