Dean Fisher

Republican Party

Candidate, Iowa House of Representatives District 53

Iowa House of Representatives District 72

Tenure

2013 - Present

Term ends

2023

Years in position

Compensation

Base salary

$25,000/year

Per diem

$172/day

Elections and appointments

Last elected

November 3, 2020

Next election

June 7, 2022

Education

High school

South Tama High School, 1975

Bachelor's

Electronics Engineering Technology, DeVry Institute of Technology

Personal

Profession

Electronics / Farmer

Contact

Official website

Personal Facebook

Personal LinkedIn

Dean Fisher (Republican Party) is a member of the Iowa House of Representatives, representing District 72. He assumed office on January 1, 2013. His current term ends on January 1, 2023.

Fisher (Republican Party) is running for re-election to the Iowa House of Representatives to represent District 53. He is on the ballot in the Republican primary on June 7, 2022.

## Contents

* 1 Biography
* 2 Committee assignments
* 2.1 2017 legislative session
* 2.2 2015 legislative session
* 2.3 2013-2014
* 3 Sponsored legislation
* 4 Elections
* 4.1 2022
* 4.2 2020
* 4.3 2018
* 4.4 2016
* 4.5 2014
* 4.6 2012
* 5 Campaign themes
* 5.1 2022
* 5.2 2020
* 5.3 2014
* 6 Campaign donors
* 6.1 2016
* 6.2 2014
* 7 Scorecards
* 7.1 2021
* 7.2 2020
* 7.3 2019
* 7.4 2018
* 7.5 2017
* 7.6 2016
* 7.7 2015
* 7.8 2014
* 7.9 2013
* 8 See also
* 9 External links
* 10 Footnotes

## Biography[edit]

Fisher earned his B.S. in electronics engineering technology from DeVry Institute of Technology in Chicago. His professional experience includes working as a profit & loss manager for Motorola and farmer.[1]

## Committee assignments[edit]

This membership information was last updated in March 2021. Ballotpedia completes yearly updates of committee membership. If you would like to send us an update, email us at: editor@ballotpedia.org.

#### 2021-2022

Fisher was assigned to the following committees:

* House Commerce Committee
* Environmental Protection Committee, Chair
* Natural Resources Committee
* Public Safety Committee

#### 2019-2020

Fisher was assigned to the following committees:

* House Commerce Committee
* Environmental Protection Committee, Chair
* Natural Resources Committee
* Public Safety Committee

### 2017 legislative session[edit]

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:

Iowa committee assignments, 2017

• Appropriations
• Commerce
• Natural Resources, Vice chair
• Public Safety

### 2015 legislative session[edit]

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Fisher served on the following committees:

Iowa committee assignments, 2015

• Appropriations
• Natural Resources, Vice chair
• Public Safety

### 2013-2014[edit]

At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Fisher served on the following committees:

Iowa committee assignments, 2013

• Appropriations
• Commerce
• Local Government
• Natural Resources, Vice chair

## Sponsored legislation[edit]

The following table lists bills sponsored by this legislator. Bills are monitored by BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills sponsored by this person, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.

## Elections[edit]

### 2022[edit]

See also: Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2022

General election

The primary will occur on June 7, 2022. The general election will occur on November 8, 2022. General election candidates will be added here following the primary.

Democratic primary election

#####  Democratic primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 53

Sarah Smith is running in the Democratic primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 53 on June 7, 2022.

Candidate

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Republican primary election

#####  Republican primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 53

Incumbent Dean Fisher and incumbent David Maxwell are running in the Republican primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 53 on June 7, 2022.

Candidate

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| Dean Fisher

| David Maxwell

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### 2020[edit]

See also: Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2020

General election

##### General election for Iowa House of Representatives District 72

Incumbent Dean Fisher defeated Christina Blackcloud in the general election for Iowa House of Representatives District 72 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate

Votes

|
|
|

✔ |

| Dean Fisher (R)  |

61.3

| 9,739

| Christina Blackcloud (D) |

38.5

| 6,119
|  | Other/Write-in votes |

0.1

| 23

* * *

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

| Total votes: 15,881

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Democratic primary election

#####  Democratic primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 72

Christina Blackcloud defeated John Anderson in the Democratic primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 72 on June 2, 2020.

Candidate

Votes

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|
|

✔ |

| Christina Blackcloud |

75.4

| 1,553

| John Anderson |

24.5

| 504
|  | Other/Write-in votes |

0.1

| 2

* * *

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

| Total votes: 2,059

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Republican primary election

#####  Republican primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 72

Incumbent Dean Fisher advanced from the Republican primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 72 on June 2, 2020.

