Featured Freshman: Representative Gene Ficken

Name: Gene Ficken

District: 23

Committee assignments: Education (Vice Chair), Veterans Affairs, Natural Resources, and Joint Education Appropriations

Hometown and current town
Hometown – Spirit Lake; Current town - Independence

Your family
Wife Michelle, Children Travis, Garret, and Paige

Education and Cyclone/Hawkeye affiliation
BA in biology from UNI, MA in biology from UNI Loyal to all

Occupation when not in session: retired

Why you ran for office
To help improve education in the state of Iowa.

What you think are the three most important things the General Assembly needs to accomplish this session, and describe each briefly
a. Disaster relief
b. Economic relief for middle class families
c. Education

What has been your impression of the legislature thus far?
Challenging and high learning curve with an unbelievable and rewarding experience

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