Dennis Cohoon
American politician
Dennis M. Cohoon (born March 29, 1953) is an American politician who served as an Iowa State Representative from 1987 to 2023 representing several different seats in Burlington .[ 1]
Education
Cohoon graduated from Burlington High School in 1971. After graduating high school, he attended Southeastern Community College where he earned an associate degree in business. He received his BA in business administration and business education with minors in special education and psychology from Iowa Wesleyan College . He has also done graduate work in special education at the University of Iowa .[ 2]
Career
From 1973 to 1979 Cohoon served in the Iowa Army National Guard . In 1978, he began teaching in the Burlington School District. He spent 32 years teaching special education in the Burlington School District until retiring in 2010.[ 2]
Cohoon served on several committees in the Iowa House - the Appropriations committee; the Education committee; the Local Government committee; and the Transportation committee. He also served as chair of the Transportation, Infrastructure, and Capitals Appropriations Subcommittee.
Cohoon was re-elected in 2006 with 7,201 votes, running unopposed. [1]
Cohoon endorsed North Carolina Senator John Edwards for president in 2004.[ 3]
Cohoon endorsed Joe Biden for president in the 2008 and 2020 Democratic primaries.[ 4] [ 5] Following the suspension of Biden's campaign in January 2008, Cohoon endorsed Barack Obama for president.[ 6]
Personal life
Dennis Cohoon has collected Presidential memorabilia such as buttons, stamps, cards, and busts since he was seven years old. He is also a fan of University of Iowa Hawkeye basketball and the New York Yankees .[ 2]
Cohoon is the son of Meril, a railroad worker and Marie Cohoon, a homemaker. He has two sisters, Judy and Sally. He has been married to his wife Sue, a math teacher, since 1998 and together they have four step children.[ 2]
Organizations
Past memberships
Burlington Education Association
Geode Education Association
Iowa State Education Association[ 2]
Current memberships
Des Moines County Democratic Central Committee
First Christian Church[ 2]
Electoral history
Election results of Dennis Cohoon
Year
Office
District
Election
Party
Votes
%
Opponent
Party
Votes
%
Opponent
Party
Votes
%
Opponent
Party
Votes
%
1986
Iowa House of Representatives
60
Primary[ 7]
D
1,079
100.00%
1986
Iowa House of Representatives
60
General[ 8]
D
4,353
56.97%
Steven R. Arnold
R
3,288
43.03
1988
Iowa House of Representatives
60
Primary[ 9]
D
1,579
100.00%
1988
Iowa House of Representatives
60
General[ 10]
D
7,064
62.82%
Dianne Lerud
R
4,180
37.18%
1990
Iowa House of Representatives
60
Primary[ 11]
D
1,439
100.00%
1990
Iowa House of Representatives
60
General[ 12]
D
5,630
62.86%
Dianne K. Lerud
R
3,325
37.13%
Write-ins
W-I
1
0.01%
1992
Iowa House of Representatives
100
Primary[ 13]
D
874
100.00%
1992
Iowa House of Representatives
100
General[ 14]
D
7,615
64.43%
Sharon Marlow-Bennett
R
4,204
35.57%
1994
Iowa House of Representatives
100
General[ 15]
D
1,125
100.00%
1994
Iowa House of Representatives
100
General[ 16]
D
5,299
100.00%
1996
Iowa House of Representatives
100
Primary[ 17]
D
1,888
100.00%
1996
Iowa House of Representatives
100
General[ 18]
D
7,226
99.99%
Write-ins
W-I
1
0.01%
1998
Iowa House of Representatives
100
Primary[ 19]
D
1,483
100.00%
1998
Iowa House of Representatives
100
General[ 20]
D
5,807
100.00%
2000
Iowa House of Representatives
100
Primary[ 21]
D
2,536
99.80%
Write-ins
W-I
5
0.20%
2000
Iowa House of Representatives
100
General[ 22]
D
7,673
64.90%
Matthew Murray
R
4,145
35.06%
Write-ins
W-I
5
0.04%
2002
Iowa House of Representatives
