Shawn Hamerlinck
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Shawn Hamerlinck is a Republican
Iowa
state senator
, representing the 42nd District since 2008
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He sits on these committees: Economic Growth, Education, Local Government, Rebuild Iowa (Ranking Member), Ways and Means, Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Infrastructure, and Capitals, and the Appropriations Subcommittee.
In a budget hearing on 6 June 2011, a number of student leaders from the regents institutions of Iowa: Spencer Walrath, president of the University of Northern Iowa student government; Jared Knight, vice president of the Government of the Student Body at Iowa State University; Elliot Higgins, president of the University of Iowa Student Government; Dr. Lyndsay Harshman, a medical school graduate from the University of Iowa who is past president of the Council of Graduate & Professional Students; and Michael Appel, a University of Iowa Law School student who is vice president of the Executive Council of Graduate & Professional Students; testified regarding the effects of the Republican proposed budget on the affordability of college educations. After listening to their remarks, Hamerlinck told them, "I do not like it when students actually come here and lobby me for funds. That’s just my opinion. I want to wish you guys the best. I want you to go home and graduate. But this political fear, leave the circus to us, OK? "
The right to petition government is protected by the First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States. All student leaders testifying on 6 June 2011 were of majority age and citizens of Iowa and the United States.
Republican Party of Iowa
The Republican Party of Iowa is the affiliate of the United States Republican Party in Iowa. The State Central Committee is led by Chairman Matt Strawn and Co-Chairman Bill Schickel...
Iowa
Iowa
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state senator
State Senator
A state senator is a member of a state's Senate, the upper house in the bicameral legislature of 49 U.S. states, or a legislator in Nebraska's one house State Legislature.There are typically fewer state senators than there are members of a state's lower house...
, representing the 42nd District since 2008
Iowa Senate elections, 2008
The 2008 Iowa Senate election were held on November 4, 2008. The Senate seats for the twenty-five even-numbered districts were up for election. Senate terms are staggered such that half the membership is elected every two years, with each Senators serving a four-year term...
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He sits on these committees: Economic Growth, Education, Local Government, Rebuild Iowa (Ranking Member), Ways and Means, Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Infrastructure, and Capitals, and the Appropriations Subcommittee.
In a budget hearing on 6 June 2011, a number of student leaders from the regents institutions of Iowa: Spencer Walrath, president of the University of Northern Iowa student government; Jared Knight, vice president of the Government of the Student Body at Iowa State University; Elliot Higgins, president of the University of Iowa Student Government; Dr. Lyndsay Harshman, a medical school graduate from the University of Iowa who is past president of the Council of Graduate & Professional Students; and Michael Appel, a University of Iowa Law School student who is vice president of the Executive Council of Graduate & Professional Students; testified regarding the effects of the Republican proposed budget on the affordability of college educations. After listening to their remarks, Hamerlinck told them, "I do not like it when students actually come here and lobby me for funds. That’s just my opinion. I want to wish you guys the best. I want you to go home and graduate. But this political fear, leave the circus to us, OK? "
The right to petition government is protected by the First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States. All student leaders testifying on 6 June 2011 were of majority age and citizens of Iowa and the United States.
External links
- Senator Shawn Hamerlinck official Iowa Legislature site
- Senator Shawn Hamerlinck official Iowa General Assembly site
- Senator Shawn Hamerlinck at Iowa Senate Republican Caucus