Terry Branstad
| Terry Branstad | |||
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| Governor of Iowa From: January 14, 1983 – January 15, 1999 | |||
| Predecessor | Robert Ray | ||
| Successor | Tom Vilsack | ||
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| Party | Republican | ||
| Spouse(s) | Chris Branstad | ||
| Religion | Catholic | ||
Terry Branstad (born November 17, 1946 in Leland, Iowa) served as Governor of Iowa from 1983 through 1999 and President of Des Moines University from 2003 to 2009.
Branstad received a bachelor of arts degree in political science from the University of Iowa in 1969 and a law degree from Drake University Law School in 1974. He served in the U.S. Army from 1969-1971. Branstad served three terms in the Iowa House of Representatives. He was elected Lieutenant Governor in 1978 and Governor in 1982. Branstad chaired the National Governors Association in 1989-1990. Iowa's longest-serving Governor, Branstad left office with a historically low 2.7% unemployment rate and $900 million budget surplus.[1]
Branstad was re-elected governor in 2010 and again in 2014. He is President Donald Trump's nominee as Ambassador to China.
In 2017, with massive GOP majorities in the Iowa legislature,[2] Branstad signed into law legislation massively expanding gun rights, including enacting and expanding a stand-your-ground law, providing legal advantages to gun owners, and giving additional rights to minors, among other provisions.[3]
References
- ↑ Iowa Workforce Development: Iowa Historical Labor Force Data
- ↑ Russell, Joyce (November 9, 2016). Iowa Senate Turns Republican in Tuesday Voting. Iowa Public Radio. Retrieved April 29, 2017.
- ↑ De Lea, Brittany (April 13, 2017). Iowa Passes Massive Expansion of Gun Rights, More States to Follow?. Fox Business. Retrieved April 29, 2017.