Terry Branstad
Terry Branstad | |
|---|---|
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| 12th United States Ambassador to China | |
Incumbent | |
Assumed office July 12, 2017 | |
| President | Donald Trump |
| Preceded by | Max Baucus |
| 39th and 42nd Governor of Iowa | |
In office January 14, 2011 – May 24, 2017 | |
| Lieutenant | Kim Reynolds |
| Preceded by | Chet Culver |
| Succeeded by | Kim Reynolds |
In office January 14, 1983 – January 15, 1999 | |
| Lieutenant | Robert Anderson Jo Ann Zimmerman Joy Corning |
| Preceded by | Robert Ray |
| Succeeded by | Tom Vilsack |
| President of Des Moines University | |
In office August 9, 2003 – October 16, 2009 | |
| Preceded by | Richard M. Ryan Jr. |
| Succeeded by | Steve Dengle[1] |
| Chair of the National Governors Association | |
In office August 1, 1989 – July 31, 1990 | |
| Preceded by | Gerald Baliles |
| Succeeded by | Booth Gardner |
| 40th Lieutenant Governor of Iowa | |
In office January 12, 1979 – January 14, 1983 | |
| Governor | Robert Ray |
| Preceded by | Arthur A. Neu |
| Succeeded by | Robert Anderson |
| Member of the Iowa House of Representatives from the 8th district | |
In office January 8, 1973 – January 7, 1979 | |
| Preceded by | Del Stromer |
| Succeeded by | Clifford Branstad |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Terry Edward Branstad (1946-11-17) November 17, 1946 Leland, Iowa, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Christine Johnson (m. 1972) |
| Children | 3 |
| Residence | Beijing, China |
| Education | University of Iowa (BA) Drake University (JD) |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Branch/service |  United States Army |
| Years of service | 1969–1971 |
| Unit | 503rd Military Police Battalion |
| Awards | Army Commendation Medal |
Terry Edward Branstad (born November 17, 1946) is an American politician, university administrator, and diplomat serving as the United States Ambassador to China since 2017. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served as Governor of Iowa. Branstad also previously served three terms in the Iowa House of Representatives from 1973 to 1979.
Branstad served as the 39th Governor of Iowa from 1983 to 1999. After his retirement from politics, he served as President of Des Moines University from 2003 to 2009. In 2010, he returned to politics to run for Governor again, defeating incumbent Chet Culver to become the state's 42nd Governor.[2][3] He was reelected to a sixth overall term in 2014. In December 2015, he surpassed New York's George Clinton as the longest-tenured Governor in American history.[4]
In December 2016, Branstad accepted President Donald Trump's nomination as United States Ambassador to China, a position he was confirmed and sworn into in May 2017. Upon his resignation as Governor, he was succeeded by Lieutenant Governor Kim Reynolds, who became Iowa's first female Governor.[5]
Contents
1 Early life
2 Education
3 Early political career
4 Governor of Iowa
4.1 First tenure (1983–1999)
4.2 Inter-gubernatorial career
4.3 Second tenure (2011–2017)
4.3.1 2010 gubernatorial election
4.3.2 2014 gubernatorial election
4.3.3 Taxes
4.3.4 Job creation ranking
4.3.5 Gun rights
5 U.S. Ambassador to China
6 Personal life
7 Electoral history
8 Notes
9 References
10 External links
Early life
Branstad was born in Leland, Iowa.
