Ron Jorgensen

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{{Infobox officeholder

| name = Ron Jorgensen

| image = Jorgensen, Ron.jpg

| image_size = 150px

| caption = 85th General Assembly portrait (2013)

| state_house = Iowa

| district = 6th

| term_start = January 10, 2011

| term_end = January 8, 2017

| predecessor = Christopher Rants

| successor = Jim Carlin

| prior_term = 54th (2011–2013)

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1957|05|17|mf=y}}

| birth_place = Sioux City, Iowa, U.S.

| party = Republican

| spouse = Kathy

| relations =

| children = 2 children

| residence = Sioux City, Iowa

| alma_mater = Morningside College
University of South Dakota

| occupation =

| profession = Business and Finance

| religion =

| signature =

| website = [http://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislators/legislator/legislatorAllYears?personID=9403 legis.iowa.gov/...]

| footnotes =

}}

Ron Jorgensen (born May 17, 1957) is the Iowa State Representative from the 6th District. A Republican, he has served in the Iowa House of Representatives since 2011. Smith was born in Sioux City, Iowa, United States. He has a B.S. in business administration from Morningside College and an M.B.A. from the University of South Dakota. Jorgensen works as Vice President for Business and Finance at Morningside College.

{{As of|January 2013}}, Jorgensen serves on several committees in the Iowa House – the Economic Growth, Labor, and Transportation committees. He also serves as the chair of the Education committee and as a member of the Education Appropriations Subcommittee.

Biography

Ron Jorgensen has been a lifelong resident of Sioux City and the Morningside area. He graduated from East High School in 1975 and then received a bachelor's degree in Business Administration from Morningside College in 1979. Jorgensen also earned a Masters of Business Administration Degree from the University of South Dakota and is a Certified Management Accountant and Certified Cash Manager.

For the past 14 years, Jorgensen has been the Vice President for Business and Finance at Morningside College. Prior to working at the college he was a Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for a local bank in Sioux City. Jorgensen served on the Sioux City School Board for six years, two of those years as board president. He has also served on numerous other local non-profit boards.

Jorgensen has been married to his wife, Kathy, for the last 30 years. They have two sons, Corey, 26, and Eric, 21. His family are members of the Morningside Lutheran Church.

Electoral history

*incumbent

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| election_title = Iowa House of Representatives primary elections, 2010

| election_note = District 54

| election_ref = {{Cite web |url=http://sos.iowa.gov/elections/pdf/2010/canvsummary.pdf |title=Official Results Report, 2010 Primary Election held Tuesday, June 8th 2010 |publisher=Iowa Secretary of State | date=2010-07-01 |accessdate=2013-01-15 |page= |format=PDF}}

| turnout_votes = 1,954

| result =

| winner = Ron Jorgensen

| winner_party = Republican Party of Iowa

| winner_votes = 1,457

| winner_percent = 74.56%

}}

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| election_title = Iowa House of Representatives general elections, 2010

| election_note = District 54

| election_ref = {{Cite web |url=http://sos.iowa.gov/elections/pdf/2010/streporr.pdf |title=Official Results Report, General Election held Tuesday, November 2nd 2010 |publisher=Iowa Secretary of State | date=2010-11-23 |accessdate=2013-01-15 |page=95 |format=PDF}}

| turnout_votes = 9,761

| result = hold

| winner = Ron Jorgensen

| winner_party = Republican Party of Iowa

| winner_votes = 6,345

| winner_percent = 65.00%

| candidate2 = Carlos Venable-Ridley

| candidate2_party = Iowa Democratic Party

| candidate2_votes = 3,136

| candidate2_percent = 32.13%

}}

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| election_title = Iowa House of Representatives primary elections, 2012

| election_note = District 6

| election_ref = {{Cite web |url=http://sos.iowa.gov/elections/pdf/2012/primary/canvsummary.pdf |title=2012 Primary Election Canvass Summary |publisher=Iowa Secretary of State | accessdate=2013-01-15 |page=72 |format=PDF}}

| turnout_votes = 2,374

| result =

| winner = Ron Jorgensen*

| winner_party = Republican Party of Iowa

| winner_votes = 1,288

| winner_percent = 54.25%

| candidate2 = Matthew A. Ung

| candidate2_party = Republican Party of Iowa

| candidate2_votes = 1,017

| candidate2_percent = 42.84%

}}

{{Compact election box no change

| election_title = Iowa House of Representatives general elections, 2012

| election_note = District 6

| election_ref = {{Cite web |url=http://sos.iowa.gov/elections/pdf/2012/general/canvsummary.pdf |title=2012 General Election Canvass Summary |publisher=Iowa Secretary of State | accessdate=2013-01-15 |page=52 |format=PDF}}

| turnout_votes = 15,754

| result = (newly redistricted)

| winner = Ron Jorgensen*

| winner_party = Republican Party of Iowa

| winner_votes = 10,793

| winner_percent = 68.51%

}}

References

External links

[http://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislators/legislator/legislatorAllYears?personID=9403 Representative Ron Jorgensen] official Iowa General Assembly site
{{CongLinks | congbio= | votesmart=122055 | fec= | congress= }}
[http://www.followthemoney.org/database/uniquecandidate.phtml?uc=141877 Financial information (state office)] at the National Institute for Money in State Politics
[http://www.iowahouserepublicans.com/members/ron-jorgensen/biography Jorgensen's] Iowa House Republicans biography

{{Succession box

| title = 54th District

| before = Christopher Rants

| years = 2011–2013

| after = Linda Upmeyer

}}

{{Succession box

| title = 6th District

| before = Jeff Smith

| years = 2013–present

| after = Incumbent

}}