Iowa official register

Wieck, Ron – Sioux City (R) 

District 27 

Term: Serving second term in Senate.  Profession: Insurance 

agent for 39 years. Retired.  Education: Graduated from Hinton 

Community Schools. Attended Universal Trade Schools in Omaha. 

Completed many industry-related courses while in the insurance 

industry.  Memberships and Activities: Member of the Siouxland 

Chamber of Commerce and the Woodbury County Criminal Justice 

Committee.  Birth and Residence: Born in 1944 in Hinton and 

raised in Hinton. Resides in Sioux City.  Family Members: Wife 

Carol; two sons and six grandchildren.     

 

 

 

 

Wilhelm, Mary Jo – Cresco (D) 

District 8 

Term:  Serving first term in Senate.  Profession:  

Owner/operator of Wilhelm Appraisals. Worked as a realtor 1999-

2006 and has been a Certified Residential Appraiser since 2000. 

Former Howard County Supervisor.  Memberships and 

Activities:  Past and present member of various local boards and 

organizations. Member of  Immanuel Lutheran Church.   Birth and 

Residence:  Born in 1955 in Cresco and raised on a farm in 

Howard County. Resides in Cresco.  Family Members:  Husband 

Michael; two sons and one stepson.    

 

 

 

Zaun, Brad – Urbandale (R) 

District 32 

Term:  Serving third term in Senate. Profession: Vice president 

of Realty Marketing Group (a subsidiary of R&R Realty Group). 

Education: Attended Grandview College and Ellsworth 

Community College. Memberships and Activities: Current board 

member of the Greater Dallas County Development Alliance, the 

Greater Des Moines Animal Rescue League, and the Iowa 

Commercial Real Estate Association. Member of the Urbandale 

Breakfast Lions Club, marketing board member for the United 

Hardware Distribution Company in Minneapolis, former member 

of Iowa Retail Association, past president of the Urbandale 

Chamber of Commerce (1994), past board member of Choose Des 

Moines Communities, past board member of Greater Des Moines 

Convention and Visitors Bureau, and chairperson of the study 

committee to form the Metropolitan Advisory Council. Former 

member of Urbandale Jaycees, and Mid-Iowa Association of Local 

Governments. Nominee for 1994 Iowa/Nebraska Entrepreneur of 

the Year, recipient of Forty Under 40 Award in 2001 and elected to 

the Urbandale Chamber of Commerce Hall of Fame in 2004. Birth 

and Residence: Born in 1962 in Des Moines. Resides in 

Urbandale. Family Members: Wife Dede; five children.  

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LEGISLATIVE BRANCH 

 

HOUSE OFFICERS AND STAFF 

 

Office of the Speaker - Pat Murphy, Speaker of the House 

Dean Fiihr, Administrative Assistant III to Speaker; Ed Conlow, Senior Administrative Assistant 

to Speaker; Carolyn Gaukel, Senior Administrative Assistant to Speaker 

 

Speaker Pro Tempore - Polly Bukta 

 

Office of the Majority Leader - Kevin McCarthy, Majority Leader 

Brian Meyer, Legal Counsel to Majority Leader; Andrea Jansa, Administrative Assistant to Ma-

jority Leader 

 

Assistant Majority Leaders - Ako Abdul-Samad, Elesha Gayman, Dave Jacoby, Sharon Steck-

man 

 

Office of the Minority Leader - Kraig Paulsen, Minority Leader 

Josie Albrecht, Communications Director for Minority Leader; Noreen Otto, Administrative As-

sistant to Minority Leader 

 

Assistant Minority Leaders - Jeff Kaufmann, Steven Lukan, Rod Roberts, Dave Deyoe, Matt 

Windschitl 

 

Minority Whip - Linda Upmeyer 

 

Office of the Clerk of the House - Mark Brandsgard, Chief Clerk 

Jan Ramsay, Executive Secretary to Chief Clerk; Kathy Stachon, Clerk to Chief Clerk; Dave 

Schrader, Assistant Chief Clerk; Mary Sanders, Supervisor of Secretaries; Peg Kephart, Enrolling 

Processor; Michelle Bauer, Text Processor; Diane Burget, Recording Clerk 

 

Majority Caucus Staff - Joe Romano, Director; Mary Braun, Deputy Director; Dave Epley, Re-

search Analyst; Rachelle Thomas, Research Analyst; Joe Gilde, Caucus Staff Secretary; Zeke 

Furlong, Research Analyst; Bill Freeland, Research Analyst; Jenifer Parsons, Senior Research 

Analyst; Tom Patterson, Senior Research Analyst; Paulee Lipsman, Senior Research Analyst; 

Anna Hyatt-Crozier, Senior Research Analyst 

 

Minority Caucus Staff - Jeff Mitchell, Director; Lon Anderson, Senior Research Analyst; Tony 

Phillips, Research Analyst; Ann McCarthy, Senior Research Analyst; Lew Olson, Senior Re-

search Analyst; Kristi Kielhorn, Research Analyst; Brad Trow, Senior Research Analyst; Matt 

Hinch, Research Analyst; Jason Chapman, Caucus Staff Secretary 

 

Assistant Legal Counsel I - Doreen Terrell 

 

Journal Editors - Gayle Goble, Senior Editor; Vicki Jones, Editor; Robin Bennett, Assistant 

Journal Editor 

 

Finance Officers - Deb Rex, Senior Finance Officer III; Kelly Bronsink, Senior Finance Officer I 

 

Indexers - Kristi Wentz, Chief Indexer; Kathy Kenline, Indexing Assistant 

 

Bill Clerks - Joyce Hendrix, Joan Skeffington 

 

Switchboard Operators - Jane Phalen, Sandi Moran 

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