Branstad's father was Edward Arnold Branstad, a farmer. Branstad's mother was Rita L. (née Garland).[6][7] Branstad's mother was Jewish, and his father was from a Norwegian American Lutheran family.[8] Branstad himself was raised Lutheran, and later converted to Catholicism.[9] Through his mother, Branstad is a second cousin of DC Circuit Chief Judge Merrick Garland.[10][a]
Education
Branstad received a Bachelor of Arts in political science from the University of Iowa in 1969 and a Juris Doctor from Drake University Law School in 1974.[14][15] After getting his undergraduate degree, he was drafted and served in the United States Army from 1969 to 1971, serving as a military policeman in the 503rd Military Police Battalion at Fort Bragg,[16] and was awarded the Army Commendation Medal for meritorious service; he once recalled that he arrested actress Jane Fonda for coming onto post at Arlington National Cemetery, where she was planning to attend an anti-war protest.[17][18][19][20]
Early political career
Branstad served three terms in the Iowa House of Representatives from 1973 to 1979 and served as the Lieutenant Governor of Iowa from 1979 to 1983, the year he was elected Governor of Iowa.[15]
Governor of Iowa
First tenure (1983–1999)
Branstad attending the recommissioning ceremony for the USS Iowa, April 28, 1984
When elected governor at age 36, Branstad became the youngest chief executive in Iowa's history.[21] Reelected in 1986, 1990, and 1994, and ultimately serving four consecutive terms, he left office as Iowa's longest-serving governor. He served as Chairman of the National Governors Association during 1989–1990, and also was Chair of the Midwestern Governors Association. In 1997, he chaired the Education Commission of the States, the Republican Governors Association, and the Governors' Ethanol Coalition.
In 1983, he vetoed a bill that would allow a state lottery.[22]
Iowa's unemployment rate went from 8.5% when he took office to a record low 2.5% by the time he left office in 1999.[23][24] In his first year as governor, the state budget had a $90 million deficit.[25] It took several years until the budget was balanced. He said that he did not have enough support in the legislature to approve budget reforms until 1992. By 1999, Iowa had an unprecedented $900 million budget surplus.[26][27]
Inter-gubernatorial career
Branstad (left) with Fred Thompson and Robert D. Ray in 2007
Branstad focused most of his efforts on endeavors outside of politics when he left office in early 1999. He founded Branstad and Associates, LLC[28] and was also a partner in the firm of Kaufman, Pattee, Branstad & Miller,[29] and a financial advisor for Robert W. Baird and Co.[30]
In August 2003, Branstad accepted an offer from Des Moines University to become its president.[19] On October 16, 2009, he announced his retirement from Des Moines University in order to run again for governor.[31]
Branstad was appointed by President George W. Bush to chair the President's Commission on Excellence in Special Education.[32] The commission was charged with developing a plan to improve the educational performance of students with disabilities. After completing his work with the commission in 2003, he was asked to serve as a member of the National Advisory Council for Positive Action for Teen Health, or PATH. The advisory council encourages action toward detecting adolescent mental illness. In April 2003, he was named to serve as a public member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, which comprises both professional and public members who address a variety of issues related to the profession.[33]
Branstad serves on the boards of, among others, Conmed Health Management Inc,[34]American Future Fund,[35] the Iowa Health System, Liberty Bank, the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants,[36] and Living History Farms.[37]
Second tenure (2011–2017)
2010 gubernatorial election
Branstad in 2011
On August 2, 2009, The Des Moines Register reported that Branstad was actively considering seeking the Republican nomination for governor. On October 7, 2009, Branstad filed papers to run for governor in the 2010 election.[38] According to a poll conducted in September 2009 by The Des Moines Register, he maintained a 70% favorability rating from Iowans as compared to Governor Chet Culver's rating of 50%.[39]
On June 8, 2010, Branstad won the Republican gubernatorial nomination,[40] but when opposing candidate Bob Vander Plaats conceded, he did not endorse Branstad.[41]
The Des Moines Tea Party gave Branstad a "no" on their report card regarding "criteria for acceptance" and said Branstad had "a history of raising taxes, [was] not a true conservative, and increased the size of government every year he held office, [and] built a state-owned phone company."[42][43][44][45] Branstad was accused by former Iowa State Auditor Richard Johnson of keeping "two sets of books" on the state budget when he was governor. Johnson said Branstad needed to be "transparent" to Iowa voters about the reporting of Iowa's finances during his tenure as governor.[46]
2014 gubernatorial election
Branstad speaking at the 2016 Roast and Ride, hosted by U.S. Senator Joni Ernst
Branstad ran for reelection in 2014. He was opposed in the Republican primary by Tom Hoefling, a political activist and nominee for President in 2012 for both of America's Party and American Independent Party.[47] Branstad won the primary with 83% of the vote.
