Herman Quirmbach
Herman C. Quirmbach | |
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| Member of the Iowa Senate from the 23rd district | |
| Assumed office January 13, 2003 | |
| Preceded by | Joe Bolkcom |
| Constituency | District 25 - (2023-Present) District 23 - (2003-2023) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 6, 1950 St. Paul, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Party | Democratic |
| Education | Harvard University (BA) Princeton University (MA, PhD) |
| Occupation | Associate Professor of Economics |
| Website | Quirmbach's website |
Herman Charles Quirmbach (born October 6, 1950) is an American politician and academic. He is a member of the Iowa Senate from the 25th district. A Democrat, he has served in the Iowa Senate since 2003 and on the Ames City Council from 1995 to 2003.
Early life
[edit | edit source]Quirmbach was born on October 6, 1950, in St. Paul, Minnesota. He grew up in Mahtomedi, Minnesota, and Brookfield, Wisconsin.[1] He graduated from Central High School and then received his bachelors' of arts degree in government from Harvard University, where he roomed with biochemist and Nobel laureate Roger Y. Tsien.[1][2] He earned his master's degree and Ph.D. in economics from Princeton University, after completing a doctoral dissertation "Input prices and the horizontal and vertical structure of industry."[1][3]
Career
[edit | edit source]After earning his doctoral degree, Quirmbach became an associate professor of economics at Iowa State University.[4]
Quirmbach serves on several committees in the Iowa Senate—the Education committee; the Human Resources committee; the Judiciary committee; and the Ways and Means committee; and the Local Government committee, where he is chair. He also serves as vice chair of the Education Appropriations Subcommittee.
Quirmbach was re-elected in 2006 with 11,782 votes (57%), defeating Republican opponent Linda Livingston.[5]
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Senator Herman Quirmbach official Iowa Legislature site
- Senator Herman Quirmbach official Iowa General Assembly site
- State Senator Herman Quirmbach official constituency site
- Profile at Vote Smart
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