Gassman vs. Wittneben for 7th District House seat

JOHN WITTNEBEN OF ESTHERVILLE IS A DEMOCRATIC MEMBER OF THE IOWA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, REPRESENTING THE NEWLY CREATED 7TH DISTRICT SINCE 2011.  THE 7TH DISTRICT NOW INCLUDES WINNEBAGO, EMMET, AND PART OF KOSSUTH COUNTIES, INCLUDING MOST OF ALGONA.  WITTNEBEN IS RUNNING FOR RE-ELECTION TO DISTRICT 7 AND WILL FACE REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE TEDD GASSMAN OF SCARVILLE IN THE GENERAL ELECTION ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 6TH.

IN THE 2011-2012 LEGISLATIVE SESSION, WITTNEBEN SERVED ON THE FOLLOWING COMMITTEES: ECONOMIC GROWTH/REBUILD IOWA, LOCAL GOVERNMENT, NATURAL RESOURCES, JOINT APPROPRIATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE ON ADMINISTRATION AND REGULATION, AND VETERANS AFFAIRS.

WITTNEBEN TELLS WHY HE IS SEEKING RE-ELECTION TO THE IOWA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 7 SEAT.

:47 seconds     John Wittneben 1      … “appreciate your vote”Jon Wittneben 1

WITTNEBEN HAS OWNED AND OPERATED HIS OWN LAND SURVEYING BUSINESS SINCE 2001. HE PREVIOUSLY WORKED AS A SURVEYOR IN THE NATURAL GAS PIPELINE INDUSTRY AND AS AN INSPECTOR AT SEABROOK NUCLEAR POWER STATION INSEABROOK,NH. HE SERVED ON THE ESTHERVILLE CITY COUNCIL FROM 2008 TO 2010 AND IS A BOARD MEMBER AND PAST PRESIDENT OF THE ESTHERVILLE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. HE ALSO SERVES AS A MEMBER OF THE FRIENDS OF FORT DEFIANCE, A COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO IMPROVING FORT DEFIANCE STATE PARK, AND ON THE GOOD SAMARITAN CITIZEN ADVISORY BOARD IN ESTHERVILLE. WITTNEBEN HOLDS AN A.A. DEGREE FROM IOWA LAKES COMMUNITY COLLEGE.

WITTNEBEN’S OPPONENT, TEDD GASSMAN TELLS WHY HE DECIDED TO JOIN IN THE RACE.

:48 seconds     Tedd Gassman 1       … “on November 6th”Tedd Gassman 1

GASSMAN IS A FARMER NEAR SCARVILLE, WHO HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN THE POLITICAL SECTOR FOR OVER 30 YEARS, SERVING AS THE CHAIRMAN OF THE WINNEBAGO COUNTY REPUBLICAN PARTY AND ALSO PRESIDENT OF THE THOMPSON SCHOOL BOARD.  GASSMAN HAS ALSO WORKED FOR FARM BUREAU INSURANCE SINCE THE 1970’S AND NOW SELLS CROP INSURANCE ON A PART-TIME BASIS FOR FARM BUREAU.

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