88
Primary[ 23]
D
1,050
99.81%
Write-ins
W-I
2
0.19%
2002
Iowa House of Representatives
88
General[ 24]
D
7,540
98.92%
Write-ins
W-I
82
1.08%
2004
Iowa House of Representatives
88
Primary[ 25]
D
1,470
99.53%
Write-ins
W-I
7
0.47%
2004
Iowa House of Representatives
88
General[ 26]
D
10,541
99.15%
Write-ins
W-I
90
0.85%
2006
Iowa House of Representatives
88
Primary[ 27]
D
1,681
99.23%
Write-ins
W-I
13
0.77%
2006
Iowa House of Representatives
88
General[ 28]
D
7,201
99.31%
Write-ins
W-I
50
0.69%
2008
Iowa House of Representatives
88
Primary[ 29]
D
1,558
99.62%
Write-ins
W-I
6
0.38%
2008
Iowa House of Representatives
88
General[ 30]
D
10,248
73.65%
Write-ins
W-I
173
1.31%
2010
Iowa House of Representatives
88
Primary[ 31]
D
512
81.92%
Write-ins
W-I
2
0.32%
2010
Iowa House of Representatives
88
General[ 32]
D
5,702
56.75%
Dave Selmon
R
4,022
40.03%
Write-ins
W-I
7
0.07%
2012
Iowa House of Representatives
87
Primary[ 33]
D
867
83.29%
Write-ins
W-I
6
0.58%
2012
Iowa House of Representatives
87
General[ 34]
D
6,898
45.69%
Dan Cahill
Independent
5,234
34.67%
Andrew Wilson
R
2,489
16.49%
Write-ins
W-I
6
0.40%
2014
Iowa House of Representatives
87
Primary[ 35]
D
557
80.96%
Write-ins
W-I
2
0.29%
2014
Iowa House of Representatives
87
General[ 36]
D
6,786
68.94%
Write-ins
W-I
157
1.60%
2016
Iowa House of Representatives
87
Primary[ 37]
D
603
86.89%
Write-ins
W-I
6
0.86%
2016
Iowa House of Representatives
87
General[ 38]
D
9,333
67.84%
Write-ins
W-I
196
1.42%
2018
Iowa House of Representatives
87
Primary[ 39]
D
1,344
84.79%
Write-ins
W-I
8
0.50%
2018
Iowa House of Representatives
87
General[ 40]
D
6,010
55.87%
Tim Goodwin
R
4,596
42.73%
Write-ins
W-I
7
0.07%
2020
Iowa House of Representatives
87
Primary[ 41]
D
2,869
93.79%
Write-ins
W-I
13
0.42%
2020
Iowa House of Representatives
87
General[ 42]
D
9,992
70.62%
Write-ins
W-I
331
2.34%
2022
Iowa House of Representatives
99
Primary[ 43]
D
1,165
93.35%
Write-ins
W-I
5
0.40%
2022
Iowa House of Representatives
99
General[ 44]
D
5,007
46.99%
Matt Rinker
R
5,468
51.31%
Write-ins
W-I
26
0.24%
References
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^ "PRIMARY ELECTION:June 5,1990 OFFICIAL CANVASS SUMMARY" (PDF) . IOWA SECRETARY OF STATE. Retrieved 25 June 2024 .
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^ "2012 PRIMARY ELECTION CANVASS SUMMARY" (PDF) . IOWA SECRETARY OF STATE. Retrieved 24 June 2024 .
^ "2012 GENERAL ELECTION CANVASS SUMMARY" (PDF) . IOWA SECRETARY OF STATE. Retrieved 24 June 2024 .
^ "2014 PRIMARY ELECTION CANVASS SUMMARY" (PDF) . IOWA SECRETARY OF STATE. Retrieved 24 June 2024 .
^ "2014 GENERAL ELECTION CANVASS SUMMARY" (PDF) . IOWA SECRETARY OF STATE. Retrieved 24 June 2024 .
^ "2016 PRIMARY ELECTION CANVASS SUMMARY" (PDF) . IOWA SECRETARY OF STATE. Retrieved 24 June 2024 .
^ "2016 GENERAL ELECTION CANVASS SUMMARY" (PDF) . IOWA SECRETARY OF STATE. Retrieved 24 June 2024 .
^ "PRIMARY ELECTION 2018 CANVASS SUMMARY" (PDF) . IOWA SECRETARY OF STATE. Retrieved 24 January 2024 .
^ "General Election 2018 CANVASS SUMMARY" (PDF) . IOWA SECRETARY OF STATE. Retrieved 24 January 2024 .
^ "Primary Election - 2020 CANVASS SUMMARY" (PDF) . IOWA SECRETARY OF STATE. Retrieved 23 January 2024 .
^ "General Election - 2020 CANVASS SUMMARY" (PDF) . IOWA SECRETARY OF STATE. Retrieved 23 January 2024 .
^ "2022 Primary Election CANVASS SUMMARY" (PDF) . IOWA SECRETARY OF STATE. Retrieved 23 January 2024 .
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Iowa House of Representatives
Preceded by
60th District 1987 – 1993
Succeeded by
Preceded by
100th District 1993 – 2003
Succeeded by
Preceded by
88th District 2003 – 2013
Succeeded by
Preceded by
87th District 2013 – 2023
Succeeded by