Herman Quirmbach
Herman C. Quirmbach | |
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Member of the Iowa Senate from the 23rd district | |
Incumbent | |
Assumed office January 13, 2003 | |
Preceded by | Joe Bolkcom |
Constituency | District 25 - (2023-Present) District 23 - (2003-2023) |
Personal details | |
Born | (1950-10-06) October 6, 1950 (age 73) St. Paul, Minnesota, U.S. |
Political party | Democratic |
Alma mater | Harvard University (B.A.) Princeton University (Ph.D.) |
Occupation | Associate Professor of Economics |
Website | Quirmbach's website |
Herman Charles Quirmbach (born October 6, 1950) is an American politician and academic. He is a member of the Iowa Senate from the 23rd district. A Democrat, he has served in the Iowa Senate since 2003 and on the Ames City Council from 1995 to 2003.
Early life
Quirmbach was born on October 6, 1950, in St. Paul, Minnesota. He grew up in Mahtomedi, Minnesota, and Brookfield, Wisconsin.[1] He graduated from Central High School and then received his bachelors' of arts degree in government from Harvard University, where he roomed with biochemist and Nobel laureate Roger Y. Tsien.[1][2] He earned his masters and Ph.D. in economics from Princeton University, after completing a doctoral dissertation "Input prices and the horizontal and vertical structure of industry."[1][3]
Career
After earning his doctoral degree, Quirmbach became an associate professor of economics at Iowa State University.[4]
Quirmbach serves on several committees in the Iowa Senate—the Education committee; the Human Resources committee; the Judiciary committee; and the Ways and Means committee; and the Local Government committee, where he is chair. He also serves as vice chair of the Education Appropriations Subcommittee.
Quirmbach was re-elected in 2006 with 11,782 votes (57%), defeating Republican opponent Linda Livingston.[5]
References
- ^ a b c "State Senator". www.legis.iowa.gov. Retrieved 2022-10-30.
- ^ "Harvard Alumni Win Nobel Prize | News | The Harvard Crimson". www.thecrimson.com. Retrieved 2015-09-26.
- ^ Quirmbach, Herman Charles (1983). Imput prices and the horizontal and vertical structure of industry. Princeton University.
- ^ "People | Department of Economics". www.econ.iastate.edu. Retrieved Feb 28, 2019.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-07-15. Retrieved 2006-11-29.
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External links
- Senator Herman Quirmbach official Iowa Legislature site
- Senator Herman Quirmbach official Iowa General Assembly site
- State Senator Herman Quirmbach official constituency site
- Profile at Vote Smart
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Preceded by | 25th District 2023 - Present | Succeeded by |
Preceded by | 23rd District 2003 - 2023 | Succeeded by |
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