For the general election, Branstad faced Democratic nominee State Senator Jack Hatch and won the election with 59% of the vote.
Taxes
In June 2013, Branstad signed into law a sweeping tax reform bill that garnered widespread bipartisan support, passing the Iowa Senate by 44 votes to 6 and the Iowa House by 84 votes to 13.[48] The bill, entitled Senate File 295,[48] provided for the state's largest tax cut in state history, including significant property tax reforms – estimated at $4.4 billion at the time of signing[49] – as well as an estimated $90 million of annual income tax relief, in part in the form of an increase in the earned income tax credit.[50] The bill also included significant reforms to education and healthcare.[50]
Job creation ranking
In a June 2013 analysis by The Business Journals looking at 45 of the country's 50 governors by their job creation record, Branstad was ranked number 28.[51] The five governors omitted from the analysis all assumed office in 2013. The ranking was based on a comparison of the annual private sector growth rate in all 50 states using data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.[52]
Gun rights
On April 13, 2017, with large Republican majorities in the Iowa legislature,[53][54] Branstad signed a bill into law expanding gun rights in Iowa, enacting a stand-your-ground law, expanding the right of citizens to sue if they believe their Second Amendment rights are being infringed, and expanding the gun rights of minors, among several other provisions.[55]
U.S. Ambassador to China
Branstad meeting with U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue, May 30, 2017
Terry Branstad with Prime Minister of Canada Justin Trudeau, 2017
In December 2016, Branstad was chosen by President-elect Donald Trump to serve as US Ambassador to China, succeeding Max Baucus.[56] Branstad accepted the offer within one day after meeting with President Trump in New York.[57] Trump cited Branstad's decades of experience with China in his role as Governor of Iowa in choosing him for the role.[57]Xi Jinping, China's paramount leader, considers Branstad an "old friend".[58] Branstad's relationship with Xi stems back to 1985 when the Chinese President, then a young official from Hebei Province, headed a five-man agricultural delegation to Iowa.[59] Branstad's hearing before the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee was held on May 2, 2017.[60]
Branstad was confirmed by the Senate on May 22, 2017, in an 82 to 13 vote.[61] He resigned as governor on May 24, 2017, in a ceremony at the Iowa State House, and was immediately sworn in as U.S. Ambassador to China. His appointment marked the third time in a decade that a politician resigned a statewide office to become the Ambassador to China; Jon Huntsman Jr. resigned as Governor of Utah in 2009, and Max Baucus resigned as U.S. Senator from Montana in 2014.
Lieutenant Governor Kim Reynolds succeeded him as Iowa Governor. In his capacity as Ambassador, Branstad is poised to make progress on cooperation and collaboration between the U.S. and China on various issues, including North Korea tensions.[62]
Personal life
Branstad married Christine Johnson on June 17, 1972. They have three children and seven grandchildren. Christine has worked as a medical assistant and as a volunteer at schools and hospitals.[63]
Branstad is a member of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry. He received the honor of "Knight Commander of the Court of Honor" in 2015.[64]
In December 2015, a biography of Branstad entitled Iowa's Record-Setting Governor: The Terry Branstad Story was released. The book, written by longtime newspaperman and Iowa historian Mike Chapman, details Branstad's youth on the family farm, his high school days in Forest City, and his rise in the political world.[65]
Electoral history
1972 election for Iowa House of Representatives District 8:
- Terry Branstad (R), 59.0%
- Elmer Selbrand (D), 41.0%
