Mark Lofgren
2023 - Present
2029
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Mark S. Lofgren (Republican Party) is a member of the Iowa State Senate, representing District 48. He assumed office on January 3, 2023. His current term ends on January 2, 2029.
Lofgren (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the Iowa State Senate to represent District 48. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Biography
Lofgren earned his B.B.A in finance from the University of Iowa. His professional experience includes owning and operating Lofgren Investments and a real estate business.
Committee assignments
2023-2024
Lofgren was assigned to the following committees:
- Senate Veterans Affairs Committee
- Senate Appropriations Committee
- Senate Local Government Committee, Vice Chair
- Rules and Administration Committee
- Senate Transportation Committee
2021-2022
Lofgren was assigned to the following committees:
- Senate Appropriations Committee, Vice chair
- Senate Government Oversight Committee
- Senate Human Resources Committee
- Senate Local Government Committee
- Senate Veterans Affairs Committee
2019-2020
Lofgren was assigned to the following committees:
- Senate Appropriations Committee
- Senate Education Committee
- Senate Government Oversight Committee, Vice Chair
- Senate Local Government Committee
- Senate Veterans Affairs Committee
2017 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:
| Iowa committee assignments, 2017 |
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| • Appropriations |
| • Education |
| • Government Oversight |
| • Local Government, Vice chair |
| • Veterans Affairs |
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Lofgren served on the following committees:
| Iowa committee assignments, 2012 |
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| • Appropriations |
| • Economic Growth |
| • Human Resources |
| • Labor |
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Lofgren served on the following committees:
| Iowa committee assignments, 2011 |
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| • Economic Growth/Rebuild Iowa |
| • Education |
| • Human Resources |
| • Natural Resources |
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2024
See also: Iowa State Senate elections, 2024
General election
General election for Iowa State Senate District 48
Incumbent Mark S. Lofgren defeated John Dabeet in the general election for Iowa State Senate District 48 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Mark S. Lofgren (R) | 65.7 | 19,755 | |
| John Dabeet (D) | 34.2 | 10,281 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 45 | ||
| Total votes: 30,081 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Iowa State Senate District 48
John Dabeet advanced from the Democratic primary for Iowa State Senate District 48 on June 4, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | John Dabeet | 100.0 | 473 | |
| Total votes: 473 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Iowa State Senate District 48
Incumbent Mark S. Lofgren advanced from the Republican primary for Iowa State Senate District 48 on June 4, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Mark S. Lofgren | 99.0 | 2,062 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.0 | 21 | ||
| Total votes: 2,083 | ||||
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Campaign finance
Endorsements
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2020
See also: Iowa State Senate elections, 2020
General election
General election for Iowa State Senate District 46
Incumbent Mark S. Lofgren defeated Chris Brase in the general election for Iowa State Senate District 46 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Mark S. Lofgren (R) | 59.3 | 18,479 | |
| Chris Brase (D) | 40.6 | 12,653 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 25 | ||
| Total votes: 31,157 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Iowa State Senate District 46
Chris Brase advanced from the Democratic primary for Iowa State Senate District 46 on June 2, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Chris Brase | 99.3 | 4,252 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.7 | 30 | ||
| Total votes: 4,282 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Iowa State Senate District 46
Incumbent Mark S. Lofgren advanced from the Republican primary for Iowa State Senate District 46 on June 2, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Mark S. Lofgren | 99.1 | 4,113 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.9 | 39 | ||
| Total votes: 4,152 | ||||
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2016
- See also: Iowa State Senate elections, 2016
Elections for the Iowa State Senate were held in 2016. The primary election took place on June 7, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was March 18, 2016.
