Scott Ourth

Scott Ourth
85th General Assembly portrait (2013)

Member of the Iowa House of Representatives from the 26th district
Incumbent
Assumed office January 14, 2013
Preceded by	Glen Massie
Personal details
Born	(1959-02-07) February 7, 1959 Columbia, Missouri, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse(s)	Heather
Children	1 child
Residence	Ackworth, Iowa
Alma mater	Central Michigan University Graceland College
Religion	Community of Christ
Website	legis.iowa.gov/...

Scott Douglas Ourth (born February 7, 1959) is the Iowa State Representative from the 26th District.^[1]^[2] A Democrat, he has served in the Iowa House of Representatives since 2013. Ourth lives in Ackworth, Iowa. He attended Central Michigan University and graduated from Graceland College.

Scott is a past vice-president of the Disability Rights Iowa Board of Directors and has served on the Graceland University Alumni Board of Directors. He has received the American Cancer Society Distinguished Service Award and the American Heart Association Director’s Award. He has served on the Warren County Leadership Institute Board of Directors and is a member of the Indianola Noon Lion’s Club.^[3]

In October 2010, the Des Moines Register published an article identifying that Ourth was one of a number of candidates for the 2010 Iowa legislative elections who had prior convictions. Ourth had been convicted twice for driving under the influence of alcohol, once in 2000 and once at least a decade before, and was placed on probation.^[4]

As of January 2013, Ourth serves on several committees in the Iowa House – the Agriculture, Economic Growth, and Natural Resources committees. He also serves as a member of the Agriculture and Natural Resources Appropriations Subcommittee.

Scott Ourth lives in Ackworth, Iowa, with his wife, Dr. Heather Ourth, and their son. He is an active member of the Community of Christ Church and is an accomplished outdoorsman.

Electoral history

Election			Party	Votes	%
Iowa House of Representatives primary elections, 2010 ^[5] District 74	Democratic	Scott Ourth	Democratic	unopposed
Iowa House of Representatives general elections, 2010 ^[6] District 74 Turnout: 14,692	Republican hold	Glen H. Massie*	Republican	7,472	50.86%
	Republican hold	Scott Ourth	Democratic	6,520	44.38%
Iowa House of Representatives primary elections, 2012 ^[7] District 26	Democratic	Scott Ourth	Democratic	unopposed
Iowa House of Representatives general elections, 2012 ^[8] District 26 Turnout: 17,089	Democratic (newly redistricted)	Scott Ourth	Democratic	8,452	51.97%
	Democratic (newly redistricted)	Steve McCoy	Republican	7,758	47.70%

*Denotes incumbent

References

↑ "Member profile: Scott Ourth"
↑ Biography | Ourth For House
↑ "Ourth House Bio". Retrieved 2014-05-13.
↑ Jacobs, Jennifer; Clayworth, Jason (October 8, 2010). "Candidates with arrest records: Voters usually forgive alcohol offenses". www.desmoinesregister.com. Des Moines Register. Retrieved March 7, 2014.
↑ "Official Results Report, 2010 Primary Election held Tuesday, June 8th 2010" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. 2010-07-01. Retrieved 2013-01-15.
↑ "Official Results Report, General Election held Tuesday, November 2nd 2010" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. 2010-11-23. p. 115. Retrieved 2013-01-15.
↑ "2012 Primary Election Canvass Summary" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. p. 111. Retrieved 2013-01-15.
↑ "2012 General Election Canvass Summary" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. p. 72. Retrieved 2013-01-15.

External links

Representative Scott Ourth official Iowa General Assembly site

Profile at Project Vote Smart
Financial information (state office) at the National Institute for Money in State Politics

Iowa House of Representatives
Preceded by Mary Wolfe	26th District 2013–present	Succeeded by Incumbent

Members of the Iowa House of Representatives

86th General Assembly (January 12, 2015 - January 8, 2017) Speaker: Linda Upmeyer (R) Speaker Pro Tempore: Matt Windschitl (R) Majority Leader: Chris Hagenow (R) Minority Leader: Mark Smith (D)

John Wills (R) Megan Jones (R) Dan Huseman (R) John Kooiker (R) Chuck Holz (R) Ron Jorgensen (R) Tedd Gassman (R) Terry Baxter (R) Helen Miller (D) Mike Sexton (R) Gary Worthan (R) Brian Best (R) Chris Hall (D) David Dawson (D) Charlie McConkey (D) Mary Ann Hanusa (R) Matt Windschitl (R) Steven Holt (R) Ralph Watts (R) Clel Baudler (R) Tom Moore (R) Greg Forristall (R) David Sieck (R) Cecil Dolecheck (R) Stan Gustafson (R) Scott Ourth (D) Joel Fry (R) Greg Heartsill (R) Dan Kelley (D) Zach Nunn (R) Rick Olson (D) Ruth Ann Gaines (D) Brian Meyer (D) Bruce Hunter (D) Ako Abdul-Samad (D) Marti Anderson (D) John Landon (R) Kevin Koester (R) Jake Highfill (R) John Forbes (D) Jo Oldson (D) Peter Cownie (R) Chris Hagenow (R) Rob Taylor (R) Beth Wessel-Kroeschell (D) Lisa Heddens (D) Chip Baltimore (R) Robert Bacon (R) Dave Deyoe (R) Pat Grassley (R) Josh Byrnes (R) Todd Prichard (D) Sharon Steckman (D) Linda Upmeyer (R) Darrel Branhagen (R) Patti Ruff (D) Nancy Dunkel (D) Brian Moore (R) Bob Kressig (D) Walt Rogers (R) Timi Brown-Powers (D) Deborah Berry (D) Sandy Salmon (R) Bruce Bearinger (D) Liz Bennett (D) Art Staed (D) Kraig Paulsen (R) Ken Rizer (R) Kirsten Running-Marquardt (D) Todd Taylor (D) Mark Smith (D) Dean Fisher (R) Bobby Kaufmann (R) David Jacoby (D) Dawn Pettengill (R) David Maxwell (R) Sally Stutsman (D) Jarad Klein (R) Guy Vander Linden (R) Larry Sheets (R) Mary Gaskill (D) Curt Hanson (D) Jerry Kearns (D) Dave Heaton (R) Vicki Lensing (D) Mary Mascher (D) Dennis Cohoon (D) Tom Sands (R) Jim Lykam (D) Cindy Winckler (D) Gary Carlson (R) Ross Paustian (R) Phyllis Thede (D) Linda Miller (R) Quentin Stanerson (R) Lee Hein (R) Norlin Mommsen (R) Mary Wolfe (D) Abby Finkenauer (D) Charles Isenhart (D)

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