Scott Raecker
{{short description|Member of the Iowa House of Representatives}}
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|name =Scott Raecker
|state_house =Iowa
|district =63rd
|term_start =January 11, 1999
|term_end =December 2012
|preceded =Steven Churchill
|succeeded =Sandy Salmon
|prior_term =76th (1999 – 2003)
|birth_date ={{birth date and age|1961|8|30|mf=y}}
|birth_place =Waterloo, Iowa
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|party =Republican
|spouse =Martha
|children =Emily and Max
|residence =Urbandale, Iowa
|alma_mater =Grinnell College
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Scott Raecker (born August 30, 1961) is a politician. He served in the Iowa House of Representatives from January 1999 to December 2012, representing the 63rd District. He received his BA in Political Science and Religious Studies from Grinnell College.{{Cite web|url=http://drake.edu/raycenter/about/team/|title=Drake University, The Robert D. and Billie Ray Center, Team |accessdate=2016-01-12}}
A Republican, Raecker served on several committees in the Iowa House - as chair of the Appropriations Committee, as vice chair of the Ethics Committee, and as a member of the State Government committee. He also served on the Governor's 2010 Strategic Planning Council in 2000 and the 21st Century Workforce Council in 1999.
He gained notoriety in 2011 for introducing legislation that would have required the University of Iowa to sell Jackson Pollock's Mural (1943), which the university owns and regularly displays at the University of Iowa Museum of Art. Raecker wanted the university to use proceeds from the sale to fund scholarships for University of Iowa students from Iowa. The painting's value was estimated at $140 million to $150 million. Raecker's bill did not become law.{{Cite web|url=http://www.artnet.com/magazineus/features/kuspit/jackson-pollock-university-of-iowa-2-24-10.asp|title=Pollock's Mural: A CLEAR CHOICE? |author=Donald Kuspit |accessdate=2016-01-12}}
In addition to his political career, Raecker has served as director of the Robert D. and Billie Ray Center (formerly known as Character Counts!) at Drake University.{{Cite web|url=https://www.linkedin.com/in/j-scott-raecker-8279b26|title=J. Scott Raecker Linkedin page|accessdate=2016-01-12}}{{Cite web|url=http://drake.edu/raycenter/about/team/|title=Drake University, The Robert D. and Billie Ray Center, Team |accessdate=2016-01-12}}
Electoral history
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|District 76 elections (1998 – 2000)
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|election_title =Iowa House of Representatives primary elections, 1998
|election_note =District 76
|election_ref ={{Cite web|url=http://www.sos.state.ia.us/pdfs/elections/results/90s/1996primcanv.pdf|title=Iowa Primary Election - June 2, 1998|publisher=Iowa Secretary of State|accessdate=2011-09-22|page=406}}
|turnout_votes =2,677
|result =
|winner =Scott Raecker
|winner_party =Republican Party of Iowa
|winner_votes =1,924
|winner_percent =71.9
|candidate2 =Lon Anderson
|candidate2_party =Republican Party of Iowa
|candidate2_votes =752
|candidate2_percent =28.1}}
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|election_title =Iowa House of Representatives elections, 1998
|election_note =District 76
|election_ref ={{Cite web|url=http://www.sos.state.ia.us/pdfs/10-8.pdf|title=Iowa General Election - November 3, 1998|publisher=Iowa Secretary of State|accessdate=2011-09-22|page=430}}
|turnout_votes =14,066
|result =hold
|loser_party =Iowa Democratic Party
|winner =Scott Raecker
|winner_party =Republican Party of Iowa
|winner_votes =7,834
|winner_percent =55.7
|candidate2 =Michele Soria
|candidate2_party =Iowa Democratic Party
|candidate2_votes =6,226
|candidate2_percent =44.3}}
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|election_title =Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2000
|election_note =District 76
|election_ref ={{Cite web|url=http://www.sos.state.ia.us/pdfS/2000%20G%20IH.pdf|title=November 7, 2000 - General Election, Iowa Official Results, State House of Representatives|publisher=Iowa Secretary of State|date=2002-07-16|accessdate=2011-09-19|page=30}}
|turnout_votes =18,865
|result =hold
|loser_party =Iowa Democratic Party
|winner =Scott Raecker*
