Geri Huser

Geri Huser, née Skinner, was born to Ed and Lois Skinner. Her father is an attorney and land developer. She has a sister, Julie Skinner-Stewart.

She graduated from Southeast Polk High School and later received a B.A. in social work from Briar Cliff College.{{Cite web|last=Krueger|first=Jonathan|title=Hall of Honor has five new inductees|url=https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/local/altoona/2016/09/29/hall-honor-five-new-inductees/91266076/|access-date=2020-07-09|website=Des Moines Register|language=en-US}} She also got a J.D. degree from Drake University.

From 1990 to 1994, she served as a member of the Altoona City Council. She also served on the Metropolitan Planning Organization beginning in 1990.{{citation needed|date=June 2016}}

From 1996 to 2011, Huser represented the 42nd District in the Iowa House of Representatives and served on several committees: the Judiciary committee; the Local Government committee; the Ways and Means committee; and the Transportation committee, which she chaired.{{citation needed|date=June 2016}}

In 2006, Huser was re-elected with 8,493 votes, running unopposed.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=7 November 2006|title=Official Results Report - Statewide|url=http://www.sos.state.ia.us/pdfs/GenOffResults.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061214021626/http://www.sos.state.ia.us/pdfs/GenOffResults.pdf|archive-date=14 December 2006|access-date=|website=}} She lost re-election in 2011 to tea party Republican Kim Pearson by 126 votes.{{Cite web |date=25 August 2011 |title=Where are they now? Geri Huser edition |url=http://www.bleedingheartland.com/diary/4942/where-are-they-now-geri-huser-edition |access-date=12 December 2013 |publisher=Bleeding Heartland}}

As of 2011, she served as a Planning Specialist with Polk County Social Services and has been director of Iowa Finance Authority's Title Guaranty Division.

After serving in the House, Huser became a partner at Skinner Law Firm in Altoona.

In 2015, she became Chairwoman of the Iowa Utilities Board. In June 2016 she voted not to allow the controversial construction of the Bakken pipeline to continue, but lost due to votes by the other two members, Nick Wagner and Libby Jacobs, who voted in favor.{{cite web | url=http://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/politics/2016/06/06/despite-critics-bakken-pipeline-gets-go-ahead-iowa/85480324/| title=Despite critics, Bakken pipeline gets go-ahead in Iowa | work=Des Moines Register | date=6 June 2016 | accessdate=8 June 2016 | author=William Petrowski}}

In 2017, it became known that she had continued to work in her legal practice on the side, in 500 court filings.{{Cite news |last=RYAN J. FOLEY |date=2017-03-28 |title=AP Exclusive: Iowa regulator keeps busy private law practice |language=en-US |work=Seattle Times |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/ap-exclusive-iowa-regulator-keeps-busy-private-law-practice/ |access-date=2023-03-24}}

Huser was named{{when|date=June 2016}} to Governor Terry Branstad's Transportation 2020 Citizen Advisory Commission.

Her IUB board leadership ended in 2023, however her board term was scheduled to continue for four years; it is unclear, why Kim Reynolds replaced her. As she was appointed by former governor Terry Branstad, who has been working for the Summit Agricultural Group, which is seeking a permit for carbon capture pipeline to North Dakota she had a perceived conflict of interest, but she "at least had an open mind about this case", as critics have noted.{{Cite news |last=Donnelle Eller |date=2023-09-05 |title=Iowa agribusiness magnate's access to Gov. Kim Reynolds paves way for pipeline, lawyer says |work=The Des Moines Register |url=https://www.desmoinesregister.com/restricted/?return=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.desmoinesregister.com%2Fstory%2Fnews%2Fpolitics%2F2023%2F09%2F05%2Fbruce-rastetter-gov-kim-reynolds-lunches-dinners-pave-way-for-summit-pipeline-lawyer-contends%2F70658097007%2F |access-date=2023-09-10}}

Huser is married to Dan Huser,{{Cite web|last=James|first=Jean|title=John Huser|url=https://siouxcityjournal.com/news/local/obituaries/john-huser/article_7be633f1-74cb-5a76-ba99-b9760e2c621b.html|access-date=2020-07-09|website=Sioux City Journal|date=27 July 2014 |language=en}} and together they have a daughter, Kelli, and a son, Blake.

• Altoona City Council (2 years)
• Greater Des Moines Housing Trust Fund Board{{citation needed|date=June 2016}}
• Metropolitan Planning Organization{{citation needed|date=June 2016}}
• Altoona Family Home{{citation needed|date=June 2016}}
• East Polk Interagency Association{{cite web|title=Representative Geri Huser |url=https://www.legis.iowa.gov/Legislators/legislator.aspx?GA=77&PID=66 |publisher=The Iowa Legislature |accessdate=12 December 2013 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131212045650/https://www.legis.iowa.gov/Legislators/legislator.aspx?GA=77&PID=66 |archivedate=12 December 2013 }}

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• [https://web.archive.org/web/20070108044344/http://www3.legis.state.ia.us/ga/member.do?id=66 Representative Geri Huser] official Iowa General Assembly site
• [https://archive.today/20121215071623/http://www.house.iowa.gov/huser/ Representative Geri Huser] official constituency blog

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