{{Short description|American politician}} {{Use mdy dates|date=May 2025}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Jon Thorup | image = JonThorup.jpg | caption = Thorup in 2021 | party = Republican | birth_place = Knoxville, Iowa, U.S. | state_house = Iowa | district = 28th | term_start = January 14, 2019 | term_end = January 9, 2023 | predecessor = Greg Heartsill | successor = Barb McCulla (redistricting) | module = {{infobox police officer | embed = yes | branch = Iowa State Patrol }} }}
'''Jon Thorup''' is an American politician and law enforcement officer who served as a member of the Iowa House of Representatives from the 28th district. Elected in November 2018, he assumed office on January 14, 2019.
== Early life and education == Thorup was born and raised in Knoxville, Iowa. He graduated from Knoxville High School. He graduated from the Iowa Law Enforcement Academy.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Representative Jon Thorup|url=https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislators/legislator?ga=88&personID=27021|access-date=2021-08-11|website=www.legis.iowa.gov}}</ref>
== Career == After graduating from high school, Thorup worked for the Marion County Sheriff's Department as a part-time employee. He later joined the Iowa State Patrol as a state trooper.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-04-15|title=Iowa House Votes To Expand Police Protections, Raise Penalties For Protest-Related Offenses|url=https://www.iowapublicradio.org/state-government-news/2021-04-15/iowa-house-votes-to-expand-police-protections-raise-penalties-for-protest-related-offenses|access-date=2021-08-11|website=Iowa Public Radio|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-04-20|title=APNewsBreak: Iowa trooper wrote just 8 tickets as candidate|url=https://apnews.com/article/north-america-iowa-iowa-state-patrol-ia-state-wire-legislature-c335bf8e9b69462eb535694e902e2f76|access-date=2021-08-11|website=AP NEWS|language=en}}</ref> He later joined the Iowa Fire Marshal Division before returning to the Iowa State Patrol. As a state trooper, he has been assigned to Osceola, Iowa and Poweshiek County, Iowa.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Iowa House Republicans » Jon Thorup|url=https://www.iowahouserepublicans.com/members/jon-thorup|access-date=2021-08-11|language=en-US}}</ref> Thorup defeated Jon Van Wyk in the 2018 Republican Party primary and won the November 2018 general election to the Iowa House of Representatives against Democratic candidate Ann Fields.<ref>{{cite news |title=Thorup, Fields set to face off in November |url=https://www.newtondailynews.com/2018/06/06/thorup-fields-set-to-face-off-in-november/awcyru5/ |access-date=September 17, 2022 |work=Newton Daily News |date=June 6, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Republican Thorup runs for House |url=https://www.charitonleader.com/news/article_2f8ccdce-dd71-11e8-99e5-c7862f83f505.html |access-date=September 17, 2022 |work=Chariton Leader |date=November 1, 2018}}</ref> He assumed office on January 14, 2019. During the 2019–2020 legislative session, Thorup served as vice chair of the House Public Safety Committee.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Jon Thorup|url=https://ballotpedia.org/Jon_Thorup|access-date=2021-08-11|website=Ballotpedia|language=en}}</ref> Thorup lost to Barb Kniff McCulla, who was endorsed by governor Kim Reynolds, in a Republican Party primary during the 2022 election cycle.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Gruber-Miller |first1=Stephen |title=In unusual move, Gov. Kim Reynolds endorses an Iowa Republican lawmaker's primary opponent |url=https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/politics/2022/05/18/kim-reynolds-endorses-primary-challenger-iowa-republican-rep-jon-thorup-election-primary-2022/9822382002/ |access-date=September 17, 2022 |work=Des Moines Register |date=May 18, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Hernandez |first1=Samantha |title=Barb Kniff McCulla wins House District 37 primary in Pella, defeating incumbent Jon Thorup |url=https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/politics/2022/06/07/pella-house-district-election-results-jon-thorup-barb-kniff-mcuclla/7489325001/ |access-date=September 17, 2022 |work=Des Moines Register |date=June 7, 2022}}</ref>
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