Chris Hagenow

Chris Hagenow
84th General Assembly portrait (2011)
Member of the Iowa House of Representatives from the 43rd district 59th (2009–2013)
Incumbent
Assumed office January 2009
Preceded by	Dan Clute
Personal details
Born	(1972-01-19) January 19, 1972 (age 45) St. Charles, Missouri, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Amanda
Children	3
Residence	Windsor Heights, Iowa
Alma mater	University of Northern Iowa University of Iowa College of Law
Occupation	Attorney, politician
Religion	Presbyterian
Website	ChrisHagenow.org

Chris Hagenow (born January 19, 1972) is an American lawyer and Republican member of the Iowa House of Representatives.

Hagenow is the Majority Leader for the Republican caucus and also serves on the Administration and Rules, Judiciary, Legislative Council, State Government, and Ways and Means committees. As Majority Leader, Hagenow is second in command of the Iowa House and controls the floor during session.

Hagenow grew up in Cedar Falls, Iowa. He graduated from Price Laboratory School and Magna Cum Laude from the University of Northern Iowa with a bachelor's degree in 1994. Hagenow earned a law degree from the University of Iowa College of Law in 1997 and became a member of the Iowa State Bar Association. He is a founding partner of the Des Moines law firm Whitaker, Hagenow & Gustoff, LLP. In 2008 he was first elected to the state house. He sits on the steering committee for the Iowa Federalist Society, serves on the Iowa Prayer Breakfast Committee and is a member of the Windsor Heights Lions Club.

Hagenow and his wife Amanda were married in 2005 and have three children, Owen, Noah and Sophia. They live in Windsor Heights, Iowa and attend Westkirk Presbyterian Church in Urbandale.

During the 2017 legislative session, Hagenow voted to shorten both the amount of time one may cast an absentee ballot and the number of days one can vote at satellite polling sites, and he voted to require all voters to present a state-issued ID. Though he voted for the measure, the bill was opposed by the Iowa State Association of Counties, an advocacy group for Iowa's disabled, and Iowa's Department on Aging opposed the bill.

On March 4, 2015, Hagenow called for a convention of states to propose a constitutional amendment “to impose fiscal restraints on the federal government and limit the federal government’s power and jurisdiction.” Hagenow filed HJR 8, Iowa’s legal application to Congress for a convention of states under Article V of the U.S. Constitution. The purpose of the convention is to allow the states some power in the creation of the federal budget by proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution. Hagenow believes that because state governments are "more efficient, more responsible and more transparent" compared to the federal government, the states should propose the amendment.