Candidate

Votes

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|
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✔ |

| Dean Fisher |

98.6

| 2,030
|  | Other/Write-in votes |

1.4

| 28

* * *

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

| Total votes: 2,058

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### 2018[edit]

See also: Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2018

General election

##### General election for Iowa House of Representatives District 72

Incumbent Dean Fisher defeated Mindy Benson in the general election for Iowa House of Representatives District 72 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate

Votes

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|
|

✔ |

| Dean Fisher (R)  |

59.5

| 7,708

| Mindy Benson (D)  |

40.4

| 5,243
|  | Other/Write-in votes |

0.1

| 13

* * *

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

| Total votes: 12,964

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Democratic primary election

#####  Democratic primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 72

Mindy Benson defeated David Degner, Joycelyn George, and John Anderson in the Democratic primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 72 on June 5, 2018.

Candidate

Votes

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|
|

✔ |

| Mindy Benson |

35.3

| 404

| David Degner |

34.4

| 394

| Joycelyn George |

17.8

| 204

| John Anderson |

12.5

| 143

* * *

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.

| Total votes: 1,145

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Republican primary election

#####  Republican primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 72

Incumbent Dean Fisher advanced from the Republican primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 72 on June 5, 2018.

Candidate

Votes

|
|
|

✔ |

| Dean Fisher |

100.0

| 817

* * *

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified.

| Total votes: 817

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### 2016[edit]

See also: Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2016

Elections for the Iowa House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election took place on June 7, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was March 18, 2016.

Incumbent Dean Fisher defeated Nathan Wrage in the Iowa House of Representatives District 72 general election.[2][3]

Iowa House of Representatives, District 72 General Election, 2016

Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes
| Republican  |  Dean Fisher Incumbent | 61.67% | 9,397
| Democratic  | Nathan Wrage | 38.33% | 5,841
Total Votes | 15,238
Source: Iowa Secretary of State

Nathan Wrage defeated John Anderson in the Iowa House of Representatives District 72 Democratic primary.[4][5]

Iowa House of Representatives, District 72 Democratic Primary, 2016

Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes
| Democratic  |  Nathan Wrage | 78.75% | 682
| Democratic  | John Anderson | 21.25% | 184
Total Votes | 866

Incumbent Dean Fisher ran unopposed in the Iowa House of Representatives District 72 Republican primary.[4][5]

Iowa House of Representatives, District 72 Republican Primary, 2016

Party | Candidate
| Republican |  Dean Fisher Incumbent (unopposed)

### 2014[edit]

See also: Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2014

Elections for the Iowa House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on June 3, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was March 14, 2014. Ben Westphal was unopposed in the Democratic primary, while incumbent Dean Fisher was unopposed in the Republican primary. Westphal faced Fisher in the general election.[6][7][8] Incumbent Fisher defeated Westphall in the general election.[9]

Iowa House of Representatives District 72, General Election, 2014

Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes
| Republican  | Dean Fisher Incumbent | 63.4% | 7,362
| Democratic  |  Ben Westphal | 36.6% | 4,242
Total Votes | 11,604

### 2012[edit]

See also: Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2012

Fisher won election in the 2012 election for Iowa House of Representatives District 72. Fisher ran unopposed in the Republican primary on June 5, 2012, and defeated Nathan Wrage (D) in the general election on November 6, 2012.

Iowa House of Representatives, District 72, General Election, 2012

Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes
| Republican  | Dean Fisher | 50.7% | 7,778
| Democratic  |  Nathan Wrage  | 49.3% | 7,562
Total Votes | 15,340

## Campaign themes[edit]

### 2022[edit]

#### Ballotpedia survey responses

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### 2020[edit]

Dean Fisher did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

### 2014[edit]

Fisher's website highlighted the following campaign themes:[1]

Common Sense budgeting

* Excerpt: "Do not spend more than the state takes in"

Common Sense Job Creation

* Excerpt: "Reduce taxes to grow businesses"

Common Sense Government

* Excerpt: "Photo ID at the polls"

## Campaign donors[edit]

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Dean Fisher campaign contribution history

Year | Office | Result | Contributions
2018 | Iowa House of Representatives District 72 |  ✔ | $48,518
2016 | Iowa House of Representatives, District 72 |  ✔ | $55,676
2014 | Iowa House of Representatives, District 72 |  ✔ | $52,655
2012 | Iowa House of Representatives, District 72 |  ✔ | $52,877
Grand total raised | $209,726

Source: Follow the Money

### 2018

Iowa House of Representatives District 72 2018 election - Campaign Contributions

Top individual contributors to Dean Fisher's campaign in 2018
OSTHUS, DAVID L | $1,600.00
RAYMON, LARRY & JOYNELL | $1,350.00
ZISKOVSKY, MARGE | $1,250.00
HILL, ROGER & CHLOE ANN | $1,000.00
HANNER, DARLENE | $600.00
Total Raised in 2018 | $48,518.19
Source: Follow the Money

### 2016[edit]

Fisher won re-election to the Iowa House of Representatives in 2016. During that election cycle, Fisher raised a total of $55,676.

