Jim Van Engelenhoven
Jim Van Engelenhoven | |
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Member of the Iowa House of Representatives from the 71st district 95th (1999 – 2003) | |
In office January 11, 1999 – 2012 | |
Preceded by | Harold van Maanen |
Personal details | |
Born | Oskaloosa, Iowa, United States | September 8, 1943
Died | September 20, 2021 | (aged 78)
Political party | Republican |
Spouse | Carol |
Children | Jeff |
Residence | Leighton, Iowa |
Website | Van Engelenhoven's website |
James L. Van Engelenhoven (September 8, 1943 – September 20, 2021) was an American politician, serving as the Iowa State Representative from the 71st District. He had served in the Iowa House of Representatives since 1999, when he was elected to represent the 95th district. In addition to winning re-election in general election challenges, Van Engelenhoven had won three primary elections (1998, 2008, and 2010), though he went one year (2004) without any primary or general election opponents.
As of September 2011[update], Van Engelenhoven served on several committees in the Iowa House, including the Ethics, Local Government, Natural Resources, and Transportation committees. His prior political experience included serving as County Supervisor in Mahaska County from 1992-1998. He died in 2021 at the age of 78.[1]
Electoral history
*incumbent
Election | Political result | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | ||
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Iowa House of Representatives primary elections, 1998 [2] District 95 Turnout: 3,065 | Republican | Jim Van Engelenhoven | Republican | 1,348 | 44.0 | ||
Marty Racheter | Republican | 937 | 30.6 | ||||
Bill Augustine | Republican | 742 | 24.2 | ||||
Iowa House of Representatives elections, 1998 Reform | 146 | 1.6 | |||||
Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2000 [4] District 95 | Republican hold | James L. Van Engelenhoven* | Republican | unopposed | |||
Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2002 [5] District 71 Turnout: 10,446 | Republican (newly redistricted) | Jim Van Engelenhoven* | Republican | 6,470 | 61.9 | ||
Martin Duffy | Democratic | 3,974 | 38.0 | ||||
Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2004 [6] District 71 Turnout: 937 | Republican | Jim Van Engelenhoven* | Republican | 776 | 82.8 | ||
Donald Zoutte | Republican | 161 | 17.2 | ||||
Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2004 [7] District 71 | Republican hold | Jim Van Engelenhoven | Republican | unopposed |
Election | Political result | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | ||
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Independent | 324 | 2.8 | |||||
Iowa House of Representatives primary elections, 2008 [9] District 71 Turnout: 1,576 | Republican | Jim Van Engelenhoven* | Republican | 1,074 | 68.1 | ||
Marc Held | Republican | 410 | 26.0 | ||||
Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2008 [10] District 71 Turnout: 15,284 | Republican hold | Jim Van Engelenhoven* | Republican | 9,442 | 61.6 | ||
Pat VanZante | Democratic | 5,829 | 38.1 | ||||
Iowa House of Representatives primary elections, 2010 [11] District 71 Turnout: 3,436 | Republican | Jim Van Engelenhoven* | Republican | 2,455 | 71.4 | ||
Marc Held | Republican | 755 | 22.0 | ||||
Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2010 [12] District 71 Turnout: 12,270 | Republican hold | Jim Van Engelenhoven* | Republican | 8,285 | 67.5 | ||
Pat VanZante | Democratic | 3,640 | 29.7 |
References
- ^ Obituary for James Van Engelenhoven
- Iowa Secretary of State. p. 409. Retrieved 2011-09-25.
- Iowa Secretary of State. p. 432. Archived from the original(PDF) on November 30, 2008. Retrieved 2011-09-22.
- Iowa Secretary of State. 2002-07-16. p. 34. Archived from the original(PDF) on November 15, 2011. Retrieved 2011-09-19.
- Iowa Secretary of State. 2002-12-02. p. 36. Archived from the original(PDF) on 2003-03-09. Retrieved 2011-09-19.
- Iowa Secretary of State. 2004-12-06. p. 43. Retrieved 2011-09-19.
- Iowa Secretary of State. 2004-12-06. p. 34. Archived from the original(PDF) on 2007-01-04. Retrieved 2011-09-19.
- Iowa Secretary of State. 2006-11-21. p. 42. Archived from the original(PDF) on 2007-07-15. Retrieved 2011-09-19.
- Iowa Secretary of State. 2008-06-19. Archived from the original(PDF) on 2010-08-27. Retrieved 2011-09-25.
- Iowa Secretary of State. Archived from the originalon April 8, 2009. Retrieved 2011-09-19.
- Iowa Secretary of State. Archived from the originalon 2011-09-29. Retrieved 2011-09-25.
- Iowa Secretary of State. 2010-12-16. p. 112. Retrieved 2011-09-19.[permanent dead link]
External links
- Representative Jim Van Engelenhoven official Iowa General Assembly site
- Profile at Iowa House Republicans