|winner_party =Republican Party of Iowa
|winner_votes =11,150
|winner_percent =59.1
|candidate2 =Mike Harkin
|candidate2_party =Iowa Democratic Party
|candidate2_votes =7,692
|candidate2_percent =40.7}}
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|election_title =Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2002
|election_note =District 63
|election_ref ={{Cite web|url=http://www.sos.state.ia.us/pdfs/elections/2002/results/Canvass%20Summary.pdf|title=Canvass Summary - Final - 2002 General Election (11/5/2002)|publisher=Iowa Secretary of State|date=2002-12-02|accessdate=2011-09-19|page=34}}
|turnout_votes =9,625
|result =(newly redistricted)
|winner =Scott Raecker*
|winner_party =Republican Party of Iowa
|winner_votes =9,523
|winner_percent =98.9}}
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|election_title =Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2004
|election_note =District 63
|election_ref ={{Cite web|url=http://www.sos.state.ia.us/pdfs/elections/2004/general/CanvassSummary.pdf|title=Canvass Summary - Final - 2004 General Election (11/2/2004)|publisher=Iowa Secretary of State|date=2004-12-06|accessdate=2011-09-19|page=32}}
|turnout_votes =17,549
|result =hold
|loser_party =Iowa Democratic Party
|winner =Scott Raecker*
|winner_party =Republican Party of Iowa
|winner_votes =11,408
|winner_percent =65.0
|candidate2 =Dan Scannell
|candidate2_party =Iowa Democratic Party
|candidate2_votes =6,125
|candidate2_percent =34.9}}
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|election_title =Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2006
|election_note =District 63
|election_ref ={{Cite web|url=http://www.sos.state.ia.us/pdfs/GenOffResults.pdf|title=Official Results Report - Statewide, 2006 General Election 11-07-2006|publisher=Iowa Secretary of State|date=2006-11-21|accessdate=2011-09-19|page=40}}
|turnout_votes =9,755
|result =hold
|winner =Scott Raecker*
|winner_party =Republican Party of Iowa
|winner_votes =9,607
|winner_percent =98.5}}
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|election_title =Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2008
|election_note =District 63
|election_ref ={{Cite web|url=http://www.sos.state.ia.us/elections/results/2008GeneralResults.html|title=November 4, 2008 General Election Results|publisher=Iowa Secretary of State|accessdate=2011-09-19}}
|turnout_votes =18,542
|result =hold
|loser_party =Iowa Democratic Party
|winner =Scott Raecker*
|winner_party =Republican Party of Iowa
|winner_votes =11,265
|winner_percent =60.8
|candidate2 =Nita Garvin
|candidate2_party =Iowa Democratic Party
|candidate2_votes =7,251
|candidate2_percent =39.1}}
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|election_title =Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2010
|election_note =District 63
|election_ref ={{Cite web|url=http://www.sos.state.ia.us/pdfs/elections/2010/gensummaryorr.pdf|title=Official Results Report, General Election held November 2, 2010|publisher=Iowa Secretary of State|date=2010-12-16|accessdate=2011-09-19|page=104}}
|turnout_votes =15,590
|result =hold
|loser_party =Iowa Democratic Party
|winner =Scott Raecker*
|winner_party =Republican Party of Iowa
|winner_votes =9,543
|winner_percent =61.2
|candidate2 =John E. Sachs
|candidate2_party =Iowa Democratic Party
|candidate2_votes =5,227
|candidate2_percent =33.5}}
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References
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External links
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{{Portal|Iowa}}
- [http://www3.legis.state.ia.us/ga/member.do?id=76 Representative Scott Raecker] official Iowa General Assembly site
- [http://www.iowahouserepublicans.com/members/scott-raecker Profile] at Iowa House Republicans
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{{succession box| title=76th District |before=Steven Churchill | years=1999 – 2003 |after=Betty De Boef}}
{{succession box| title=63rd District |before=Teresa Garman | years = 2003 – present|after=Incumbent}}
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{{Current Iowa Representatives}}
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Category:Republican Party members of the Iowa House of Representatives
Category:Grinnell College alumni
Category:Politicians from Waterloo, Iowa