Iowa House of Representatives 2016 election - campaign contributions

Top contributors to Dean Fisher's campaign in 2016
Iowa Republican Party| $20,174
Sac & Fox Nation Of The Mississippi In Iowa| $2,000
Marshall County Republican Central Cmte Of Iowa| $2,000
Iowa Credit Union League| $1,250
Katzer, Joann| $1,200
Total raised in 2016| $55,676
Source: Follow the Money

### 2014[edit]

Fisher won re-election to the Iowa House of Representatives in 2014. During that election cycle, Fisher raised a total of $52,655.

Iowa House of Representatives 2014 election - Campaign Contributions

Top contributors to Dean Fisher's campaign in 2014
Iowa Republican Party| $21,759
Iowa Dental Association| $1,100
Sac & Fox Nation Of The Mississippi In Iowa| $1,000
Iowa Farm Bureau| $1,000
Iowa Bankers Association| $1,000
Total Raised in 2014| $52,655
Source: Follow the Money

## Scorecards[edit]

See also: State legislative scorecards and State legislative scorecards in Iowa

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### 2021

To view all the scorecards we found for this legislator in 2021, click [show].

In 2021, the Iowa State Legislature was in session from January 11 to May 19.

* Iowa Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO

Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to labor issues.

* The American Conservative Union

Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.

### 2020

To view all the scorecards we found for this legislator in 2020, click [show].

In 2020, the Iowa State Legislature was in session from January 13 to June 14. The session was suspended from March 16 through June 3.

* Iowa Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO

Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to labor issues.

* National Federation of Independent Business

Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.

* The American Conservative Union

Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.

### 2019

To view all the scorecards we found for this legislator in 2019, click [show].

In 2019, the Iowa State Legislature was in session from January 14 through April 27.

* Iowa Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO

Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to labor issues.

* The American Conservative Union

Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.

### 2018

To view all the scorecards we found for this legislator in 2018, click [show].

In 2018, the Iowa State Legislature was in session from January 8 through May 5.

* Iowa Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO

Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to labor issues.

* The American Conservative Union

Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.

### 2017

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In 2017, the Iowa State Legislature was in session from January 9 through April 22.

* Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement

Legislators are scored on their votes on bills tracked by CCI Action.

* Iowa Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO

Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to labor issues.

* The American Conservative Union

Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.

### 2016

To view all the scorecards we found for this legislator in 2016, click [show].

In 2016, the Iowa State Legislature was in session from January 11 through April 29.

* ACLU of Iowa

Legislators are scored on their votes by the ACLU of Iowa on bills "that embody key civil liberties concepts."[10]

* Iowa Association of Business and Industry: Senate and House

Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.

* Iowa Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO

Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to labor issues.

* National Federation of Independent Business

Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.

* The American Conservative Union

Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.

### 2015

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In 2015, the Iowa State Legislature was in session from January 12 through June 5.

* The American Conservative Union

Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.

### 2014

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In 2014, the 85th Iowa State Legislature was in session from January 13 through May 2.

* ACLU of Iowa

Legislators are scored by the ACLU of Iowa on "their records on constitutional principles and civil liberties."[11]

* The American Conservative Union

Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.

### 2013

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In 2013, the Iowa State Legislature was in session from January 14 to May 23.

* The American Conservative Union

Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.

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## Footnotes[edit]

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 deanfisher.com, "Official campaign website," accessed September 29, 2014
2. ↑ Iowa Secretary of State, "General Candidate List, 2016," accessed August 24, 2016
3. ↑ Iowa Secretary of State, "2016 General Election Canvass Summary," accessed December 16, 2016
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Iowa Secretary of State, "Candidate Listing by Office," March 21, 2016
5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Iowa Secretary of State, "2016 Primary Election Canvass Summary," accessed August 22, 2016
6. ↑ Iowa Secretary of State, "Official primary election candidate list," accessed March 18, 2014
7. ↑ Iowa Secretary of State, "Official primary election results," accessed June 30, 2014
8. ↑ Iowa Secretary of State, "Official general election candidate list," accessed July 7, 2014
9. ↑ Iowa Secretary of State, "Official general election results," accessed December 1, 2014
10. ↑ ACLU Iowa, "Legislative Report & Civil Liberties Scorecard," accessed July 11, 2017
11. ↑ ACLU of Iowa, "Legislative Report & Civil Liberties Scorecard," accessed July 11, 2017

