Ron Jorgensen (born May 17, 1957) is the Iowa State Representative from the 6th District. A Republican, he has served in the Iowa House of Representatives since 2011. Smith was born in Sioux City, Iowa, United States. He has a B.S. in business administration from Morningside College and an M.B.A. from the University of South Dakota. Jorgensen works as Vice President for Business and Finance at Morningside College.

Ron Jorgensen
85th General Assembly portrait (2013)
Member of the Iowa House of Representatives
from the 6th district
54th (2011–2013)
In office
January 10, 2011 – January 8, 2017
Preceded byChristopher Rants
Succeeded byJim Carlin
Personal details
Born (1957-05-17) May 17, 1957 (age 67)
Sioux City, Iowa, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
SpouseKathy
Children2 children
ResidenceSioux City, Iowa
Alma materMorningside College
University of South Dakota
ProfessionBusiness and Finance
Websitelegis.iowa.gov/...

As of January 2013, Jorgensen serves on several committees in the Iowa House – the Economic Growth, Labor, and Transportation committees. He also serves as the chair of the Education committee and as a member of the Education Appropriations Subcommittee.

Biography

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Ron Jorgensen has been a lifelong resident of Sioux City and the Morningside area. He graduated from East High School in 1975 and then received a bachelor's degree in Business Administration from Morningside College in 1979. Jorgensen also earned a Masters of Business Administration Degree from the University of South Dakota and is a Certified Management Accountant and Certified Cash Manager.

For the past 14 years, Jorgensen has been the Vice President for Business and Finance at Morningside College. Prior to working at the college he was a Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for a local bank in Sioux City. Jorgensen served on the Sioux City School Board for six years, two of those years as board president. He has also served on numerous other local non-profit boards.

Jorgensen has been married to his wife, Kathy, for the last 30 years. They have two sons, Corey, 26, and Eric, 21. His family are members of the Morningside Lutheran Church.

Electoral history

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*incumbent

Election Political result Candidate Party Votes %
Iowa House of Representatives primary elections, 2010 [1]
District 54
Republican Ron JorgensenRepublicanunopposed
Iowa House of Representatives general elections, 2010 [2]
District 54
Turnout: 9,761
Republican hold Ron JorgensenRepublican6,34565.00%
Carlos Venable-Ridley Democratic3,13632.13%
Iowa House of Representatives primary elections, 2012 [3]
District 6
Turnout: 2,374
Republican Ron Jorgensen*Republican1,28854.25%
Matthew A. Ung Republican1,01742.84%
Iowa House of Representatives general elections, 2012 [4]
District 6
Republican (newly redistricted) Ron Jorgensen*Republicanunopposed

References

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  1. ^ "Official Results Report, 2010 Primary Election held Tuesday, June 8th 2010" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. July 1, 2010. Retrieved January 15, 2013.
  2. ^ "Official Results Report, General Election held Tuesday, November 2nd 2010" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. November 23, 2010. p. 95. Retrieved January 15, 2013.
  3. ^ "2012 Primary Election Canvass Summary" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. p. 72. Retrieved January 15, 2013.
  4. ^ "2012 General Election Canvass Summary" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. p. 52. Retrieved January 15, 2013.
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Iowa House of Representatives
Preceded by 54th District
2011–2013
Succeeded by
Preceded by 6th District
2013–present
Succeeded by