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Scott Ourth

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Iowa State House, District 26 (2012 - Present)

Quick Facts
  • Full Name:
    Scott Ourth
  • Gender:
    Male
  • Birth Date:
    02/07/1959
  • Birth Place:
    Columbia, Missouri
  • Home City:
    Ackworth, IA
  • Family:
    Wife: Heather; 1 Child: Logan
Personal Details

Scott Ourth is a Democratic member of the Iowa House of Representatives, representing District 26. He was first elected to the chamber in 2012.

Scott's professional experience includes working as a member of the Warren County public affairs team.

Education

  • Attended, General Studies, The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
  • Attended, Marketing, Central Michigan University, 1984-1985
  • BA, Psychology, History, Political Science, Graceland University, 1977-1981

Professional Experience

  • Attended, General Studies, The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
  • Attended, Marketing, Central Michigan University, 1984-1985
  • BA, Psychology, History, Political Science, Graceland University, 1977-1981
  • Owner, Writing and Communications Business, present
  • Former Congressional Press Secretary/Policy Analyst
  • Employee, Automotive Production Plant
  • Heavy Equipment Operator and Maintenance Specialist, Construction
  • Public Affairs Director, Warren County, 2007-2011
  • Assistant Secretary of State for Operations, State of Iowa, 2005-2006

Political Experience

  • Attended, General Studies, The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
  • Attended, Marketing, Central Michigan University, 1984-1985
  • BA, Psychology, History, Political Science, Graceland University, 1977-1981
  • Owner, Writing and Communications Business, present
  • Former Congressional Press Secretary/Policy Analyst
  • Employee, Automotive Production Plant
  • Heavy Equipment Operator and Maintenance Specialist, Construction
  • Public Affairs Director, Warren County, 2007-2011
  • Assistant Secretary of State for Operations, State of Iowa, 2005-2006
  • Representative, Iowa State House of Representatives, District 26, 2012-present
  • Candidate, Iowa State House of Representatives, District 26, 2020
  • Candidate, Iowa House of Representatives, District 74, 2010

Former Committees/Caucuses

Former Member, Commerce Committee, Iowa State House of Representatives

Former Ranking Member, Subcommittee on Agriculture and Natural Resources, Iowa State House of Representatives

Former Member, Transportation Committee, Iowa State House of Representatives

Current Legislative Committees

Member, Agriculture Committee

Member, Economic Growth Committee

Ranking Member, Natural Resources Committee

Member, Subcommittee on Agriculture and Natural Resources

Member, Veterans Affairs Committee

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

  • Attended, General Studies, The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
  • Attended, Marketing, Central Michigan University, 1984-1985
  • BA, Psychology, History, Political Science, Graceland University, 1977-1981
  • Owner, Writing and Communications Business, present
  • Former Congressional Press Secretary/Policy Analyst
  • Employee, Automotive Production Plant
  • Heavy Equipment Operator and Maintenance Specialist, Construction
  • Public Affairs Director, Warren County, 2007-2011
  • Assistant Secretary of State for Operations, State of Iowa, 2005-2006
  • Representative, Iowa State House of Representatives, District 26, 2012-present
  • Candidate, Iowa State House of Representatives, District 26, 2020
  • Candidate, Iowa House of Representatives, District 74, 2010
  • Member, Statewide Fire and Police Retirement System Board of Trustees, 2013-present
  • Member, Indianola Lions Club, 2008-present
  • Member, Appalachian Trail Conservancy, 2001-present
  • Member, Mental Health and Disability Services Commission, present
  • Former Coordinator, Americans with Disabilities Act, Warren County
  • Member, Community of Christ Church
  • Member, Indianola Noon Lion's Club
  • Former Member, Rebuild Iowa Commission
  • Former Member, Warren County Coalition Against Domestic Violence
  • Former Vice President, Disability Rights Iowa Board of Directors, 2008-2011
  • Member, Graceland University Alumni Board of Directors, 2003-2011
  • Board of Directors, Warren County Leadership Institute, 2007-2009

Other Info

— Awards:

  • Appalachian Trail Conservancy 2000-miler Award
  • American Cancer Society Director's Award
  • American Heart Association Distinguished Service Award
  • Named "Friend of Conservation" by Warren County Soil and Water Conservation Board
  • Legislator of the Year, Iowa Izaak Walton League
  • Legislator of the Year, Raccoon Watershed Conservation Board

Date of Wedding Anniversary:

September 7, 2002

  • Former pastor, former associate professor at West Virginia University.

Favorite Quote:

"It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat."

-- Theodore Roosevelt

Hobbies or Special Talents:

I enjoy reading history, studying the natural sciences, and extended canoe, hiking, and camping excursions.

Priority Issues:

Creating jobs, ending wasteful government spending, early childhood education, primary/secondary education, post-secondary education-- college/technical/vocational training, our veterans, agriculture, Iowa's great outdoors, and ending illegal immigration.

State Bills
Speeches

Issue Position: Ending Wasteful Government Spending "Setting the House in Order"
Jan. 1, 2018Other
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Issue Position: Early Childhood Education "The Big Head Start"
Jan. 1, 2018Other
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Issue Position: Primary/Secondary Education "It's all about the kids"
Jan. 1, 2018Other
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