- Terry E. Branstad
Infobox Governor
name= Terry E. Branstad
caption= Governor Branstad attending a Navy ceremony, April 1984
order=39th
office= Governor of Iowa
term_start= January 1983
term_end= January 1999
lieutenant=
predecessor= Robert Ray
successor=Tom Vilsack
birth_date= birth date and age |1946|11|17
birth_place=Leland, Iowa
death_date=
death_place=
spouse=
profession=President - Des Moines University
party= Republican
footnotes=Terry Edward Branstad (b.
November 17 1946 ,Leland, Iowa ) is a former four-term RepublicanGovernor of Iowa , who served from 1983 to 1999.Early life and career
Born to a Norwegian-American Lutheran
farming family, he received his undergraduate degree from theUniversity of Iowa and his law degree fromDrake University Law School . He served three-terms in theIowa House of Representatives and served as theLieutenant Governor of Iowa . When elected governor, he was, at age 35, the youngest chief executive in Iowa history; and, when he left office, he was Iowa's longest-serving governor.In 1997, he chaired the
Education Commission of the States , theRepublican Governors Association , and the Governors' Ethanol Coalition. He also served as Chair of theNational Governors Association during 1989–1990. Persevering the economic recession and farming crisis of the mid-1980s, Iowa became the first state to link everyschool district in a broadband network.Branstad was a U.S. Army serviceman between 1969 - 1971, and was awarded the
Army Commendation Medal . In 1989 Branstad was made an honorary member of Alpha Gamma Rho Fraternity at Iowa State University.Later career
Since leaving office, Branstad has focused most of his efforts on endeavors outside of politics. After leaving office, he founded Branstad and Associates, L.L.C. He also was a partner in the firm of Kaufman, Patee, Branstad & Miller, as well as a financial advisor for Robert W. Baird and Co., Inc.
He also taught as a visiting
professor at theUniversity of Iowa . He taught a course in public sector leadership and management offered through the University of Iowa's Henry Tippie Business College.In August 2003, Branstad accepted the offer of
Des Moines University to become its president.Additionally, Branstad currently serves on the boards of these companies and non-profit organizations, Advanced Analytical Technologies, Inc.,
Cementech , Featherlite,Iowa Health System ,Liberty Bank andLiving History Farms .Electoral history
*1994 Race for Governor
**Terry Branstad (R) (inc.), 57%
**Bonnie Campbell (D), 43%*1990 Race for Governor
**Terry Branstad (R) (inc.), 61%
**Donald Avenson (D), 39%*1986 Race for Governor
**Terry Branstad (R) (inc.), 52%
**Lowell Junkins (D), 48%*1982 Race for Governor
**Terry Branstad (R), 53%
**Roxanne Conlin (D), 47%
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