Dean Fisher

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Dean Fisher
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Candidate, Iowa House of Representatives District 53

Iowa House of Representatives District 72

Tenure

2013 - Present

Term ends

2023

Years in position

9

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

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.

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:

2019-2020

Fisher was assigned to the following committees:

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:

2013-2014[edit]

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

[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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Sarah Smith

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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.


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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

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Dean Fisher (R)
 
61.3
 
9,739

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Christina Blackcloud (D) Candidate Connection
 
38.5
 
6,119
  Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1
 
23

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 Candidate Connection
 
75.4
 
1,553

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John Anderson
 
24.5
 
504
  Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1
 
2

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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Dean Fisher
 
98.6
 
2,030
  Other/Write-in votes
 
1.4
 
28

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

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Mindy Benson (D)
 
40.4
 
5,243
  Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1
 
13

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

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David Degner
 
34.4
 
394

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Joycelyn George
 
17.8
 
204

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John Anderson
 
12.5
 
143

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

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Dean Fisher
 
100.0
 
817

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 Green check mark transparent.png 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 Green check mark transparent.png 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 Green check mark transparent.png 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 Green check mark transparent.pngDean 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 Green check mark transparent.pngDean Fisher 50.7% 7,778
     Democratic Nathan Wrage 49.3% 7,562
Total Votes 15,340

Campaign themes[edit]

2022[edit]

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2020[edit]

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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.

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2013-Present
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