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American politician
Waylon Brown
Member of the Iowa Senate
from the 30th district
In office
January 14, 2017 – July 10, 2024
Preceded byMary Jo Wilhelm
Succeeded byVacant
ConstituencyDistrict 30 - (2023-2024)
District 26 - (2017-2023)
Personal details
Born (1979-07-13) July 13, 1979 (age 45)
St. Ansgar, Iowa
Political partyRepublican
SpouseJulie
Children2
ResidenceSt. Ansgar, Iowa
OccupationFarmer

Waylon Brown (born July 13, 1979) is a former state senator from Iowa's 30th District. A Republican, he was elected to the Iowa Senate in 2016. Brown is a farmer and a small businessman who owns a construction company, also serving as vice president of the Mitchell County, Iowa Farm Bureau Board. He resides in St. Ansgar, Iowa, with his wife Julie and two children. In July 2024, Brown announced he would resign his seat in the Iowa Senate effective July 10, 2024.

As of February 2020, Brown served on the following committees: Transportation (Vice Chair), Agriculture, Commerce, Labor and Business Relations, and Ways and Means. He also served 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.

Electoral history

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

References

  1. ^ "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. Gruber-Miller, Stephen. "Republican Waylon Brown resigns from Iowa Senate seat just weeks after winning primary". The Des Moines Register. Retrieved 2024-07-08.
  6. "IOWA SECRETARY OF STATE 2016 GENERAL ELECTION CANVASS SUMMARY" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. p. 52. Retrieved February 5, 2020.
Iowa Senate
Preceded byEric Giddens 30th District
2023 – 2024 		Succeeded byVacant
Preceded byMary Jo Wilhelm 26th District
2017 – 2023 		Succeeded byJeff Edler
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