Dan Muhlbauer
{{Short description|American politician (1958–2020)}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Dan Muhlbauer
| image = Dan Muhlbauer - Official Portrait - 84th GA.jpg
| imagesize = 150px
| state_house = Iowa
| district = 12th
| term_start = January 10, 2011
| term_end = January 12, 2015
| preceded = Rod Roberts
| succeeded = Brian Best
| prior_term = 51st (2011 – 2013)
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1958|8|6|mf=y}}
| birth_place = Audubon, Iowa
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2020|10|1|1958|8|6}}
| death_place = Manilla, Iowa
| party = Democratic
| spouse = Patti
| children = 3
| residence = Manilla, Iowa
| alma_mater = Iowa Falls Community College
| occupation =
| profession = Farmer
| website = [https://www.legis.iowa.gov/Legislators/legislatorAllYears.aspx?PID=10799 Smith's website]
| parents = Louis Muhlbauer (father)
}}
Daniel W. Muhlbauer (August 6, 1958 – October 1, 2020) was an American politician who served in the Iowa House of Representatives from the 12th district from 2011 to 2015.
Biography
Muhlbauer was born in Audubon, Iowa to Louis Muhlbauer, and was raised and resides in Manilla, Iowa. He has an A.A. in Agricultural Business from Iowa Falls Community College.
{{As of|January 2013}}, Muhlbauer served on several committees in the Iowa House - the Agriculture, Public Safety, Veterans Affairs, and Ways and Means committees. He also served as the ranking member of the Administration and Rules committee. Muhlbauer was first elected in 2011, replacing Larry Lesle as the Democratic nominee after Lesle dropped out.{{Cite web |last=Deeth |first=John |date=July 26, 2010 |title=Filling in the filing blanks |url=http://jdeeth.blogspot.com/2010/07/filling-in-filing-blanks.html |access-date=January 19, 2013 |website=John Deeth Blog}}
In a December 19, 2012, interview with the Daily Times Herald (Caroll, Iowa) newspaper, Representative Muhlbauer called for the ban and confiscation of all semi-automatic rifles and other firearms in the state.{{Cite web |last=Douglas |first=Burns |title=Muhlbauer: Ban, seize semi-auto weapons |url=http://carrollspaper.com/m/Articles.aspx?ArticleID=14934}}
"We cannot have big guns out here as far as the big guns that are out here, the semi-automatics and all of them. We can't have those running around out here. Those are not hunting weapons. We should ban those in Iowa. Even if you have them, I think we need to start taking them. We can't have those out there. Because if they're out there they're just going to get circulated around to the wrong people. Those guns should not be in the public's hands. There are just too big of guns."{{Cite web |last=Douglas |first=Burns |title=Muhlbauer: Ban, seize semi-auto weapons |url=http://carrollspaper.com/m/Articles.aspx?ArticleID=14934}}
Dan Muhlbauer was defeated by Brian Best in the 2014 election.{{Cite web |last=Schultz |first=Matt |title=Iowa Secretary of State Election Results and Statistics |url=http://electionresults.sos.iowa.gov/Views/TabularData.aspx?TabView=StateHouseDistrict~1-25^State%20House%20District%201%20to%2025^84&ElectionID=84 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161013145357/http://electionresults.sos.iowa.gov/Views/TabularData.aspx?TabView=StateHouseDistrict~1-25%5EState%20House%20District%201%20to%2025%5E84&ElectionID=84 |archive-date=October 13, 2016 |access-date=July 15, 2019}}
He died on October 1, 2020, in Manilla, Iowa aged 62.{{Cite web |date=October 6, 2020 |title=Farmer, supervisor, representative: Dan Muhlbauer remembered |url=https://dbrnews.com/news/farmer-supervisor-representative-dan-muhlbauer-remembered/article_c28d53b0-07f3-11eb-bda0-3795eb61631d.html |access-date=January 22, 2021 |publisher=dbrnews.com}}
