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Zachary Dieken is an American politician. He currently represents District 5 in the Iowa House of Representatives[1] and serves as an Iowa State Patrol Trooper.[2]

Biography

Dieken graduated from George-Little Rock Senior High School,[3] and received a bachelor's degree in sociology and criminal justice from Northwestern College in 2012.[4] Prior to being elected to the Iowa House of Representatives, he worked as a state patrol trooper and a substitute teacher.[5]

Dieken lives in Granville, Iowa.[6] He and his wife Megan[7] have one son.[4]

Political career

Dieken announced his intention to run in the Republican primary to represent the newly created fifth district of the Iowa House of Representatives on November 15, 2021.[4] He ran as a strong conservative, emphasizing his support for a private school voucher program which incumbent Dennis Bush opposed.[8] Dieken received an endorsement from Governor Kim Reynolds,[9] and won the June 7, 2022 primary with 55.8% of the vote, beating Bush and Tom Kuiper.[8]

Dieken ran unopposed in the November 8, 2022 general election[10] and took office January 9, 2023.[11] He serves as vice chair of the Environmental Protection committee and as a member of the Agriculture and Public Safety committees.[1]

Since taking office, Dieken has sponsored bills to increase requirements for CO2 pipeline expansions[12] and to amend the Iowa constitution to forbid same-sex marriage.[13][14]

References

  1. ^ a b "Representative Zach Dieken". The Iowa Legislature. Retrieved 2023-07-24.
  2. ^ Van Aartsen, Scott (2023-01-13). "New State Representative Zach Dieken Tells About His Priorities for 2023". KIWA Radio. Retrieved 2023-07-24.
  3. ^ "Iowa State Rep. Zach Dieken - Biography". LegiStorm. Retrieved 2023-07-24.
  4. ^ a b c Helton, Elijah (2021-11-23). "Open Iowa House seat has first entrant". The N'West Iowa Review. Retrieved 2023-07-24.
  5. ^ Pedley, Nick (2021-11-18). "Another Republican jumps into HD5 race". The Hartley Sentinel-The Everly/Royal News. Retrieved 2023-07-26.
  6. ^ Breen, Matt (2022-05-25). "Reynolds endorses GOP challenger over incumbent Republican lawmaker in June primary". KTIV. Retrieved 2023-07-24.
  7. ^ Rust, Justin (2022-03-25). "Dieken gives case for District 5 seat". The N'West Iowa Review. Retrieved 2023-07-24.
  8. ^ a b Helton, Elijah (2022-06-07). "Dieken, Evans, Wheeler win primaries". The N'West Iowa Review. Retrieved 2023-07-24.
  9. ^ Howell, Michael (2022-05-25). "Gov. Reynolds endorsing another Republican House member's primary challenger". KGAN. Retrieved 2023-07-24.
  10. ^ "Live Iowa State House Election Results 2022". Iowa Public Radio. 2022-11-08. Retrieved 2023-07-24.
  11. ^ Gruber-Miller, Steven (2023-01-09). "The Iowa Legislature's 2023 session is back in action under GOP control. What to expect". The Des Moines Register. Retrieved 2023-07-24.
  12. ^ Helton, Elijah (2023-03-13). "Dieken, Evans talk pipeline legislation". The N'West Iowa Review. Retrieved 2023-07-26.
  13. ^ "Republican lawmakers propose amendment that would ban gay marriage in Iowa". KCCI. 2023-03-01. Retrieved 2023-07-26.
  14. ^ Kurtz, Jake (2023-03-02). "Dieken co-sponsors House bill banning same-sex marriage". Cherokee Chronicle Times. Retrieved 2023-07-26.


source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zach_Dieken