Greg Forristall

Greg Forristall
84th General Assembly portrait (2011)

Member of the Iowa House of Representatives from the 22nd district 98th (2007–2013)
Incumbent
Assumed office January 8, 2007
Preceded by	Gerald Jones
Personal details
Born	(1950-02-15) February 15, 1950 Council Bluffs, Iowa, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Carol
Residence	Macedonia, Iowa
Alma mater	Iowa Western Community College University of Iowa
Occupation	Farmer
Website	legis.iowa.gov/...

Greg Forristall (born February 15, 1950) is the Iowa State Representative from the 22nd District. A Republican, he has served in the Iowa House of Representatives since 2007. Forristall was born in Council Bluffs, Iowa and was raised and resides near Macedonia. He completed coursework in computer science and international marketing at Iowa Western Community College and earned bachelors and masters degrees in music from the University of Iowa.

As of January 2013, Forristall serves on several committees in the Iowa House – the Human Resources, Transportation, and Ways and Means committees. He also serves as the chair of the Labor committee and as a member of the Economic Development Appropriations Subcommittee.

Biography

Greg Forristall grew up on the family farm near Macedonia, and after graduation from Carson-Macedonia High School, he went on to earn bachelor and master degrees in music at the University of Iowa.

Greg currently resides in Macedonia with his wife, Carol, who taught music in Iowa public schools for thirty-five years. Greg farmed for 25 years and also worked in the financial services and information technology industries.

Greg has been active in the community with organizations such as the Council Bluffs Sister Cities, Farm Bureau, the Iowa Corn Promotion Board and the Iowa Western Community College Board. He has been a member of the United States Grain Council and has served on the Iowa State Board of Education and the Iowa Community College Council. Greg is a founding and continuing member of the Grist Mill Fine Arts Council.

He chairs the Education Task Force of the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) and is on the executive committee of the Midwest Higher Education Compact. Forristall also represents Iowa in national meetings of the Lumina Foundation and the Foundation for Excellence in Education.

In March 2014, Greg filed a police report stating he had been assaulted by a private citizen at the state Capitol.^[1]During a June 2014 trial lasting two days, a jury of six people determined the defendant not guilty after one hour of deliberation.^[2]

Electoral history

*incumbent

Election			Party	Votes	%
Iowa House of Representatives primary elections, 2006 ^[3] District 98 Turnout: 1,543	Republican	Greg Forristall	Republican	1,116	72.33%
	Republican	Sharon McNutt	Republican	426	27.61%
Iowa House of Representatives general elections, 2006 ^[4] District 98 Turnout: 10,817	Republican hold	Greg Foristall	Republican	6,570	60.74%
	Republican hold	Sally Vitamvas	Democratic	3,858	35.67%
Iowa House of Representatives primary elections, 2008 ^[5] District 98	Republican	Greg Foristall*	Republican	unopposed
Iowa House of Representatives general elections, 2008 ^[6] District 98	Republican hold	Greg Foristall*	Republican	unopposed
Iowa House of Representatives primary elections, 2010 ^[7] District 98	Republican	Greg Foristall*	Republican	unopposed
Iowa House of Representatives general elections, 2010 ^[8] District 98	Republican hold	Greg Foristall*	Republican	unopposed
Iowa House of Representatives primary elections, 2012 ^[9] District 22 Turnout: 4,410	Republican	Greg Foristall*	Republican	2,529	57.35%
	Republican	Clint Fichter	Republican	1,615	36.62%
Iowa House of Representatives general elections, 2012 ^[10] District 22	Republican (newly redistricted)	Greg Foristall*	Republican	unopposed

References

↑ http://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/2014/03/12/cci-protester-charged-with-assault-for-encounter-with-iowa-lawmaker/6350719/
↑ http://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/opinion/readers/2014/06/10/fagans-trial-political-farce/10262207/
↑ "2006 Primary Election, Official Results" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. Retrieved 2013-01-15.
↑ "Official Results Report – Statewide, Election: 2006 General Election-11-07-2006" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. 2006-11-21. p. 49. Retrieved 2013-01-15.
↑ "Official Results Report – Statewide, 2008 Primary Election-06-03-2008 Party: All" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. 2008-06-19. p. 270. Retrieved 2013-01-15.
↑ "State of Iowa Official Canvass Summary, November 4, 2008 General Election" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. p. 62. Retrieved 2013-01-15.
↑ "Official Results Report, 2010 Primary Election held Tuesday, June 8th 2010" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. 2010-07-01. Retrieved 2013-01-15.
↑ "Official Results Report, General Election held Tuesday, November 2nd 2010" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. 2010-11-23. p. 139. Retrieved 2013-01-15.
↑ "2012 Primary Election Canvass Summary" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. p. 104. Retrieved 2013-01-15.
↑ "2012 General Election Canvass Summary" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. p. 68. Retrieved 2013-01-15.

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Greg Forristall.

Representative Greg Forristall official Iowa General Assembly site

Profile at Project Vote Smart
Financial information (state office) at the National Institute for Money in State Politics

Iowa House of Representatives
Preceded by Gerald Jones	98th District 2007–2013	Succeeded by Mary Wolfe
Preceded by Deborah Berry	22nd District 2013–present	Succeeded by Incumbent

Members of the Iowa House of Representatives

86th General Assembly (January 12, 2015 - January 8, 2017) Speaker: Linda Upmeyer (R) Speaker Pro Tempore: Matt Windschitl (R) Majority Leader: Chris Hagenow (R) Minority Leader: Mark Smith (D)

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