Joel Fry (politician)

Joel Fry
84th General Assembly portrait (2011)

Member of the Iowa House of Representatives from the 27th district 95th (2011–2013)
Incumbent
Assumed office January 10, 2011
Preceded by	Mike Reasoner
Personal details
Born	June 18, 1974 (1974-06-18) (age 42) Des Moines, Iowa, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Heather
Children	3 children
Residence	Osceola, Iowa
Alma mater	Simpson College University of Iowa
Occupation	Therapist, Educator, Consultant, Speaker
Religion	Christian
Website	legis.iowa.gov/...

Nelson Joel Fry (born June 18, 1974)^[1] is the Iowa State Representative from the 27th District. A Republican, he has served in the Iowa House of Representatives since 2011. Smith was born in Des Moines, Iowa and was raised and resides in Osceola. He has a B.A. from Simpson College a M.S.W. and a Aging Studies Certificate from the University of Iowa School of Social Work.

As of January 2013, Fry serves on several committees in the Iowa House – the Administration and Rules, Education, Human Resources, Labor, and Public Safety committees. He also serves as an Assistant Leader for the House Republican caucus.

Biography

Fry was born in Des Moines, Iowa, and raised in Osceola^[2] in small family business and farming. He and his wife, Heather, have four children. They live in rural Osceola where they own two small businesses. He is president of TEAM Restoration Ministries and serves as an expert consultant for healthcare issues related to hospice and end of life care. He is also adjunct faculty at Simpson College and the University of Iowa School of Social Work. Joel has served the public through foster care, serving on his church leadership board, and has been instrumental on boards of directors and committees for various local and national hospice programs. Joel holds a Bachelor of Arts from Simpson College in Indianola, Iowa and a Master of Social Work and Certificate in Aging Studies from the University of Iowa School of Social Work.

Electoral history

*incumbent

Election			Party	Votes	%
Iowa House of Representatives primary elections, 2010 ^[3] District 95 Turnout: 3,307	Republican	Joel Fry	Republican	1,754	53.04%
	Republican	J.R. Cornett	Republican	1,065	32.20%
Iowa House of Representatives general elections, 2010 ^[4] District 95 Turnout: 11,246	Republican gain from Democratic	Joel Fry	Republican	6,191	55.05%
	Republican gain from Democratic	Michael J. Reasoner*	Democratic	4,732	42.08%
Iowa House of Representatives primary elections, 2012 ^[5] District 27 Turnout: 1,754	Republican	Joel Fry*	Republican	1,473	83.98%
	Republican	James Demichelis, Jr.	Republican	249	14.20%
Iowa House of Representatives general elections, 2012 ^[6] District 27 Turnout: 14,119	Republican (newly redistricted)	Joel Fry*	Republican	8,230	58.29%
	Republican (newly redistricted)	Ruth Eileen Smith	Nominated by Petition	3,977	28.17%

References

↑ "Joel Fry biography". Iowa House Republicans. Retrieved February 21, 2016.
↑ "Joel Fry". Iowa Legislature. Retrieved February 21, 2016.
↑ "Official Results Report, 2010 Primary Election held Tuesday, June 8th 2010" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. 2010-07-01. Retrieved 2013-01-15.
↑ "Official Results Report, General Election held Tuesday, November 2nd 2010" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. 2010-11-23. p. 136. Retrieved 2013-01-15.
↑ "2012 Primary Election Canvass Summary" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. p. 114. Retrieved 2013-01-15.
↑ "2012 General Election Canvass Summary" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. p. 73. Retrieved 2013-01-15.

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Joel Fry.

Representative Joel Fry official Iowa General Assembly site

Profile at Project Vote Smart
Financial information (state office) at the National Institute for Money in State Politics

Iowa House of Representatives
Preceded by Mike Reasoner	95th District 2011–2013	Succeeded by Quentin Stanerson
Preceded by Charles Isenhart	27th District 2013–present	Succeeded by Incumbent

Members of the Iowa House of Representatives

86th General Assembly (January 12, 2015 - January 8, 2017) Speaker: Linda Upmeyer (R) Speaker Pro Tempore: Matt Windschitl (R) Majority Leader: Chris Hagenow (R) Minority Leader: Mark Smith (D)

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