Waylon Brown

Waylon Brown (born July 13, 1979) is the Iowa State Senator from the 30th District.[1] A Republican, he has served in the Iowa Senate since defeating incumbent Mary Jo Wilhelm in 2016.[2] Brown is a farmer and a small businessman who owns a construction company, also serving as the Vice President of the Mitchell County, Iowa Farm Bureau Board.[3] He currently resides in St. Ansgar, Iowa, with his wife Julie and two children.[4]

Waylon Brown
Member of the Iowa Senate
from the 30th district
Assumed office
January 14, 2017
Preceded byMary Jo Wilhelm
ConstituencyDistrict 30 - (2023-Present)
District 26 - (2017-2023)
Personal details
Born (1979-07-13) July 13, 1979
St. Ansgar, Iowa
Political partyRepublican
SpouseJulie
Children2
ResidenceSt. Ansgar, Iowa
OccupationFarmer

As of February 2020, Brown serves on the following committees: Transportation (Vice Chair), Agriculture, Commerce, Labor and Business Relations, and Ways and Means. He also serves on the Studies Committee, as well as the Administrative Rules Review Committee (Vice Chair), Fuel Distribution Percentage Formula Review Committee, State Government Efficiency Review Committee, Nonresident Deer Hunting License Committee, Nonresident Wild Turkey Hunting License Committee, and the Statewide Fire and Police Retirement System Board of Trustees.[1]

Electoral history
Iowa Senate 26th District election, 2016 [5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Waylon Brown 19,165 62.38%
Democratic Mary Jo Wilhelm 11,557 37.62%
Republican gain from Democratic

References
  1. "State Senator". www.legis.iowa.gov. Retrieved 2020-02-05.
  2. "Iowa Senate poised to go to GOP control | Elections | qctimes.com". qctimes.com. 8 November 2016. Retrieved 2017-02-25.
  3. "Brown announces Iowa Senate District 26 run | Latest Local News | globegazette.com". globegazette.com. 14 October 2015. Retrieved 2017-02-25.
  4. "The Voter's Self Defense System". Vote Smart. Retrieved 2020-02-05.
  5. "IOWA SECRETARY OF STATE 2016 GENERAL ELECTION CANVASS SUMMARY" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. p. 52. Retrieved February 5, 2020.
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