Jeff Edler

American politician
Jeff Edler
Member of the Iowa Senate
from the 26th district
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 14, 2017
Preceded bySteve Sodders
ConstituencyDistrict 26 - (2023-Present)
District 36 - (2017-2023)
Personal details
Born (1976-08-17) August 17, 1976 (age 47)
State Center, Iowa, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
SpouseStephanie
Children5
ResidenceState Center, Iowa
Alma materIowa State University
OccupationFarmer

Jeff Edler (born August 17, 1976) is the Iowa State Senator from the 26th District. A Republican, he has served in the Iowa Senate since defeating Democratic incumbent Steve Sodders in 2016.[1] He is a resident of State Center, Iowa and is married to Stephanie with six children. Edler is a farmer and Consumers Energy Rural Electric Cooperative board president.[2]

As of February 2020, Edler serves on the following committees: Local Government (Chair), Agriculture, Education, Human Resources, Veterans Affairs, and Ways and Means. He also serves on the Health and Human Services Appropriations Subcommittee (Vice Chair), as well as the International Relations Committee, the Children's Behavioral Health System State Board, Education Commission of the States, and the Mental Health and Disability Services Commission.[3]

Electoral history

Iowa Senate 36th District election, 2018
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jeff Edler 14,731 52.91%
Democratic Steve Sodders 13,111 47.09%
Republican gain from Democratic

References

  1. ^ "Edler upsets Sodders; Fisher, Smith re-elected - News, Sports, Jobs - Times Republican". www.timesrepublican.com.
  2. ^ "Edler seeks Senate District 36 seat - News, Sports, Jobs - Times Republican". content.timesrepublican.com.
  3. ^ "State Senator". www.legis.iowa.gov. Retrieved 2020-02-03.
Iowa Senate
Preceded by
Waylon Brown
 26th District
2023 – present 		Succeeded by
Incumbent
Preceded by
Steve Sodders
 36th District
2017 – 2023 		Succeeded by
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Members of the Iowa Senate
90th General Assembly (2023–2025)
President of the Senate
Amy Sinclair (R)
President pro tempore
Brad Zaun (R)
Majority Leader
Jack Whitver (R)
Minority Leader
Pam Jochum (D)
  1. ▌Rocky De Witt (R)
  2. ▌Jeff Taylor (R)
  3. ▌Lynn Evans (R)
  4. ▌Tim Kraayenbrink (R)
  5. ▌Dave Rowley (R)
  6. ▌Jason Schultz (R)
  7. ▌Kevin Alons (R)
  8. ▌Mark Costello (R)
  9. ▌Tom Shipley (R)
  10. ▌Dan Dawson (R)
  11. ▌Julian Garrett (R)
  12. ▌Amy Sinclair (R)
  13. ▌Cherielynn Westrich (R)
  14. ▌Sarah Trone Garriott (D)
  15. ▌Tony Bisignano (D)
  16. ▌Claire Celsi (D)
  17. ▌Izaah Knox (D)
  18. ▌Janet Petersen (D)
  19. ▌Ken Rozenboom (R)
  20. ▌Nate Boulton (D)
  21. ▌Mike Bousselot (R)
  22. ▌Brad Zaun (R)
  23. ▌Jack Whitver (R)
  24. ▌Jesse Green (R)
  25. ▌Herman Quirmbach (D)
  26. ▌Jeff Edler (R)
  27. ▌Annette Sweeney (R)
  28. ▌Dennis Guth (R)
  29. ▌Sandy Salmon (R)
  30. ▌Waylon Brown (R)
  31. ▌William Dotzler (D)
  32. ▌Mike Klimesh (R)
  33. ▌Carrie Koelker (R)
  34. ▌Dan Zumbach (R)
  35. ▌Chris Cournoyer (R)
  36. ▌Pam Jochum (D)
  37. ▌Molly Donahue (D)
  38. ▌Eric Giddens (D)
  39. ▌Liz Bennett (D)
  40. ▌Todd Taylor (D)
  41. ▌Kerry Gruenhagen (R)
  42. ▌Charlie McClintock (R)
  43. ▌Zach Wahls (D)
  44. ▌Adrian Dickey (R)
  45. ▌Janice Weiner (D)
  46. ▌Dawn Driscoll (R)
  47. ▌Scott Webster (R)
  48. ▌Mark Lofgren (R)
  49. ▌Cindy Winckler (D)
  50. ▌Jeff Reichman (R)


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