{{Short description|American politician}} {{Use mdy dates|date=May 2023}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Dennis Bush | image = DennisBush.jpg | image_size = | caption = Bush in 2021 | state_house = Iowa | district = 3rd | term_start = January 11, 2021 | term_end = January 9, 2023 | predecessor = Dan Huseman | successor = Thomas Jeneary | prior_term = | birth_date = | birth_place = Cherokee County, Iowa, U.S. | party = Republican | alma_mater = | occupation = Farmer | profession = | signature = | website = | footnotes = }} '''Dennis Bush''' (born c. 1951) is an American politician from Iowa.
==Early life and career== Bush is a Cherokee County native who graduated from Meriden-Cleghorn High School in 1969, and was in the United States Marine Corps between 1971 and 1973. He married Deb in 1973 and they had two children, Randy and Nathan.<ref name="2016andlife">{{cite news |last=Ross |first=Ken |title=Dennis Bush seeks the Dist. 2 supervisor seat |url=https://www.chronicletimes.com/story/2351544.html |accessdate=November 4, 2020 |work=Chronicle Times |date=October 26, 2016}}</ref>
==Political career== In 2012, Bush contested the second district seat of the Cherokee County board of supervisors.<ref>{{cite news |last=Leckband |first=Mike |title=Supervisor candidate forum held |url=https://www.chronicletimes.com/story/1903389.html |accessdate=November 4, 2020 |work=Chronicle Times |date=October 15, 2012}}</ref> Bush, a Republican candidate, defeated the Democratic incumbent Larry Prunty.<ref>{{cite news |last=Leckband |first=Mike |title=Strong showing for County Republicans |url=https://www.chronicletimes.com/story/1911423.html |accessdate=November 4, 2020 |work=Chronicle Times |date=November 7, 2012}}</ref> Bush won a second term as county supervisor in 2016.<ref name="2016andlife"/> He vacated his seat in 2020 to campaign for the Iowa General Assembly and was succeeded as county supervisor by Bryan Peterson.<ref>{{cite news |last=Struck |first=Paul |title=Petersen wins Supervisor race |url=https://www.chronicletimes.com/story/2846265.html |accessdate=November 10, 2020 |work=Chronicle Times |date=November 6, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Struck |first=Paul |title=Petersen runs for Supervisor |url=https://www.chronicletimes.com/story/2810477.html |accessdate=November 10, 2020 |work=Chronicle Times |date=May 20, 2020}}</ref>
In January 2020, Bush announced that he would run for the Third District seat in the Iowa House of Representatives.<ref>{{cite news |title=Dennis Bush announces campaign for District 3 seat in Iowa House |url=https://www.siouxlandproud.com/news/your-local-election-hq/bush-announces-campaign-for-district-3-seat-in-iowa-house/ |accessdate=November 4, 2020 |publisher=KCAU |date=January 29, 2020}}<br>- {{cite news |last=Paulson |first=Randy |title=Republicans launch bids for House seat |url=https://www.nwestiowa.com/news/republicans-launch-bids-for-house-seat/article_edc11a1e-446f-11ea-86fd-2770ad74640e.html |accessdate=November 4, 2020 |work=N'West Iowa Review |date=February 2, 2020}}</ref> The seat was held by the long time representative Dan Huseman, who stated that he would retire.<ref>{{cite news |last=Hayworth |first=Bret |title=Huseman exits Iowa House with longest tenure of any current Republican |url=https://siouxcityjournal.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/huseman-exits-iowa-house-with-longest-tenure-of-any-current-republican/article_b0d55d17-083c-5fcb-9fb5-6eaaa83a3f2b.html |accessdate=November 1, 2020 |work=Sioux City Journal |date=September 2, 2020}}</ref> Bush defeated Lynn Evans and Mark McHugh in a Republican Party primary election held on June 2, 2020.<ref>{{cite news |last=Struck |first=Paul |title=3,380 votes cast in Primary |url=https://www.chronicletimes.com/story/2814981.html |accessdate=November 4, 2020 |work=Chronicle Times |date=June 5, 2020 |archive-date=November 9, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201109200444/https://www.chronicletimes.com/story/2814981.html |url-status=dead }}<br>- {{cite news |last=Hytrek |first=Nick |title=Bush wins GOP nomination for Iowa House 3 seat |url=https://siouxcityjournal.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/elections/bush-wins-gop-nomination-for-iowa-house-3-seat/article_1d867ac9-d0da-5243-92c0-71e20fcae0c0.html |accessdate=November 4, 2020 |work=Sioux City Journal |date=June 2, 2020 }}</ref> Bush ran unopposed in the 2020 general election.<ref>{{cite news |last=Paulson |first=Randy |title=N'West Iowa 2020 general election preview |url=https://www.nwestiowa.com/news/nwest-iowa-2020-general-election-preview/article_18130b4a-1a37-11eb-91d0-ef00dd8a060d.html |accessdate=November 4, 2020 |work=N'West Iowa Review |date=October 30, 2020}}</ref> Unofficial results for the 2020 general election showed that Bush won over 12,000 votes, or 99 percent of ballots cast.<ref>{{cite news |last=Paulson |first=Randy |title=N'West Iowa general election results |url=https://www.nwestiowa.com/news/nwest-iowa-general-election-results/article_88fb5902-1e6f-11eb-b2ef-771bcd9a68e7.html |accessdate=November 4, 2020 |work=N'West Iowa Review |date=November 4, 2020}}</ref> As a result of redistricting, and a move from Cleghorn to Cherokee, Bush ran for the open House District 5 during the 2022 election cycle.<ref>{{cite news |last=Helton |first=Elijah |title=Bush bids for reelection in new district |url=https://www.nwestiowa.com/news/bush-bids-for-re-election-in-new-district/article_d4bfd3e4-5f74-11ec-9e01-9787a2cb9ee2.html |access-date=September 17, 2022 |work=N'West Iowa Review |date=March 26, 2022}}<br>- {{cite news |title=Open Iowa House seat has first entrant |url=https://www.nwestiowa.com/news/open-iowa-house-seat-has-first-entrant/article_e9125e2e-4cb0-11ec-8bcf-93f1892cefc6.html |access-date=September 17, 2022 |work=N'West Iowa Review |date=November 23, 2021}}</ref> He finished ahead of the paralegal Thomas Kuiper in the 2022 Republican Party primary, but behind the Iowa State Patrol officer Zachary Dieken, who was endorsed by Kim Reynolds.<ref>{{cite news |last=Opsahl |first=Robin |title=Iowa Republican legislative primaries reveal party divisions |url=https://www.ottumwacourier.com/news/iowa-republican-legislative-primaries-reveal-party-divisions/article_7f87b17e-e2c0-11ec-94a3-17c72ac4b006.html |access-date=September 17, 2022 |work=Ottumwa Courier |date=June 3, 2022}}<br>- {{cite news |last=McNett |first=Jared |title=With Kim Reynolds backing, state trooper Zach Dieken defeats Rep. Dennis Bush in GOP House District 5 primary |url=https://www.southernminn.com/around_the_web/news/in-iowa-house-district-5-gop-primary-state-trooper-zach-dieken-defeats-incumbent-dennis-bush/article_402395f3-9474-5e36-b862-a2edb1308d3a.html |access-date=September 17, 2022 |work=Sioux City Journal |date=June 8, 2022}}</ref>
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