Thomas Jeneary

{{short description|American politician from Iowa}} {{Update|date=February 2024}} {{Use mdy dates|date=May 2025}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Thomas Jeneary | image = ThomasJeneary.jpg | caption = 2021 Legislative Portrait | state_house = Iowa | district = 3rd | term_start = January 9, 2023 | term_end = | predecessor = Dennis Bush | successor = | state_house1 = Iowa | district1 = 5th | term_start1 = January 14, 2019 | term_end1 = January 8, 2023 | predecessor1 = Chuck Holz | successor1 = Zach Dieken | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1952|3|31}} | birth_place = Des Moines, Iowa, U.S. | death_date = | death_place = | party = Republican | spouse = | children = | alma_mater = University of Iowa | profession = Dentist, funeral director | website = [https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislators/legislator/legislatorAllYears?personID=27018 Representative Jeneary] }}

'''Thomas Michael Jeneary''' (born March 31, 1952) is a retired dentist and American politician in the state of Iowa. He was elected to the Iowa House of Representatives in 2018 and his term ended on January 8, 2023.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://klem1410.com/2018/02/02/dr-tom-jeneary-announces-candidacy-iowa-house/|title=Dr. Tom Jeneary Announces Candidacy For Iowa House|date=2 February 2018|website=Klem410.com|access-date=7 February 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Iowa House Republicans » Biography |url=http://www.iowahouserepublicans.com/members/tom-jeneary/biography |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190209125544/http://www.iowahouserepublicans.com/members/tom-jeneary/biography |archive-date=2019-02-09 |access-date=7 February 2019 |website=Iowahouserepublicans.com}}</ref> He was reelected in 2022 and again in 2024. He will retire at the end of the 2026 legislative session.<ref>https://siouxcityjournal.com/news/local/government-politics/elections/article_3b4b7729-65c9-44bd-95c1-48edb7169dfc.html</ref>

He was born in Des Moines, Iowa and attended West Liberty High School in West Liberty, IA. He received his B.A. from the University of Iowa. He graduated from the Dallas Institute of Mortuary Science and the University of Iowa College of Dentistry.<ref>https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislators/legislator/legislatorAllYears?personID=27018</ref>

Jeneary is a retired dentist and funeral director. He was formerly the Vice Chair of the Iowa Board of Dental Examiners.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.iowahouserepublicans.com/meet-the-members-tom-jeneary|title=Iowa House Republicans » Meet the Members: Tom Jeneary|website=Iowahouserepublicans.com|access-date=7 February 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://siouxcityjournal.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/jeneary-small-running-for-gop-nod-in-iowa-house-district/article_4509a046-d59e-5c10-883d-ff84e43e2180.html|title=Jeneary, Small running for GOP nod in Iowa House District 5|first=Bret|last=Hayworth|newspaper=Sioux City Journal|access-date=7 February 2019}}</ref>

Jeneary resides in Le Mars, Iowa with his wife, Pam, and two sons.

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