His son Dave Muhlbauer announced he was a candidate in the 2022 United States Senate elections, challenging Chuck Grassley.{{Cite web |date=2021-05-24 |title=Manilla’s Dave Muhlbauer running for Grassley’s Senate seat |url=https://carrollspaper.com/news/manilla-s-dave-muhlbauer-running-for-grassley-s-senate-seat/article_ad543ae8-bc77-11eb-9438-9b0a8518b25d.html |access-date=2024-07-10 |website=Carroll Times Herald |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Akin |first=Katie |date=2021-05-24 |title=Former Crawford County supervisor to challenge Sen. Chuck Grassley in 2022 • Iowa Capital Dispatch |url=https://iowacapitaldispatch.com/2021/05/24/former-crawford-county-supervisor-to-challenge-sen-chuck-grassley-in-2022/ |access-date=2024-07-10 |website=Iowa Capital Dispatch |language=en-US}}
Electoral history
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| election_title =Iowa House of Representatives general elections, 2010
| election_note =District 51
| election_ref ={{Cite web |date=November 23, 2010 |title=Official Results Report, General Election held Tuesday, November 2nd 2010 |url=http://sos.iowa.gov/elections/pdf/2010/streporr.pdf |access-date=January 15, 2013 |publisher=Iowa Secretary of State |page=92 |format=PDF}}
| turnout_votes =11,241
| result =gain
| loser_party =Republican Party of Iowa
| winner =Dan Muhlbauer
| winner_party =Iowa Democratic Party
| winner_votes =6,410
| winner_percent =57.02%
| candidate2 =Daniel D. Dirkx
| candidate2_party =Republican Party of Iowa
| candidate2_votes =4,510
| candidate2_percent =40.12%
}}
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| election_title =Iowa House of Representatives primary elections, 2012
| election_note =District 12
| election_ref ={{Cite web |title=2012 Primary Election Canvass Summary |url=http://sos.iowa.gov/elections/pdf/2012/primary/canvsummary.pdf |access-date=January 15, 2013 |publisher=Iowa Secretary of State |page=83 |format=PDF}}
| turnout_votes =631
| result =
| winner =Dan Muhlbauer
| winner_party =Iowa Democratic Party
| winner_votes =514
| winner_percent =81.46%
}}
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| election_title =Iowa House of Representatives general elections, 2012
| election_note =District 12
| election_ref ={{Cite web |title=2012 General Election Canvass Summary |url=http://sos.iowa.gov/elections/pdf/2012/general/canvsummary.pdf |access-date=January 15, 2013 |publisher=Iowa Secretary of State |page=58 |format=PDF}}
| turnout_votes =16,004
| result =(newly redistricted)
| winner =Dan Muhlbauer
| winner_party =Iowa Democratic Party
| winner_votes =9,189
| winner_percent =57.42%
| candidate2 =Barney Bornhoft
| candidate2_party =Republican Party of Iowa
| candidate2_votes =5,861
| candidate2_percent =36.62%
}}
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| election_title = Iowa House of Representatives general elections, 2014
| election_note = District 12
| election_ref = {{Cite web |title=2014 General Election Canvass Summary |url=http://sos.iowa.gov/elections/pdf/2014/general/canvsummary.pdf |access-date=January 14, 2016 |publisher=Iowa Secretary of State |page=102 |format=PDF}}
| turnout_votes = 11,794
| result = gain
| loser_party = Iowa Democratic Party
| winner = Brian Best
| winner_party = Republican Party of Iowa
| winner_votes = 6,445
| winner_percent = 54.6%
| candidate2 = Dan Muhlbauer
| candidate2_party = Iowa Democratic Party
| candidate2_votes = 5,349
| candidate2_percent = 45.4%
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References
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External links
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- [https://web.archive.org/web/20130120164125/https://www.legis.iowa.gov/Legislators/legislatorAllYears.aspx?PID=10799 Representative Dan Muhlbauer] official Iowa General Assembly site{{CongLinks | congbio= | votesmart=86071 | fec= | congress= }}
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{{succession box| title=51st District |before=Rod Roberts | years = 2011 – 2013|after=Josh Byrnes}}
{{succession box| title=1st District |before=Linda Upmeyer | years = 2013 – 2015|after=Brian Best}}
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Category:Democratic Party members of the Iowa House of Representatives
Category:People from Audubon, Iowa