| Dennis Bush | |
|---|---|
 Bush in 2021 | |
| Member of the Iowa House of Representatives from the 3rd district | |
| In office January 11, 2021 – January 9, 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Dan Huseman |
| Succeeded by | Thomas Jeneary |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Cherokee County, Iowa, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Residence(s) | Cherokee, Iowa, U.S. |
| Occupation | Farmer |
Dennis Bush (born c. 1951) is an American politician from Iowa.
Early life and career
Bush is a Cherokee County native who graduated from Meriden-Cleghorn High School in 1969, and was in the United States Marine Corps between 1971 and 1973. He married Deb in 1973 and they had two children, Randy and Nathan.
Political career
In 2012, Bush contested the second district seat of the Cherokee County board of supervisors. Bush, a Republican candidate, defeated the Democratic incumbent Larry Prunty. Bush won a second term as county supervisor in 2016. He vacated his seat in 2020 to campaign for the Iowa General Assembly and was succeeded as county supervisor by Bryan Peterson.
In January 2020, Bush announced that he would run for the Third District seat in the Iowa House of Representatives. The seat was held by the long time representative Dan Huseman, who stated that he would retire. Bush defeated Lynn Evans and Mark McHugh in a Republican Party primary election held on June 2, 2020. Bush ran unopposed in the 2020 general election. Unofficial results for the 2020 general election showed that Bush won over 12,000 votes, or 99 percent of ballots cast. As a result of redistricting, and a move from Cleghorn to Cherokee, Bush ran for the open House District 5 during the 2022 election cycle. He finished ahead of the paralegal Thomas Kuiper in the 2022 Republican Party primary, but behind the Iowa State Patrol officer Zachary Dieken, who was endorsed by Kim Reynolds.
References
- ^ Ross, Ken (October 26, 2016). "Dennis Bush seeks the Dist. 2 supervisor seat". Chronicle Times. Retrieved November 4, 2020.
- Leckband, Mike (October 15, 2012). "Supervisor candidate forum held". Chronicle Times. Retrieved November 4, 2020.
- Leckband, Mike (November 7, 2012). "Strong showing for County Republicans". Chronicle Times. Retrieved November 4, 2020.
- Struck, Paul (November 6, 2020). "Petersen wins Supervisor race". Chronicle Times. Retrieved November 10, 2020.
- Struck, Paul (May 20, 2020). "Petersen runs for Supervisor". Chronicle Times. Retrieved November 10, 2020.
- "Dennis Bush announces campaign for District 3 seat in Iowa House". KCAU. January 29, 2020. Retrieved November 4, 2020.
- Paulson, Randy (February 2, 2020). "Republicans launch bids for House seat". N'West Iowa Review. Retrieved November 4, 2020. - Hayworth, Bret (September 2, 2020). "Huseman exits Iowa House with longest tenure of any current Republican". Sioux City Journal. Retrieved November 1, 2020.
- Struck, Paul (June 5, 2020). "3,380 votes cast in Primary". Chronicle Times. Retrieved November 4, 2020.
- Hytrek, Nick (June 2, 2020). "Bush wins GOP nomination for Iowa House 3 seat". Sioux City Journal. Retrieved November 4, 2020. - Paulson, Randy (October 30, 2020). "N'West Iowa 2020 general election preview". N'West Iowa Review. Retrieved November 4, 2020.
- Paulson, Randy (November 4, 2020). "N'West Iowa general election results". N'West Iowa Review. Retrieved November 4, 2020.
- Helton, Elijah (March 26, 2022). "Bush bids for reelection in new district". N'West Iowa Review. Retrieved September 17, 2022.
- "Open Iowa House seat has first entrant". N'West Iowa Review. November 23, 2021. Retrieved September 17, 2022. - Opsahl, Robin (June 3, 2022). "Iowa Republican legislative primaries reveal party divisions". Ottumwa Courier. Retrieved September 17, 2022.
- McNett, Jared (June 8, 2022). "With Kim Reynolds backing, state trooper Zach Dieken defeats Rep. Dennis Bush in GOP House District 5 primary". Sioux City Journal. Retrieved September 17, 2022.