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American politician

John Forbes
Member of the Iowa House of Representatives
from the 44th district
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 14, 2013
Preceded byLance Horbach
Personal details
Born (1956-10-21) October 21, 1956 (age 68)
Clarion, Iowa, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseCindy
Children2 children
EducationDrake University (BS)

John Forbes (born October 21, 1956) is the Iowa State Representative from the 44th District. A Democrat, he has served in the Iowa House of Representatives since 2013.

As of May 2013, Forbes serves on several committees in the Iowa House – the Commerce, Local Government, Transportation, and Ways and Means committees. He also serves as a member of the Health and Human Services Appropriations Subcommittee.

Forbes was born in Clarion, Iowa, and raised in Eagle Grove, Iowa. He has been a small business owner for over 32 years. He is a pharmacist and owns and operates Medicap Pharmacy in Urbandale, Iowa.

Electoral history

*incumbent

Election Political result Candidate Party Votes %
Iowa House of Representatives primary elections, 2012  
District 3 		Democratic John Forbes Democraticunopposed
Iowa House of Representatives general elections, 2012  
District 3
Turnout: 18,032		Democratic (newly redistricted) John Forbes Democratic9,11350.54%
Mike Brown Republican8,04444.61%

Organizations

Forbes is a member of the following organizations:

Honors and awards

Forbes received the Bowl of Hygenia Award from the Iowa Pharmacy Association in 2010 for his work in community service. In 2011, he won the Hero's of the Heartland Award from the American Red Cross.

Family

Forbes and his wife Cindy reside in Urbandale, Iowa. Together they have two children, Adam and Meredith. He is the son-in-law of former Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Dale M. Cochran.

References

  1. "Meet the Candidate, Iowa House District 44: John Forbes".
  2. "State Representative".
  3. ^ "New Member Profile: John Forbes". Iowa House. Retrieved December 5, 2013.
  4. "2012 Primary Election Canvass Summary" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. p. 139. Retrieved January 15, 2013.
  5. "2012 General Election Canvass Summary" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. p. 86. Retrieved January 15, 2013.
  6. "Forbes: Legislature guts longtime collective bargaining law". Des Moines Register. Retrieved August 3, 2017.

External links

Members of the Iowa House of Representatives
90th General Assembly (January 9, 2023 – January 12, 2025)
Speaker
Pat Grassley (R)
Speaker pro tempore
John Wills (R)
Majority Leader
Matt Windschitl (R)
Minority Leader
Jennifer Konfrst (D)
  1. ▌J. D. Scholten (D)
  2. ▌Robert Henderson (R)
  3. ▌Thomas Jeneary (R)
  4. ▌Skyler Wheeler (R)
  5. ▌Zach Dieken (R)
  6. ▌Megan Jones (R)
  7. ▌Mike Sexton (R)
  8. ▌Ann Meyer (R)
  9. ▌Henry Stone (R)
  10. ▌John Wills (R)
  11. ▌Brian Best (R)
  12. ▌Steven Holt (R)
  13. ▌Ken Carlson (R)
  14. ▌Jacob Bossman (R)
  15. ▌Matt Windschitl (R)
  16. ▌David Sieck (R)
  17. ▌Devon Wood (R)
  18. ▌Tom Moore (R)
  19. ▌Brent Siegrist (R)
  20. ▌Joshua Turek (D)
  21. ▌Brooke Boden (R)
  22. ▌Stan Gustafson (R)
  23. ▌Ray Sorensen (R)
  24. ▌Joel Fry (R)
  25. ▌Hans Wilz (R)
  26. ▌Austin Harris (R)
  27. ▌Kenan Judge (D)
  28. ▌David Young (R)
  29. ▌Brian Meyer (D)
  30. ▌Megan Srinivas (D)
  31. ▌Mary Madison (D)
  32. ▌Jennifer Konfrst (D)
  33. ▌Ruth Ann Gaines (D)
  34. ▌Ako Abdul-Samad (D)
  35. ▌Sean Bagniewski (D)
  36. ▌Austin Baeth (D)
  37. ▌Barb Kniff McCulla (R)
  38. ▌Jon Dunwell (R)
  39. ▌Rick Olson (D)
  40. ▌Bill Gustoff (R)
  41. ▌Molly Buck (D)
  42. ▌Heather Matson (D)
  43. ▌Eddie Andrews (R)
  44. ▌John Forbes (D)
  45. ▌Brian Lohse (R)
  46. ▌Dan Gehlbach (R)
  47. ▌Carter Nordman (R)
  48. ▌Phil Thompson (R)
  49. ▌Beth Wessel-Kroeschell (D)
  50. ▌Ross Wilburn (D)
  51. ▌Dave Deyoe (R)
  52. ▌Sue Cahill (D)
  53. ▌Dean Fisher (R)
  54. ▌Joshua Meggers (R)
  55. ▌Shannon Latham (R)
  56. ▌Mark Thompson (R)
  57. ▌Pat Grassley (R)
  58. ▌Charley Thomson (R)
  59. ▌Sharon Steckman (D)
  60. ▌Jane Bloomingdale (R)
  61. ▌Timi Brown-Powers (D)
  62. ▌Jerome Amos Jr. (D)
  63. ▌Michael Bergan (R)
  64. ▌Anne Osmundson (R)
  65. ▌Shannon Lundgren (R)
  66. ▌Steve Bradley (R)
  67. ▌Craig Johnson (R)
  68. ▌Chad Ingels (R)
  69. ▌Tom Determann (R)
  70. ▌Norlin Mommsen (R)
  71. ▌Lindsay James (D)
  72. ▌Charles Isenhart (D)
  73. ▌Elizabeth Wilson (D)
  74. ▌Eric Gjerde (D)
  75. ▌Bob Kressig (D)
  76. ▌Derek Wulf (R)
  77. ▌Jeff Cooling (D)
  78. ▌Sami Scheetz (D)
  79. ▌Tracy Ehlert (D)
  80. ▌Art Staed (D)
  81. ▌Luana Stoltenberg (R)
  82. ▌Bobby Kaufmann (R)
  83. ▌Cindy Golding (R)
  84. ▌Thomas Gerhold (R)
  85. ▌Amy Nielsen (D)
  86. ▌David Jacoby (D)
  87. ▌Jeff Shipley (R)
  88. ▌Helena Hayes (R)
  89. ▌Elinor Levin (D)
  90. ▌Adam Zabner (D)
  91. ▌Brad Sherman (R)
  92. ▌Heather Hora (R)
  93. ▌Gary Mohr (R)
  94. ▌Mike Vondran (R)
  95. ▌Taylor Collins (R)
  96. ▌Mark Cisneros (R)
  97. ▌Ken Croken (D)
  98. ▌Monica Kurth (D)
  99. ▌Matthew Rinker (R)
  100. ▌Martin Graber (R)


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