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Josh Byrnes
84th General Assembly portrait (2011)
Member of the Iowa House of Representatives
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 10, 2011
Preceded byMark Kuhn
Constituency14th district (2011–2013)
51st district (2013–present)
Personal details
Born (1974-04-18) April 18, 1974 (age 50)
Oelwein, Iowa, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
SpouseColleen
Children3 children
ResidenceOsage, Iowa
Alma materLuther College, Winona State University
ProfessionIowa Utilities Board
Websitelegis.iowa.gov/...

Josh Byrnes (born April 18, 1974) is a Republican party member and was in of the Iowa House of Representatives from 2010 until 2016. In November 2020, Iowa governor Kim Reynolds appointed him to the Iowa Utilities Board until April 30, 2025.

Early life and education

Byrnes was born in Oelwein, Iowa. He grew up in Riceville, Iowa, where he graduated from Riceville Community High School in 1992. He went on to graduate from Luther College, earned a master's degree from Winona State University.

Career

Byrnes was a high school teacher for eight and a half years and also served as an administrator at the community college level. Byrnes taught or coached in the districts of Denison, Osage, Riceville, Mason City, St. Ansgar, and Clear Lake.

In 2010, Byrnes, member of the Republican party was first elected to the Iowa House of Representatives. As of January 2013, Byrnes served on several committees in the Iowa House – the Education, Natural Resources, and Ways and Means committees, as well as the Education Appropriations budget subcommittee. He served as the Chair of the Transportation committee. He was defeated in 2016.

In November 2020, Iowa governor Kim Reynolds appointed him to the Iowa Utilities Board until April 30, 2025.

Personal life

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Byrnes resides on an acreage in Mitchell County with his wife, Colleen, daughters, Alexandra and Scarlett, and son, Nolan. Colleen is a family nurse practitioner at the Mitchell County Regional Hospital and has received numerous prestigious awards for her work. The family enjoys their acreage where they have a small cow calf herd, raise gourds and play ball on their diamond.

Service

According to the IUB website he was General Manager of Osage Municipal Utilities, a former CUSB Bank director and served on the Iowa Association of Municipal Utilities Board of Directors, American Public Power Associations DEED Board, and T&D World Executive Advisory Board.

Electoral history

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*incumbent

Election Political result Candidate Party Votes %
Iowa House of Representatives primary elections, 2010  
District 14
Turnout: 1,984		Republican Josh Byrnes Republican1,29765.37%
Craig Clark Republican38619.46%
Iowa House of Representatives general elections, 2010  
District 14
Turnout: 11,283		Republican gain from DemocraticJosh Byrnes Republican6,69659.35%
Kurt Meyer Democratic4,28137.94%
Iowa House of Representatives primary elections, 2012  
District 51 		Republican Josh Byrnes* Republicanunopposed
Iowa House of Representatives general elections, 2012  
District 51
Turnout: 15,779		Republican (newly redistricted) Josh Byrnes* Republican9,71461.56%
Eric Hungerford Democratic5,32433.74%

References

  1. ^ "Iowa House Republicans Biography". March 13, 2013. Archived from the original on March 13, 2013. Retrieved September 10, 2023.
  2. ^ Iowa Utilities Board (n.d.). "Iowa Utilities Board Board Members". iub.iowa.gov. Retrieved September 10, 2023.
  3. "Official Results Report, 2010 Primary Election held Tuesday, June 8th 2010" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. July 1, 2010. p. 229. Retrieved December 12, 2013.
  4. "Official Results Report, General Election held Tuesday, November 2nd 2010" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. November 23, 2010. p. 13. Retrieved December 12, 2013.
  5. "2012 Primary Election Canvass Summary" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. p. 162. Retrieved December 12, 2013.
  6. "2012 General Election Canvass Summary" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. p. 97=. Retrieved December 12, 2013.

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Iowa House of Representatives
Preceded byMark Kuhn 14th District
2011–2013 		Succeeded byDavid Dawson
Preceded byDan Muhlbauer 51st District
2013–present 		Succeeded byIncumbent
Members of the Iowa House of Representatives
90th General Assembly (January 9, 2023 – January 12, 2025)
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