Eric Giddens
Member of the Iowa Senate
from the 38th district
Assumed office
March 25, 2019
Preceded byJeff Danielson
ConstituencyDistrict 38 - (2023-Present)
District 30 - (2019-2023)
Personal details
BornNovember 1973 (age 50)
Political partyDemocratic

Eric Giddens (born November 9, 1973) is an American politician in the state of Iowa currently serving in the Iowa Senate as a member for the 38th District.[1] A Democrat, he was elected to the Senate's 30th district defeating Republican Walt Rogers in a special election held on March 19, 2019, after incumbent senator Jeff Danielson resigned in disgrace.[2][3][4] Giddens was a member of the Cedar Falls, Iowa School Board and a program director at the University of Northern Iowa's Center for Energy and Environmental Education.[5][6]

As of February 2020, Giddens serves on the following committees: Education, State Government, Transportation, Veterans Affairs, and Ways and Means. He also serves on the Tax Credit Review Committee, as well as the Education Commission of the States, and the Research and Development School Advisory Council.

Members of the Iowa Senate
90th General Assembly (2023–2025)
President of the Senate
Amy Sinclair (R)
President pro tempore
Brad Zaun (R)
Majority Leader
Jack Whitver (R)
Minority Leader
Pam Jochum (D)
  1. ▌Rocky De Witt (R)
  2. ▌Jeff Taylor (R)
  3. ▌Lynn Evans (R)
  4. ▌Tim Kraayenbrink (R)
  5. ▌Dave Rowley (R)
  6. ▌Jason Schultz (R)
  7. ▌Kevin Alons (R)
  8. ▌Mark Costello (R)
  9. ▌Tom Shipley (R)
  10. ▌Dan Dawson (R)
  11. ▌Julian Garrett (R)
  12. ▌Amy Sinclair (R)
  13. ▌Cherielynn Westrich (R)
  14. ▌Sarah Trone Garriott (D)
  15. ▌Tony Bisignano (D)
  16. ▌Claire Celsi (D)
  17. ▌Izaah Knox (D)
  18. ▌Janet Petersen (D)
  19. ▌Ken Rozenboom (R)
  20. ▌Nate Boulton (D)
  21. ▌Mike Bousselot (R)
  22. ▌Brad Zaun (R)
  23. ▌Jack Whitver (R)
  24. ▌Jesse Green (R)
  25. ▌Herman Quirmbach (D)
  26. ▌Jeff Edler (R)
  27. ▌Annette Sweeney (R)
  28. ▌Dennis Guth (R)
  29. ▌Sandy Salmon (R)
  30. ▌Waylon Brown (R)
  31. ▌William Dotzler (D)
  32. ▌Mike Klimesh (R)
  33. ▌Carrie Koelker (R)
  34. ▌Dan Zumbach (R)
  35. ▌Chris Cournoyer (R)
  36. ▌Pam Jochum (D)
  37. ▌Molly Donahue (D)
  38. ▌Eric Giddens (D)
  39. ▌Liz Bennett (D)
  40. ▌Todd Taylor (D)
  41. ▌Kerry Gruenhagen (R)
  42. ▌Charlie McClintock (R)
  43. ▌Zach Wahls (D)
  44. ▌Adrian Dickey (R)
  45. ▌Janice Weiner (D)
  46. ▌Dawn Driscoll (R)
  47. ▌Scott Webster (R)
  48. ▌Mark Lofgren (R)
  49. ▌Cindy Winckler (D)
  50. ▌Jeff Reichman (R)

References

  1. ^ "Iowa Legislature - Legislators". Retrieved 5 February 2023.
  2. ^ Nelson, Thomas (2019-02-24). "Eric Giddens is the Democratic candidate for Senate District 30 seat". The Gazette. Retrieved 2019-03-20.
  3. ^ "Iowa election: Eric Giddens wins special election to the Iowa Senate". Des Moines Register. Retrieved 2019-03-20.
  4. ^ Korecki, Natasha (2019-03-17). "Iowa's most in-demand Democrat". Politico. Retrieved 2019-03-20.
  5. ^ "Eric Giddens Selected as Democratic Candidate for Iowa Senate District 30". whotv.com. 2019-02-24. Retrieved 2019-03-20.
  6. ^ Henderson, O. Kay (2019-03-19). "Democrat Eric Giddens wins open Iowa Senate seat". Radio Iowa. Retrieved 2019-03-20.
Iowa Senate Preceded byDawn Driscoll 38th District 2023 – present Succeeded byIncumbent Preceded byJeff Danielson 30th District 2019 – 2023 Succeeded byWaylon Brown
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