BOONE, Iowa—State Senator Jerry Behn officially announced that he will retire at the end of this year and will not seek re-election to the Iowa Senate in District 24, which include Boone, Greene, Hamilton Counties and a portion of southeast Webster County. Last Monday, Chad Behn, Boone County Supervisor announced that he would seek the Republican nomination to run for the seat. He is the son of Senator Jerry Behn. This weekend, we have another Republican planning to seek the parties endorsement for the race. Todd Rasmussen has announced his intention to seek the nomination.
The announcement was made through a prepared statement released Friday:
Boone County Republican Co-Chair and local builder, Todd Rasmussen announced today he is running for State Senate. Rasmussen has spent the last 34 years in commercial and residential construction. Todd and his wife Amy live in Boone where they homeschool their son at BooneHSAP. Their daughter resides in Eastern Iowa. He served on the committee to select the new school superintendent in Boone, key coordinator for “Avenue of Flags in the Boone Optimist Club and contributes to other charitable organizations across Iowa. Todd is an evangelical Christian and believes in the sanctity of life. He worked with the Iowa Firearms Coalition and the National Rifle Association to elect pro-gun candidates. He has been endorsed by State Representative Phil Thompson, Jefferson Mayor Matt Gordon, Boone City Council members Steven Ray and Terry Moorman, along with other community leaders here in Iowa.
“I have built pole barns, houses and hog confinements all over this district. The key to good construction is a great foundation. We are graduating the first generation in our nation that cannot expect better opportunities than their parents. They leave college with significant debt and without career options. We need to give our kids a solid educational foundation to prepare them for real jobs including here in our hometowns. We need to maintain and strengthen the structure that keeps us safe and prosperous like roads, hospitals, police, fire and emergency services. Just like in construction we need to accomplish this with a budget that makes sense. Families are better stewards of their hard earned money than the government. We need to keep taxes low and government limited to make it easy for businesses to grow. ”
Mayor Matt Gordon stated, “Jefferson needs builders. It would be a blessing to have a builder like Todd serve as our Senator and advocate for rural communities.”
State Rep Phil Thompson, “Todd works hard to turn conservative values into public policy. He is the workhorse on Boone campaigns from city council to state and federal races. I need a friend like him helping me fight for rural values on the other side of the Capitol.”
Boone Mayor Pro-Tem, Steven Ray, “Todd will be a new voice for us where it is needed. There is a huge swamp in D.C. but we battle the same “swampy” issues in our state Capitol”
Boone Councilman Terry Moorman, “Todd has been instrumental in helping to keep the new Green Space in Boone on budget. He’s donated his time and talent to building a new band shelter. I am confident Todd will work hard and be a strong conservative in the State Senate.”
Todd Rasmussen on the right with wife Amy and their son at the Trump Rally
