Randy Feenstra
| Randy Feenstra | |
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| Member of the Iowa Senate from the 2nd district |
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Assumed office January 12, 2009 |
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| Preceded by | Dave Mulder |
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January 14, 1969 Hull, Iowa, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Lynette |
| Children | Four children |
| Residence | Hull, Iowa |
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Dordt College (Bachelors) Iowa State University (MPA) |
| Website | Senator Feenstra |
Randy Feenstra (born January 14, 1969) is the Iowa State Senator from the 2nd District. A Republican, he has served in the Iowa Senate since 2009.
Feenstra graduated from Western Christian High School. He received a bachelor's degree from Dordt College and his MPA from Iowa State University. His professional experience includes being the sales manager for the Foreign Candy Company, then City Administrator of Hull, Iowa for seven years. In 2006, he was elected Sioux County Treasurer.
Feenstra currently serves on several committees in the Iowa Senate – Capital Projects committee; the Fiscal committee; the Tax Expenditure committee; the Transportation committee; the Ways and Means committee; and the State Government committee.
Feenstra was elected in 2008 with 24,595 votes, running unopposed. He was reelected in 2012, again without opposition.
During the 2017 legislative session, Feenstra voted for House File 295 which eliminates local control in municipalities that voted to increase their own minimum wage locally. Feenstra's vote will cause the minimum wage to be lowered in four counties which had already voted to raise their minimum wage (Johnson, Linn, Wapello, and Polk). Estimates show that at least 64,300 residents of Iowa will have their wages effectively lowered, including 35,800 to 36,000 in Polk County, 10,100 in Johnson County, and 18,400 in Linn County.
Feenstra voted in support of House File 625, which eliminated the requirement that parents report on their state taxes whether or not they have healthcare for their children. In this bill, Feenstra also voted to eliminate the requirement that parents apply for healthcare coverage, such as Hawk-i or Medicaid, for their children.
Feenstra voted for an amended form of Senate File 481. This bill eliminated elements of local control by requiring a local officer to comply and detain an immigrant who is guilty of three misdemeanors, non-violent felonies, and felonies until ICE arrives. This bill was opposed by a number of organizations in Iowa, including the Iowa Police Chief Association, the Iowa Catholic Conference, the Iowa Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church, the Episcopal Diocese of Iowa, the Iowa Coalition against Sexual Assault, and the Iowa State Bar Association.
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