Lance Horbach

Lance J. Horbach
Member of the Iowa House of Representatives
from the 40th district
Assumed office
1998
Preceded byBryan Sievers
Personal details
Born (1958-02-14) February 14, 1958 (age 68)
PartyRepublican
SpouseJody
Children4 children
WebsiteHorbach's website

Lance J. Horbach (born February 14, 1958, in Grundy Center, Iowa) is the Iowa State Representative from the 40th District. He has served in the Iowa House of Representatives since 1998.

Horbach currently serves on several committees in the Iowa House - the Economic Growth committee; the Judiciary committee; and the Labor committee, where he is the ranking member. He also serves on the Justice System Appropriations Subcommittee. His prior political experience includes serving as a Tama County Zoning Commissioner from 1996 to 1998.

A Republican, Horbach was re-elected in 2006 with 6,249 votes (55%), defeating Democratic opponent Sharon Owens.[1]

Early life and education

Horbach was raised in Tama-Toeldo. He graduated from South Tama High School and received his BS from Iowa State University.

Career

Outside politics Horbach works for the Independent Insurance Services in Marshalltown, Iowa.[2] He began working here in 2000 and is in charge of managing the IIS Nursing Home Program.[3]

Organizations

He is a member of the following organizations:

  • Eagles Club
  • Lions Club
  • Farm Bureau[4]

Family

Horbach is married to his wife Jody and together they have four children: Amy, Kendra, Melissa and Nick. They also have eight grandchildren.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Official Results Report – Statewide, 2006 General Election 11-07-2006" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 15, 2007. Retrieved August 24, 2009.
  2. ^ "Tama's Rep. Lance Horbach announces retirement". WCF Courier. Retrieved December 10, 2013.
  3. ^ a b "Lance Horbach". Insure Central Iowa. Retrieved December 10, 2013.
  4. ^ "Lance J. Horbach". The Iowa Legislature. Archived from the original on December 10, 2013. Retrieved December 10, 2013.