Ross C. Paustian (born March 3, 1956) is an American politician and a farmer from Iowa. Paustian is a former Republican member of the

Iowa House of Representatives The Iowa House of Representatives is the lower house of the Iowa General Assembly, the upper house being the Iowa Senate. There are 100 seats in the Iowa House of Representatives, representing 100 single-member districts across the state, formed ...

, representing District 92 from 2015 to 2023.

Early life

On March 3, 1956, Paustian was born in

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. Paustian's brother is Kent Paustian.

Education

In 1978, Paustian earned a Bachelors of Science degree in Animal Science from

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Career

Paustian is a crop and livestock farmer. On November 2, 2010, Paustian won the election and became a Republican member of

for District 84. Paustian defeated Sheri L. Carnahan. On November 6, 2012 Paustian was defeated by Frank D. Wood and lost his seat for District 92 with 47.6% of the votes. On November 4, 2014, Paustian won the election and became a Republican member of the

for District 92. Paustian defeated incumbent Frank D. Wood. On November 8, 2016, as an incumbent, Paustian won the election and continued serving District 92. Paustian defeated Ken Krumwiede with 56.13% of the votes. On November 6, 2018, as an incumbent, Paustian won the election and continued serving District 92. Paustian defeated Jean Simpson and other write-in with 52.5% of the votes. Paustian is the chairman of the Agriculture Committee.

Awards

* 2015 Wergin Good Farm Neighbor award. Presented to the Paustian family by Iowa Secretary of Agriculture

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. (August 5, 2015).

Personal life

Paustian's wife is Carol. They have two children, Jennifer and Thomas.

References

External links

Ross C. Paustian at ballotpedia.org

Ross Paustian at legis.iowa.gov
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