Brent Siegrist
{{short description|American politician}}
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|state_house = Iowa
|district = 19th
|term_start =January 10, 2021
|term_end =
|predecessor= Mary Ann Hanusa
|constituency = District 19 - (2023-Present)
District 16 - (2021-2023)
|state_house1 = Iowa
|district1 = 84th
|term_start1 =January 14, 1985
|term_end1 =January 12, 2003
|office2=
|term2=
|constituency1 = District 84 - (1993-2003)
District 99 - (1985-1993)
|birth_name=
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1952|9|30}}
|birth_place =Council Bluffs, Iowa, United States
|death_date =
|death_place =
|party = Republican
|occupation=Teacher, consultant
|spouse =Valerie
|children = two
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J. Brent Siegrist (born September 30, 1952) is an American politician from the state of Iowa. A member of the Republican Party, he served in the Iowa House of Representatives for twenty years, non-consecutively, ten of which he filled the role of Speaker.
Career
Prior to getting into politics, Siegrist worked as a high school teacher. He was first elected to the Iowa House of Representatives in the 1984 elections. He served as Speaker of the Iowa House.{{cite web |url=http://www.omaha.com/article/20130529/NEWS/130529691 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20131220164023/http://www.omaha.com/article/20130529/NEWS/130529691 |url-status=dead |archive-date=December 20, 2013 |title=Former Iowa House Speaker Brent Siegrist to run for Bluffs mayor |publisher=Omaha.com |date=May 29, 2013 |accessdate=December 20, 2013 }}
Siegrist announced he would not seek reelection to the Iowa House in 2002, choosing instead to run for a seat in the United States House of Representatives. He lost in the Republican primary to Steve King.[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1907&dat=20020713&id=ekZHAAAAIBAJ&sjid=7_0MAAAAIBAJ&pg=3963,734804 The Daily Reporter – Google News Archive Search]{{cite web|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040130090345/http://kingforcongress.com/clippings/CQ-rightward%20movement.htm|title=King Promises Rightward Movement for Iowa |first=Gregory L. |last=Giroux|work=Congressional Quarterly|date=July 5, 2002|accessdate=December 20, 2013|archivedate=January 30, 2004|url=http://kingforcongress.com/clippings/CQ-rightward%20movement.htm}}
Since leaving the Iowa House, Siegrist has worked for the Iowa Area Education Agencies. In 2013, he announced he would run for mayor of Council Bluffs, Iowa. He lost the election to Matt Walsh, a fellow Republican.{{cite web |url=http://www.omaha.com/article/20131105/NEWS/131109169 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20131220164035/http://www.omaha.com/article/20131105/NEWS/131109169 |url-status=dead |archive-date=December 20, 2013 |title=Continuity the key to Matt Walsh's victory in Council Bluffs mayor's race |publisher=Omaha.com |date=November 6, 2013 |accessdate=December 20, 2013 }}
In 2020 Siegrist rejoined the Iowa House of Representatives, representing district 16.
Personal
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{{succession box| title=16th District |before=Mary Ann Hanusa | years = 2023 – present|after=David Sieck}}
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External links
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Category:Republican Party members of the Iowa House of Representatives
Category:21st-century members of the Iowa General Assembly
Category:Speakers of the Iowa House of Representatives
Category:Politicians from Council Bluffs, Iowa