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Josh Byrnes
Josh Byrnes
	84th General Assembly portrait (2011)
Member of the Iowa House of Representatives
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; January 10, 2011
Preceded by	Mark Kuhn
Constituency	14th district (2011–2013); 51st district (2013–present)
Personal details
Born	April 18, 1974 (age 50); Oelwein, Iowa, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Colleen
Children	3 children
Residence	Osage, Iowa
Alma mater	Luther College, Winona State University
Profession	Iowa Utilities Board
Website	legis.iowa.gov/...

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Josh Byrnes (born April 18, 1974) is a Republican party member and was in of the Iowa House of Representatives from 2010 until 2016. In November 2020, Iowa governor Kim Reynolds appointed him to the Iowa Utilities Board until April 30, 2025.

Early life and education

Byrnes was born in Oelwein, Iowa. He grew up in Riceville, Iowa, where he graduated from Riceville Community High School in 1992. He went on to graduate from Luther College, earned a master's degree from Winona State University.^[1]

Career

Byrnes was a high school teacher for eight and a half years and also served as an administrator at the community college level. Byrnes taught or coached in the districts of Denison, Osage, Riceville, Mason City, St. Ansgar, and Clear Lake.^[1]

In 2010, Byrnes, member of the Republican party was first elected to the Iowa House of Representatives. As of January 2013, Byrnes served on several committees in the Iowa House – the Education, Natural Resources, and Ways and Means committees, as well as the Education Appropriations budget subcommittee. He served as the Chair of the Transportation committee.^{[citation needed]} He was defeated in 2016.

In November 2020, Iowa governor Kim Reynolds appointed him to the Iowa Utilities Board until April 30, 2025.^[2]

Personal life

Byrnes resides on an acreage in Mitchell County with his wife, Colleen, daughters, Alexandra and Scarlett, and son, Nolan. Colleen is a family nurse practitioner at the Mitchell County Regional Hospital and has received numerous prestigious awards for her work. The family enjoys their acreage where they have a small cow calf herd, raise gourds and play ball on their diamond.

Service

According to the IUB website he was General Manager of Osage Municipal Utilities, a former CUSB Bank director and served on the Iowa Association of Municipal Utilities Board of Directors, American Public Power Associations DEED Board, and T&D World Executive Advisory Board.^[2]

Electoral history

*incumbent

Election			Party	Votes	%
Iowa House of Representatives primary elections, 2010 ^[3] District 14 Turnout: 1,984	Republican	Josh Byrnes	Republican	1,297	65.37%
	Republican	Craig Clark	Republican	386	19.46%
Iowa House of Representatives general elections, 2010 ^[4] District 14 Turnout: 11,283	Republican gain from Democratic	Josh Byrnes	Republican	6,696	59.35%
	Republican gain from Democratic	Kurt Meyer	Democratic	4,281	37.94%
Iowa House of Representatives primary elections, 2012 ^[5] District 51	Republican	Josh Byrnes*	Republican	unopposed
Iowa House of Representatives general elections, 2012 ^[6] District 51 Turnout: 15,779	Republican (newly redistricted)	Josh Byrnes*	Republican	9,714	61.56%
	Republican (newly redistricted)	Eric Hungerford	Democratic	5,324	33.74%

References

^ ^a ^b "Iowa House Republicans Biography". March 13, 2013. Archived from the original on March 13, 2013. Retrieved September 10, 2023.
^ ^a ^b Iowa Utilities Board (n.d.). "Iowa Utilities Board Board Members". iub.iowa.gov. Retrieved September 10, 2023.
^ "Official Results Report, 2010 Primary Election held Tuesday, June 8th 2010" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. July 1, 2010. p. 229. Retrieved December 12, 2013.
^ "Official Results Report, General Election held Tuesday, November 2nd 2010" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. November 23, 2010. p. 13. Retrieved December 12, 2013.
^ "2012 Primary Election Canvass Summary" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. p. 162. Retrieved December 12, 2013.
^ "2012 General Election Canvass Summary" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. p. 97=. Retrieved December 12, 2013.

External links

Iowa legislature bio of Byrnes

Iowa House of Representatives
Preceded by Mark Kuhn	14th District 2011–2013	Succeeded by David Dawson
Preceded by Dan Muhlbauer	51st District 2013–present	Succeeded by Incumbent

[iahouserep-1] "Iowa House Republicans Biography". March 13, 2013. Archived from the original on March 13, 2013. Retrieved September 10, 2023.

[iub-2] Iowa Utilities Board (n.d.). "Iowa Utilities Board Board Members". iub.iowa.gov. Retrieved September 10, 2023.

[3] "Official Results Report, 2010 Primary Election held Tuesday, June 8th 2010" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. July 1, 2010. p. 229. Retrieved December 12, 2013.

[4] "Official Results Report, General Election held Tuesday, November 2nd 2010" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. November 23, 2010. p. 13. Retrieved December 12, 2013.

[5] "2012 Primary Election Canvass Summary" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. p. 162. Retrieved December 12, 2013.

[6] "2012 General Election Canvass Summary" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. p. 97=. Retrieved December 12, 2013.