Mark Lofgren defeated incumbent Chris Brase in the Iowa State Senate District 46 general election.[1][2]
| Iowa State Senate, District 46 General Election, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Mark Lofgren |
56.78% | 16,576 | |
| Democratic | Chris Brase Incumbent | 43.22% | 12,615 | |
| Total Votes | 29,191 | |||
| Source: Iowa Secretary of State | ||||
Incumbent Chris Brase ran unopposed in the Iowa State Senate District 46 Democratic primary.[3][4]
| Iowa State Senate, District 46 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Chris Brase Incumbent (unopposed) | |
Mark Lofgren ran unopposed in the Iowa State Senate District 46 Republican primary.[3][4]
| Iowa State Senate, District 46 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | Mark Lofgren (unopposed) | |
2014
Lofgren was a 2014 Republican candidate who sought election to the United States House of Representatives seat in Iowa’s 2nd District.[5] He was defeated by Mariannette Miller-Meeks in the Republican primary on June 3, 2014.[6]
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
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Mariannette Miller-Meeks |
49.4% | 15,043 | ||
| Mark Lofgren | 38.2% | 11,634 | ||
| Matthew Waldren | 12.3% | 3,746 | ||
| Total Votes | 30,423 | |||
| Source: Iowa Secretary of State |
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2012
Lofgren ran in the 2012 election for Iowa House of Representatives District 91. Lofgren ran unopposed in the Republican primary on June 5, 2012, and defeated John Dabeet (D) in the general election on November 6, 2012.[7][8]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Republican | Mark S. Lofgren Incumbent |
53.3% | 7,426 | |
| Democratic | John Dabeet | 46.7% | 6,511 | |
| Total Votes | 13,937 | |||
2010
Lofgren won election to the Iowa House of Representatives, defeating incumbent Nathan Reichert (D) in the November 2 general election.[9]
| Iowa House of Representatives, District 80 General Election (2010) | ||||
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| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Mark S. Lofgren (R)
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5,458 | |||
| Nathan Reichert (D) | 4,014 | |||
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2020
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2016
Lofgren's campaign website highlighted the following issues:
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Pro Business and Job Creation
Pro Life
Pro Family
Support Education
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| —Mark Lofgren[11] | ||
Campaign finance summary
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Personal
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Lofgren and his wife, Paula, have four children.
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2023
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In 2023, the Iowa State Legislature was in session from January 9 to May 4.
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2022
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In 2022, the Iowa State Legislature was in session from January 10 to May 24.
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2021
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In 2021, the Iowa State Legislature was in session from January 11 to May 19.
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2020
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In 2020, the Iowa State Legislature was in session from January 13 to June 14. The session was suspended from March 16 through June 3.
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In 2019, the Iowa State Legislature was in session from January 14 through April 27.
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2018
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In 2018, the Iowa State Legislature was in session from January 8 through May 5.
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2017
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In 2017, the Iowa State Legislature was in session from January 9 through April 22.
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2014
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In 2014, the 85th Iowa State Legislature was in session from January 13 through May 2.
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2013
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In 2013, the Iowa State Legislature was in session from January 14 to May 23.
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2012
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In 2012, the 84th Iowa State Legislature was in session from January 9 to May 9.[13]
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Candidate Iowa State Senate District 48 |
Officeholder Iowa State Senate District 48 |
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Footnotes
- ↑ Iowa Secretary of State, "General Candidate List, 2016," accessed August 24, 2016
- ↑ Iowa Secretary of State, "2016 General Election Canvass Summary," accessed December 16, 2016
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Iowa Secretary of State, "Candidate Listing by Office," March 21, 2016
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Iowa Secretary of State, "2016 Primary Election Canvass Summary," accessed August 22, 2016
- ↑ QC Times, "Lofgren announces 2nd Congressional District bid" accessed June 26, 2013
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedprim - ↑ Iowa Secretary of State, "Official Primary Results," accessed October 1, 2014
- ↑ Iowa Department of Elections, "2012 Primary Candidates," accessed May 15, 2012
- ↑ Iowa Secretary of State, "Official 2010 General election results," accessed October 1, 2014
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Team Lofgren, "Issues," accessed September 19, 2016
- ↑ ACLU of Iowa, "Legislative Report & Civil Liberties Scorecard," accessed July 11, 2017
- ↑ StateScape, "Session schedules," accessed August 2, 2014
- ↑ ACLU of Iowa, "Civil Liberties report card," accessed July 11, 2017
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Iowa State Senate District 48 2023-Present |
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| Preceded by - |
Iowa State Senate District 46 2017-2023 |
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| Preceded by - |
Iowa House of Representatives District 91 2011-2015 |
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