Art Staed

Art Staed
Member of the Iowa House of Representatives from the 66th district
Incumbent
Assumed office January 14, 2013
Preceded by	Ako Abdul-Samad
Member of the Iowa House of Representatives from the 37th district
In office 2006–2009
Preceded by	Jeff Elgin
Succeeded by	Renee Schulte
Personal details
Born	(1949-04-21) April 21, 1949 (age 75) Joplin, Missouri, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Susan
Children	4
Residence(s)	Cedar Rapids, Iowa, U.S.
Alma mater	Rockhurst University University of Missouri at Kansas City East Central University
Occupation	Educator
Website	Staed's legislative website

Art Staed (born 1949)^[1] is a current Iowa State Representative from the 80th District. A Democrat, he was in the Iowa House of Representatives for one term, from 2007 to 2009, before being elected again in 2013. Staed holds a B.A. in Philosophy from Rockhurst University in Kansas City, a Master's degree in Secondary Education from the University of Missouri at Kansas City and another master's degree in Secondary Administration from East Central University in Ada, Oklahoma.

Staed served on several committees in the Iowa House – Education, Labor, and Veterans Affairs. He also served as vice chair of the Economic Growth Committee and of the Economic Development Appropriations Subcommittee.

As of the 2013 Legislative Session, Staed is serving on the Education, Local Government and Veterans Affairs committees and the Administration and Regulation Appropriations Subcommittee.

Electoral history

Staed ran for the Iowa House in 2004, losing to the incumbent, Republican Jeff Elgin.^[2] He was elected in 2006, defeating Republican opponent Andy Anderson.^[3] Republican Renee Schulte narrowly defeated him in 2008, 8628 (49.95%)

to 8615 (49.88%).^[4] A recount resulted in a net gain of one vote for Staed, leaving the election with a 13-vote margin of victory.^[5]

Election	Political result		Candidate		Party	Votes	%
Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2004  [2] District 37 Turnout: 17,085		Republican hold		Jeff Elgin*	Republican	9,579	56.1
				Art Staed	Democratic	7,493	43.9
Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2006  [3] District 37 Turnout: 12,569		Democratic gain from Republican		Art Staed	Democratic	6,462	51.4
				Andy Anderson	Republican	6,097	48.5
Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2008  [4] District 37 Turnout: 17,272		Republican gain from Democratic		Renee Schulte	Republican	8,628	50.0
				Art Staed*	Democratic	8,615	49.9

References

• [1]

1. "State Representative".
2. "Canvass Summary – Final – 2004 General Election (11/2/2004)" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. 2004-12-06. p. 26. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-01-04. Retrieved 2011-09-19.
3. "Official Results Report – Statewide, 2006 General Election 11-07-2006" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. 2006-11-21. p. 34. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-07-15. Retrieved 2011-09-19.
4. "November 4, 2008 General Election Results". Iowa Secretary of State. Archived from the original on April 8, 2009. Retrieved 2011-09-19.
5. In 2012, Staed challenged Schulte again and won this election by a larger vote count. Martyn, Chase (2008-11-29). "HD 37 recount does not change result". Iowa Independent. Center for Independent Media. Archived from the original on 2011-10-04. Retrieved 2011-10-10. On a 2-1 vote, the Recount Board certified the results of the House District 37 race Saturday evening, counting 8,615 votes for Staed and 8,628 for Schulte. That's a 13-vote margin, which means the recount netted Staed one vote.

External links

• Staed on Project Vote Smart
• Staed's Capitol Web Address
• Staed's campaign website^{[permanent dead link‍]}
• Iowa House Democrats – Member profile: Rep. Art Staed^{[permanent dead link‍]}

Iowa House of Representatives
Preceded by Holly Brink	80th District 2023 – present	Succeeded by Incumbent
Preceded by Ako Abdul-Samad	66th District 2013 – 2023	Succeeded by Steve Bradley
Preceded by Jeff Elgin	37th District 2007–2009	Succeeded by Renee Schulte