Political offices

Preceded by
\-  |  Iowa House of Representatives District 72
2013-Present | Succeeded by

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Current members of the Iowa House of Representatives

Leadership

Speaker of the House:Pat Grassley

Minority Leader:Jennifer Konfrst

Representatives

District 1

John Wills (R)

District 2

Megan Jones (R)

District 3

Dennis Bush (R)

District 4

Skyler Wheeler (R)

District 5

Thomas Jeneary (R)

District 6

Jacob Bossman (R)

District 7

Henry Stone (R)

District 8

Terry Baxter (R)

District 9

Ann Meyer (R)

District 10

Mike Sexton (R)

District 11

Gary Worthan (R)

District 12

Brian Best (R)

District 13

Chris Hall (D)

District 14

Steve Hansen (D)

District 15

Charlie McConkey (D)

District 16

Brent Siegrist (R)

District 17

Matt Windschitl (R)

District 18

Steven Holt (R)

District 19

Carter Nordman (R)

District 20

Ray Sorensen (R)

District 21

Tom Moore (R)

District 22

Jon Jacobsen (R)

District 23

David Sieck (R)

District 24

Cecil Dolecheck (R)

District 25

Stan Gustafson (R)

District 26

Brooke Boden (R)

District 27

Joel Fry (R)

District 28

Jon Thorup (R)

District 29

Jon Dunwell (R)

District 30

Brian Lohse (R)

District 31

Rick Olson (D)

District 32

Ruth Gaines (D)

District 33

Brian Meyer (D)

District 34

Bruce Hunter (D)

District 35

Ako Abdul-Samad (D)

District 36

Marti Anderson (D)

District 37

Mike Bousselot (R)

District 38

Garrett Gobble (R)

District 39

Eddie Andrews (R)

District 40

John Forbes (D)

District 41

Jo Oldson (D)

District 42

Kristin Sunde (D)

District 43

Jennifer Konfrst (D)

District 44

Kenan Judge (D)

District 45

Beth Wessel-Kroeschell (D)

District 46

Ross Wilburn (D)

District 47

Phil Thompson (R)

District 48

Robert Bacon (R)

District 49

Dave Deyoe (R)

District 50

Pat Grassley (R)

District 51

Jane Bloomingdale (R)

District 52

Todd Prichard (D)

District 53

Sharon Steckman (D)

District 54

Shannon Latham (R)

District 55

Michael Bergan (R)

District 56

Anne Osmundson (R)

District 57

Shannon Lundgren (R)

District 58

Steven Bradley (R)

District 59

Bob Kressig (D)

District 60

Dave Williams (D)

District 61

Timi Brown-Powers (D)

District 62

Ras Smith (D)

District 63

Sandy Salmon (R)

District 64

Chad Ingels (R)

District 65

Liz Bennett (D)

District 66

Art Staed (D)

District 67

Eric Gjerde (D)

District 68

Molly Donahue (D)

District 69

Kirsten Running-Marquardt (D)

District 70

Tracy Ehlert (D)

District 71

Sue Cahill (D)

District 72

Dean Fisher (R)

District 73

Bobby Kaufmann (R)

District 74

David Jacoby (D)

District 75

Thomas Gerhold (R)

District 76

David Maxwell (R)

District 77

Amy Nielsen (D)

District 78

Jarad Klein (R)

District 79

Dustin Hite (R)

District 80

Holly Brink (R)

District 81

Cherielynn Westrich (R)

District 82

Jeff Shipley (R)

District 83

Martin Graber (R)

District 84

Joe Mitchell (R)

District 85

Christina Bohannan (D)

District 86

Mary Mascher (D)

District 87

Dennis Cohoon (D)

District 88

David Kerr (R)

District 89

Monica Kurth (D)

District 90

Cindy Winckler (D)

District 91

Mark Cisneros (R)

District 92

Ross Paustian (R)

District 93

Phyllis Thede (D)

District 94

Gary Mohr (R)

District 95

Charlie McClintock (R)

District 96

Lee Hein (R)

District 97

Norlin Mommsen (R)

District 98

Mary Wolfe (D)

District 99

Lindsay James (D)

District 100

Charles Isenhart (D)

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