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 ==Early life and education==
-Byrnes was born in [[Oelwein, Iowa]]. He grew up in [[Riceville, Iowa]], where he graduated from Riceville Community High School in 1992. He went on to graduate from [[Luther College (Iowa)|Luther College]], earned a master's degree from [[Winona State University]].<ref name="iahouserep">{{Cite web |date=2013-03-13 |title=Iowa House Republicans  Biography |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130313093530/http://www.iowahouserepublicans.com/members/josh-byrnes/biography |access-date=2023-09-10 |website=web.archive.org}}</ref>
+Byrnes was born in [[Oelwein, Iowa]]. He grew up in [[Riceville, Iowa]], where he graduated from Riceville Community High School in 1992. He went on to graduate from [[Luther College (Iowa)|Luther College]], earned a master's degree from [[Winona State University]].<ref name="iahouserep">{{Cite web |date=2013-03-13 |title=Iowa House Republicans Biography |url=http://www.iowahouserepublicans.com/members/josh-byrnes/biography |access-date=2023-09-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130313093530/http://www.iowahouserepublicans.com/members/josh-byrnes/biography |archive-date=March 13, 2013 }}</ref>
 ==Career==
 Byrnes was a high school teacher for eight and a half years and also served as an administrator at the community college level. Byrnes taught or coached in the districts of Denison, Osage, Riceville, Mason City, St. Ansgar, and Clear Lake.<ref name="iahouserep"/>
-In 2010, Byrnes, member of the  [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican party]] was first elected to the [[Iowa House of Representatives]]. As of January 2013, Byrnes served on several committees in the Iowa House – the Education, Natural Resources, and Ways and Means committees, as well as the Education Appropriations budget subcommittee. He served as the Chair of the Transportation committee.{{cn}} He was defeated in 2016.
+In 2010, Byrnes, member of the  [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican party]] was first elected to the [[Iowa House of Representatives]]. As of January 2013, Byrnes served on several committees in the Iowa House – the Education, Natural Resources, and Ways and Means committees, as well as the Education Appropriations budget subcommittee. He served as the Chair of the Transportation committee.{{citation needed|date=September 2023}} He was defeated in 2016.
 In November 2020, Iowa governor [[Kim Reynolds]] appointed him to the [[Iowa Utilities Board]] until April 30, 2025.<ref name="iub">{{Cite web |last=Iowa Utilities Board |date=n.d. |title=Iowa Utilities Board Board Members |url=https://iub.iowa.gov/about-us/board-members |access-date=2023-09-10 |website=iub.iowa.gov |language=en}}</ref>
 ==Personal life==
-{{unreferenced section}}
+{{BLP unreferenced section|date=September 2023}}
 Byrnes resides on an acreage in Mitchell County with his wife, Colleen, daughters, Alexandra and Scarlett, and son, Nolan. Colleen is a family nurse practitioner at the Mitchell County Regional Hospital and has received numerous prestigious awards for her work. The family enjoys their acreage where they have a small cow calf herd, raise gourds and play ball on their diamond.
 ==Service==
-According to the IUB website he was General Manager of Osage Municipal Utilities, a former CUSB Bank director and served on the Iowa Association of Municipal Utilities Board of Directors, American Public Power Associations DEED Board, and T&D World Executive Advisory Board.<ref name="iub"/>
+According to the IUB website he was General Manager of Osage Municipal Utilities, a former [[CUSB Bank]] director and served on the Iowa Association of Municipal Utilities Board of Directors, American Public Power Associations DEED Board, and T&D World Executive Advisory Board.<ref name="iub"/>
 ==Electoral history==
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  | election_title             = Iowa House of Representatives primary elections, 2010
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+ | election_ref               = <ref>{{Cite web |url=http://sos.iowa.gov/elections/pdf/2010/canvsummary.pdf |title=Official Results Report, 2010 Primary Election held Tuesday, June 8th 2010 |publisher=[[Iowa Secretary of State]] |date=2010-07-01 |accessdate=2013-12-12 |page=229 }}</ref>
  | turnout_votes              = 1,984
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  | election_title             = [[Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2010|Iowa House of Representatives general elections, 2010]]
  | election_note              = District 14
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+ | election_ref               = <ref>{{Cite web |url=http://sos.iowa.gov/elections/pdf/2010/streporr.pdf |title=Official Results Report, General Election held Tuesday, November 2nd 2010 |publisher=[[Iowa Secretary of State]] |date=2010-11-23 |accessdate=2013-12-12 |page=13 }}</ref>
  | turnout_votes              = 11,283
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  | election_title             = Iowa House of Representatives primary elections, 2012
  | election_note              = District 51
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+ | election_ref               = <ref>{{Cite web |url=http://sos.iowa.gov/elections/pdf/2012/primary/canvsummary.pdf |title=2012 Primary Election Canvass Summary |publisher=[[Iowa Secretary of State]] |accessdate=2013-12-12 |page=162 }}</ref>
  | turnout_votes              = 1,770
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  | election_title             = [[Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2012|Iowa House of Representatives general elections, 2012]]
  | election_note              = District 51
- | election_ref               = <ref>{{Cite web |url=http://sos.iowa.gov/elections/pdf/2012/general/canvsummary.pdf |title=2012 General Election Canvass Summary |publisher=[[Iowa Secretary of State]] |accessdate=2013-12-12 |page=97= |format=PDF}}</ref>
+ | election_ref               = <ref>{{Cite web |url=http://sos.iowa.gov/elections/pdf/2012/general/canvsummary.pdf |title=2012 General Election Canvass Summary |publisher=[[Iowa Secretary of State]] |accessdate=2013-12-12 |page=97= }}</ref>
  | turnout_votes              = 15,779
  | result                     = (newly redistricted)
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 [[Category:People from Osage, Iowa]]
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