1974 election for Iowa House of Representatives District 8:
- Terry Branstad (R), 68.7%
- Jean Haugland (D), 31.3%
1976 election for Iowa House of Representatives District 8:
- Terry Branstad (R), 70.4%
- Franklin Banwart (D), 29.6%
1978 Republican primary election for Lieutenant Governor of Iowa:
- Terry Branstad, 42.1%
- Hansen, 32.7%
- Oakley, 25.2%
1978 election for Lieutenant Governor of Iowa:
- Terry Branstad (R), 57.7%
- William Palmer (D), 42.3%
- 1982 election for Governor of Iowa:
1982 General Election:[66]
- Terry Branstad (R), 52.8%
Roxanne Conlin (D), 46.6%- Marcia Farrington (L), 0.3%
- Jim Bittner (S), 0.3%
- 1986 election for Governor of Iowa:
1986 General Election:[67]
- Terry Branstad (R), 51.9%
- Lowell Junkins (D), 48.0%
- 1990 election for Governor of Iowa:
1990 General Election:[68]
- Terry Branstad (R), 60.6%
- Donald Avenson (D), 38.8%
- Bailey/Nelson (SW), 0.4%
- 1994 election for Governor of Iowa:
Republican Primary[69]
- Terry Branstad (R), 51.8%
Fred Grandy (R), 48.1%
1994 General Election:[70]
- Terry Branstad (R), 56.8%
Bonnie Campbell (D), 41.6%- Hughes/Davis (Petition), 0.6%
- Butler/Stone (NL), 0.4%
- Olsen/Carey (L), 0.3%
- Galati/Pena (SW), 0.1%
- 2010 election for Governor of Iowa:
Republican Primary[71]
- Terry Branstad (R), 114,290 votes, 50.4%
Bob Vander Plaats (R), 92,759, 40.9%
Rod Roberts (R), 19,916, 8.8%
2010 General Election:[3]
- Terry Branstad (R), 52.9%
Chet Culver (D), 43.1%- Jonathan Narcisse (I), 1.3%
- Eric Cooper (L), 1.3%
- James Hughes (I), 0.3%
- David Rosenfeld (SW), 0.2%
- Write-Ins, 0.2%
- 2014 election for Governor of Iowa:
Republican Primary:[72]- Terry Branstad (R), 129,752 votes, 79.8%
Tom Hoefling (R), 16.2%- Write-Ins, 0.2%
2014 General Election:[73]
- Terry Branstad (R), 59.1%
Jack Hatch (D), 37.3%- Lee Deakins Hieb (L), 1.8%
- Jim Hennager (I), 0.9%
- Jonathan Narcisse (I), 0.9%
- Write-ins, 0.1%
Notes
^ Branstad's maternal grandfather, Louis Edward Garland, is an Anglicized spelling of Louis Edward's grandfather Leib Yitzhak Garfinkel who lived in the Pale of Settlement in Russian Empire in the late 19th century.[11][12] Leib Yitzak's father was Zelig, grandfather was Nakhman, and great-grandfather was Leib, born in 1735.[11] Leib Yitzak's son was Nakhman Garfinkel.[11] His sons Max Hyman (later "Harry") Garland and Louis Edward Garland immigrated to the United States from their native town of Vagova, Lithuania, arriving December 7, 1907, aboard the Celtic in New York City after sailing from Liverpool.[11][13] These brothers listed their race as "Hebrew".[11][13] Later, the Garlands settled in Council Bluffs.[11][13] Max is Merrick Garland's grandfather.[11][12]
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Governor Terry Branstad official Iowa government site- Terry Branstad for Governor
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| Preceded by Arthur Neu | Lieutenant Governor of Iowa 1979–1983 | Succeeded by Robert Anderson |
| Preceded by Robert Ray | Governor of Iowa 1983–1999 | Succeeded by Tom Vilsack |
| Preceded by Gerald Baliles | Chair of the National Governors Association 1989–1990 | Succeeded by Booth Gardner |
| Preceded by Chet Culver | Governor of Iowa 2011–2017 | Succeeded by Kim Reynolds |
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| Preceded by Richard M. Ryan Jr. | President of Des Moines University 2003–2009 | Succeeded by Steve Dengle |
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| Preceded by Max Baucus | United States Ambassador to China 2017–present | Incumbent |
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| Preceded by Robert Ray | Republican nominee for Governor of Iowa 1982, 1986, 1990, 1994 | Succeeded by Jim Lightfoot |
| Preceded by John Engler | Chair of the Republican Governors Association 1996–1997 | Succeeded by David Beasley |
| Preceded by Jim Nussle | Republican nominee for Governor of Iowa 2010, 2014 | Succeeded by Kim Reynolds |
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