Martin Graber

American politician
Martin Graber
Member of the Iowa House of Representatives
from the 100th district
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 1, 2023
Preceded byCharles Isenhart (redistricting)
Personal details
Political partyRepublican
ResidenceFort Madison, Iowa
Alma mater

Martin Graber is an American politician. A member of the Republican Party, he has served in the Iowa House of Representatives since 2021. Formerly serving district 83, he is currently serving[1] District 100.

Education and early career

Graber was raised in Donnellson, Iowa, and attended Central Lee High School.[2] He earned a degree in business administration at the University of Iowa, and completed a master's degree in business at St. Ambrose University in 1987, followed by a master's degree in strategic studies at the United States Army War College in 2002.[2] Graber served 32 years in the National Guard,[3] retiring with the rank of brigadier general within the Iowa National Guard.[2] During Operation Desert Storm, Graber was deployed to Germany.[4] At other times during his military career, he served with the 224th Engineer Battalion and at Camp Dodge.[4] From 1980 to 1991, Graber was a manager within the human resources department of the Dial Corporation.[3][2] From 1991, he worked for Ameriprise Financial Service in Fort Madison, Iowa, as a financial adviser.[3][2]

Political career

At the time of his first state legislative campaign in 2020, Graber was still working for Amerprise, and was serving his second term as chair of the Lee County Republican Party.[3][2] Graber filed for the Republican nomination for District 83 of the Iowa House of Representatives in March 2020,[2] and defeated incumbent legislator Jeff Kurtz in the November 2020 general elections.[5][6]

References

  1. ^ legis.iowa.gov
  2. ^ a b c d e f g Delany, Robin (12 March 2020). "Martin Graber seeks election to Iowa House". Retrieved 24 June 2021.
  3. ^ a b c d Delany, Robin (14 October 2020). "Graber says it's time to put a conservative in the House seat". Daily Gate City. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
  4. ^ a b Vandenberg, Chuck (29 September 2020). "Graber, Kurtz ramp up campaigns as absentee voting nears". Pen City Current. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
  5. ^ Sammann, Blake (27 October 2020). "Graber and Kurtz square off in 83rd district race". WGEM. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
  6. ^ Roberts, Jim (4 November 2020). "Graber unseats Kurtz from Iowa's 83rd district". WGEM. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
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  83. ▌Cindy Golding (R)
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  100. ▌Martin Graber (R)