Rod Roberts

Rod Roberts


Member of the Iowa House of Representatives from the 51st district 80th (2001 – 2003)
In office January 8, 2001 – January 9, 2011
Preceded by	James Drees
Succeeded by	Dan Muhlbauer
Personal details
Born	(1957-10-22) October 22, 1957 Waverly, Iowa
Political party	Republican
Residence	Carroll, Iowa
Religion	Church of Christ
Website	Roberts's website

Rod Roberts (born October 22, 1957) is the director of the Iowa Department of Inspections and Appeals.^[1] Roberts is also a former Republican gubernatorial candidate and five-term Iowa State Representative from the 51st and 80th Districts. He served in the Iowa House of Representatives from 2001 to 2011 and was an assistant minority leader. He received his BA from Iowa Christian College, as did his wife.

During his last term in the Iowa House, Roberts served on the Administration and Rules, Appropriations, Local Government, State Government, and Transportation committees. His political experience includes serving on the Carroll School Board from 1996 to 2000. Other experience includes serving as past president of the Carroll Rotary Club and serving on the Board of Directors for New Hope Village (a facility supporting disabled adults) in Carroll.

Electoral history

Roberts ran for the Iowa House's District 80 in 1998, losing to incumbent Democrat James Drees. He ran again in 2000 and won the election, defeating Democratic opponent Thomas Halbur. After the districts were redrawn for the 2002 election, Roberts was elected to the new District 51. He did not seek re-election to the House in 2010, choosing to seek the Republican nomination for governor instead. He was defeated in the primary, coming in a distant third behind former governor Terry Branstad, who went on to win the general election, and Iowa businessman Bob Vander Plaats. At the Republican state convention, he declined when nominated for the Republican nomination for Lieutenant Governor, endorsing then-State Senator Kim Reynolds for the position.^[2]

Electoral history

*incumbent

Election			Party	Votes	%
Iowa House of Representatives elections, 1998 ^[3] District 80 Turnout: 9,610	Democratic hold	James Drees*	Democratic	4,889	50.9
	Democratic hold	Rod Roberts	Republican	4,721	49.1
Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2000 ^[4] District 80 Turnout: 12,203	Republican gain from Democratic	Rod Roberts	Republican	6,539	53.6
	Republican gain from Democratic	Thomas H. Halbur	Democratic	5,655	46.3
Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2002 ^[5] District 51	Republican (newly redistricted)	Rod Roberts*	Republican	unopposed
Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2004 ^[6] District 51	Republican hold	Rod Roberts*	Republican	unopposed
Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2006 ^[7] District 51	Republican hold	Rod Roberts*	Republican	unopposed
Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2008 ^[8] District 51	Republican hold	Rod Roberts*	Republican	unopposed
Iowa gubernatorial primary elections, 2010 ^[9] District 51 Turnout: 229,731	Republican	Terry Branstad	Republican	114,450	49.8
		Bob Vander Plaats	Republican	93,058	40.5
		Rod Roberts	Republican	19,896	8.7

References

↑ Kauffman, Clark (2010-12-08). "Branstad taps Rod Roberts to head DIA". Des Moines Register. Gannett Company. Retrieved 2011-10-21.
↑ Vander Hart, Shane (2010-06-29). "The Humility of Rod Roberts". Des Moines Register. Gannett Company. Retrieved 2011-10-21.
↑ "Iowa General Election - November 3, 1998" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. p. 430. Retrieved 2011-09-22.
↑ "November 7, 2000 - General Election, Iowa Official Results, State House of Representatives" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. 2002-07-16. p. 31. Retrieved 2011-09-19.
↑ "Canvass Summary - Final - 2002 General Election (11/5/2002)" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. 2002-12-02. p. 32. Retrieved 2011-09-19.
↑ "Canvass Summary - Final - 2004 General Election (11/2/2004)" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. 2004-12-06. p. 29. Retrieved 2011-09-19.
↑ "Official Results Report - Statewide, 2006 General Election 11-07-2006" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. 2006-11-21. p. 37. Retrieved 2011-09-19.
↑ "November 4, 2008 General Election Results". Iowa Secretary of State. Retrieved 2011-09-19.
↑ "June 8, 2010 Primary Election Results". Iowa Secretary of State. Retrieved 2011-10-20.

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Rod Roberts.

Representative Rod Roberts official Iowa General Assembly site
Profile at Iowa House Republicans

Iowa House of Representatives
Preceded by James Drees	80th District 2001 – 2003	Succeeded by James Hahn
Preceded by Jeff Elgin	51st District 2003 – 2011	Succeeded by Dan Muhlbauer

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