Dennis Guth

Dennis Guth (born 1955) is an American politician, currently the Iowa State Senator from the 28th District.^[1] A Republican, he has served in the Iowa Senate since winning an election against Bob Jennings in 2012, flipping the seat from Democratic to Republican.^[2]

Dennis Guth
Member of the Iowa Senate from the 28th district
Incumbent
Assumed office January 14, 2013
Preceded by	Jack Kibbie
Constituency	District 28 - (2023-Present) District 4 - (2013-2023)
Personal details
Born	1955 (age 69–70) near Klemme, Iowa, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Margaret
Children	5
Residence(s)	Klemme, Iowa, U.S.
Alma mater	Iowa State University

Born in Klemme, Iowa Guth attended Klemme area Community School District. After graduating, Guth went go on to attend Iowa State University where he received a degree in Agricultural Mechanization. He first became involved in politics in 1994 when he was asked to be precinct chair the Ell Township Republican Committee, going on to serve 12 years as chair before going on to seek elected office.^[3] Guth currently resides in Klemme with his wife Margaret, they have five children, one of which they had adopted from Brazil.^[4]

As of February 2020, Guth serves on the following committees: Appropriations, Labor and Business Relations, and Local Government. He also serves on the Administration and Regulation Appropriations Subcommittee (Chair), as well as the Healthy and Well Kids in Iowa (HAWK-I) Board.^[1]

Electoral history

Iowa Senate 4th District election, 2012 ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Dennis Guth	16,033	52.9%
	Democratic	Bob Jennings	14,299	47.1%
	Republican gain from Democratic

Iowa Senate 4th District election, 2016 ^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Dennis Guth	18,359	60.69%
	Democratic	Susan Bangert	11,889	39.31%
	Republican hold