Daniel W. Muhlbauer (August 6, 1958 – October 1, 2020) was an American politician who served in the Iowa House of Representatives from the 12th district from 2011 to 2015.

Dan Muhlbauer
Member of the Iowa House of Representatives
from the 12th district
51st (2011 – 2013)
In office
January 10, 2011 – January 12, 2015
Preceded byRod Roberts
Succeeded byBrian Best
Personal details
Born(1958-08-06)August 6, 1958
Audubon, Iowa
DiedOctober 1, 2020(2020-10-01) (aged 62)
Manilla, Iowa
Political partyDemocratic
SpousePatti
Children3
ParentLouis Muhlbauer (father)
ResidenceManilla, Iowa
Alma materIowa Falls Community College
ProfessionFarmer
WebsiteSmith's website

Biography

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Muhlbauer was born in Audubon, Iowa to Louis Muhlbauer, and was raised and resides in Manilla, Iowa. He has an A.A. in Agricultural Business from Iowa Falls Community College.

As of January 2013, Muhlbauer served on several committees in the Iowa House - the Agriculture, Public Safety, Veterans Affairs, and Ways and Means committees. He also served as the ranking member of the Administration and Rules committee. Muhlbauer was first elected in 2011, replacing Larry Lesle as the Democratic nominee after Lesle dropped out.[1]

In a December 19, 2012, interview with the Daily Times Herald (Caroll, Iowa) newspaper, Representative Muhlbauer called for the ban and confiscation of all semi-automatic rifles and other firearms in the state.[2]

"We cannot have big guns out here as far as the big guns that are out here, the semi-automatics and all of them. We can't have those running around out here. Those are not hunting weapons. We should ban those in Iowa. Even if you have them, I think we need to start taking them. We can't have those out there. Because if they're out there they're just going to get circulated around to the wrong people. Those guns should not be in the public's hands. There are just too big of guns."[3]

Dan Muhlbauer was defeated by Brian Best in the 2014 election.[4]

He died on October 1, 2020, in Manilla, Iowa aged 62.[5]

His son Dave Muhlbauer announced he was a candidate in the 2022 United States Senate elections, challenging Chuck Grassley.[6][7]

Electoral history

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*incumbent

Election Political result Candidate Party Votes %
Iowa House of Representatives general elections, 2010 [8]
District 51
Turnout: 11,241
Democratic gain from RepublicanDan MuhlbauerDemocratic6,41057.02%
Daniel D. Dirkx Republican4,51040.12%
Iowa House of Representatives primary elections, 2012 [9]
District 12
Democratic Dan MuhlbauerDemocraticunopposed
Iowa House of Representatives general elections, 2012 [10]
District 12
Turnout: 16,004
Democratic (newly redistricted) Dan MuhlbauerDemocratic9,18957.42%
Barney Bornhoft Republican5,86136.62%
Iowa House of Representatives general elections, 2014 [11]
District 12
Turnout: 11,794
Republican gain from DemocraticBrian BestRepublican6,44554.6%
Dan Muhlbauer Democratic5,34945.4%

References

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  1. ^ Deeth, John (July 26, 2010). "Filling in the filing blanks". John Deeth Blog. Retrieved January 19, 2013.
  2. ^ Douglas, Burns. "Muhlbauer: Ban, seize semi-auto weapons".
  3. ^ Douglas, Burns. "Muhlbauer: Ban, seize semi-auto weapons".
  4. ^ Schultz, Matt. "Iowa Secretary of State Election Results and Statistics". Archived from the original on October 13, 2016. Retrieved July 15, 2019.
  5. ^ "Farmer, supervisor, representative: Dan Muhlbauer remembered". dbrnews.com. October 6, 2020. Retrieved January 22, 2021.
  6. ^ "Manilla's Dave Muhlbauer running for Grassley's Senate seat". Carroll Times Herald. May 24, 2021. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
  7. ^ Akin, Katie (May 24, 2021). "Former Crawford County supervisor to challenge Sen. Chuck Grassley in 2022 • Iowa Capital Dispatch". Iowa Capital Dispatch. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
  8. ^ "Official Results Report, General Election held Tuesday, November 2nd 2010" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. November 23, 2010. p. 92. Retrieved January 15, 2013.
  9. ^ "2012 Primary Election Canvass Summary" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. p. 83. Retrieved January 15, 2013.
  10. ^ "2012 General Election Canvass Summary" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. p. 58. Retrieved January 15, 2013.
  11. ^ "2014 General Election Canvass Summary" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. p. 102. Retrieved January 14, 2016.
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Iowa House of Representatives
Preceded by 51st District
2011 – 2013
Succeeded by
Preceded by 1st District
2013 – 2015
Succeeded by