Quentin Stanerson

Quentin Stanerson (born 1977) is an American politician and teacher who represented the 95th district of the Iowa House of Representatives from 2013 to 2017, which at the time consisted of much of northern and eastern Linn County, as well as parts of southeastern Buchanan County. He is a member of the Republican Party.^[1]

Quentin Stanerson
Member of the Iowa House of Representatives from the 95th district
In office January 14, 2013 – January 8, 2017
Preceded by	Joel Fry (redistricting)
Succeeded by	Louie Zumbach
Personal details
Born	1977 (age 47–48) Conroy, Iowa, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Nikki
Children	3
Education	Kirkwood Community College (AA) Coe College (BA) Grand Canyon University (MS)
Occupation	Teacher

Early life

Stanerson was born in 1977 in Conroy, Iowa, where he was raised. He graduated from Williamsburg High School. Following his graduation, he enlisted in the United States Marine Corps, where he served four years, and was deployed overseas multiple times.^[2]

After leaving the Marine Corps, Stanerson attended Kirkwood Community College, where he received an Associate of Arts. He then a received a Bachelor of Arts in history from Coe College, and a master's degree in education administration from Grand Canyon University.^[1]

Political career

Stanerson announced his candidacy for the open 95th district of the Iowa House of Representatives following decennial redistricting in 2011. He won the Republican primaries unopposed on June 5, 2012, and defeated Democratic candidate Kristin Keast in the general on November 6, 2012, by 200 votes.^[3] He was subsequently appointed to the Local Government, State Government, Veterans Affairs, Ways and Means, and Education committees, the lattermost of which he was made vice chairman.^[4]

Stanerson announced his bid for reelection in early 2014.^[5] He won the Republican primaries unopposed on June 3, 2014, and again faced Democratic candidate Kristin Keast in the general election on November 4, whom he defeated by over 800 votes.^[3] He was subsequently appointed chairman of the Veterans Affairs Committee.^[4]

Stanerson endorsed Marco Rubio for president in 2016.^[6] He declined to run for a third term.^[7]

Personal life

Stanerson has a wife, Nikki, and three children. He resided in Center Point, Iowa, for much of his career, and has lived in Audubon, Iowa, since 2019.^[1]

Stanerson has served as principal of Audubon Middle-High School since 2019.^[8][9] He taught middle and high school social studies at North Linn Community School District from 2004 to 2019, and also coached middle school wrestling and track.^[2]

Electoral history

* = incumbent

Election	Political result		Candidate		Party	Votes	%
Iowa House of Representatives Republican primary elections, 2012  [10] District 95 Turnout: 675		Republican (newly redistricted)		Quentin Stanerson	Republican	672	99.6
				Other/Write-in votes		3	0.4
Iowa House of Representatives general elections, 2012  [11] District 95 Turnout: 16,798		Republican (newly redistricted)		Quentin Stanerson	Republican	8,494	50.6
				Kristin Keast	Democratic	8,294	49.4
				Other/Write-in votes		10	0.06
Iowa House of Representatives Republican primary elections, 2014  [12] District 95 Turnout: 1,203		Republican		Quentin Stanerson*	Republican	1,199	99.7
				Other/Write-in votes		4	0.3
Iowa House of Representatives general elections, 2014  [13] District 95 Turnout: 13,376		Republican		Quentin Stanerson*	Republican	7,624	57
				Kristin Keast	Democratic	5,737	42.9
				Other/Write-in votes		15	0.1