Rep. Randy Feenstra

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Biographical

Full Name: Randall Lee Feenstra
Gender: Male
Pronunciation: RAN-dee FEEN-struh
Date of Birth: Jan. 14, 1969 (age: 55)
Place of Birth: Hull, Iowa
Religion: Christian Reformed
Hometown: Hull, Iowa
Place of Residence: Hull, Iowa
Occupation: Insurance manager

Wikipedia

Family:

Married: Lynette Feenstra teacher, 1996

4 children: Taylor, Erika, Dawson, Savannah

Biography:

Randy is a strong fiscal conservative who fights for Iowa taxpayers. In the Iowa State Senate, he worked alongside Governor Reynolds and was the key architect of the largest state income tax cut in state history. Randy also led the way on reducing property taxes for Iowa’s working families and seniors. In Congress, he’ll fight against the liberal attempts to eliminate the Trump tax cuts.

Born and raised in a strong Christian family, faith is at the center of Randy’s family, his work and his public service. Randy is a true Christian conservative and has been a leading voice defending life, including fighting to defund Planned Parenthood, sponsoring a bill that defined life at conception and is a strong supporter of amending the Iowa See more >>

Official Links:

Website, official

Miscellaneous Links:

Ballotpedia

C-SPAN

GovTrack

Project VoteSmart

Campaign Links:

Website, campaign

Email, campaign: info@feenstraforcongress.com

X (Twitter), campaign

Facebook, campaign

Open Secrets political finance profile

YouTube, campaign

Social Networking:

Facebook

LinkedIn

Facebook, official

X (Twitter), official

YouTube, official

Instagram, official

Official Links:

Website, official

Press Releases

Education

Northcentral University - PhD, business and healthcare administration (2022)
Iowa State University - MA, public administration
Dordt College - BS, business and communications (1987-1991)
Western Christian High School (Hull, Iowa) - Diploma (1987)

Office History

Congressional Offices:

U.S. House of Representatives (Jan. 3, 2021-) In Office

Member, 4th Congressional District of Iowa

State Legislature Offices:

Iowa Senate (Jan. 11, 2009-Jan. 2, 2021)

R Senator, District 2

State Leadership Positions:

Iowa Senate
(Jan. 10, 2021)

Assistant Republican Leader

Election Results

2021 (Nov. 3, 2020 election)

4th Congressional District of Iowa

Randall Lee Feenstra (Randy), 59.12%
Republican

James D. Scholten (J.D.), 36.06%
Democrat

Employment History

Dordt University

Assistant Professor of Business Administration
Sioux County, Iowa (2006-2008)

Treasurer
City of Hull, Iowa (1999-2006)

City Administrator
Foreign Candy Co.

Sales Manager

Associated Organizations

Membership:

Own leadership PAC:

Delivers PAC

Volunteer service:

City of Hull, Iowa
EMT

Board membership:

Dordt University
Member, Board of Trustees
Village Northwest Unlimited (Sheldon, Iowa)
Member, Executive Board
Hull (Iowa) Kiwanis Club
Treasurer

Election campaign:

Feenstra for Congress (Iowa)

Place of worship:

Hull (Iowa) First Christian Reformed Church

Awards

40 Under 40 Top Leaders in Western Iowa (Sioux City (Iowa) Journal)
Community Leadership Award (Iowa State University)
Distinguished Community Health Center Advocate Award (National Association of Community Health Centers Inc.) (Feb. 2024)
Hero of Main Street (National Retail Federation) (July 2022)
Fiscal Hero (Fix the Debt Coalition Inc.) (June 2022)
Fueling Growth Award (Growth Energy Inc.) (2021)

Activities and Interests

Hobbies: running, marathoning

Official Signature

Contact Information

Email, member official contact form
Email, scheduling:
scheduling.ia04@mail.house.gov

Office Addresses:

Main Office:

Address:	1440 Longworth House Office Building Washington, DC 20515-1504
Phone:	202-225-4426
Fax:	202-225-3193

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Privately Financed Travel

4 trips taken between 2022 - 2023 costing $70,878

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Trip Destinations:

Trip Sponsors:

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Personal Financial Disclosures

Disclosures as a member:

Annual: 2023, 2023 (Amendment), 2022, 2021
Election Candidate: 2021, 2019
Extension Letter: 2023, 2022, 2021
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Congressional Staff

Staff Turnover:

Turnover Index: 0.08
(House Average: 0.25)
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Staff Salary Rate:

Office Median Annual Salary: $65,395.80
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Staff Salaries Paid:

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Committees

House Agriculture Committee

House Agriculture Committee Livestock, Dairy and Poultry Subcommittee

House Ways and Means Committee

House Ways and Means Committee Oversight Subcommittee

House Ways and Means Committee Social Security Subcommittee

House Ways and Means Committee Tax Subcommittee

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