Chaz Allen

Chaz Allen is an American politician. He represented the 15th District from 2015 to 2018. Prior to his state legislative service, Allen was mayor of Newton, Iowa between 2004 and 2012.

Chaz Allen
Member of the Iowa Senate
from the 15th district
In office
January 12, 2015  2018
Preceded byDennis Black
Succeeded byZach Nunn
Personal details
Born1970 (age 4950)
East Point, Georgia
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse(s)Teri
ResidenceNewton, Iowa
OccupationSmall Business Owner
WebsiteAllen's website

Allen was born in East Point, Georgia, and he later moved to in Newton, Iowa.[1]

Allen served as mayor of Newton between 2004 and 2012 before running for the Iowa Senate.[2][3] He defeated Crystal Buntz in the November 2014 general elections,[4] and succeeded Dennis Black in January 2015. Allen stated in July 2018 that he would not run for election and that he was resigning from public office.[5][6] Zach Nunn defeated Taylor Van De Krol in the 2018 general election, and assumed Allen's open seat.

Electoral history

Iowa Senate 15th District election, 2014 [7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Chaz Allen 13,307 52.6%
Republican Crystal Bruntz 12,008 47.4%
Democratic hold

References

  1. "Senator Chaz Allen". Retrieved June 30, 2016.
  2. Medenhall, Mike (February 19, 2019). "Allen announces departure from JEDCO to helm Iowa Utilities Association". Newton Daily News. Retrieved February 9, 2020.
  3. Godden, Paige (July 26, 2018). "Democratic, Republican candidates drop out of Iowa Senate District 15 race". Des Moines Register. Retrieved February 9, 2020.
  4. "Senate District 15: Allen win holds seat for Dems". Des Moines Register. November 4, 2014. Retrieved February 9, 2020.
  5. Petroski, William (July 31, 2018). "State Sen. Chaz Allen not leaving Newton and not taking new job". Des Moines Register. Retrieved February 9, 2020.
  6. Godden, Paige; Petroski, William (August 6, 2018). "Democrats choose Allen's replacement in Iowa Senate District 15 race". Des Moines Register. Retrieved February 9, 2020.
  7. https://sos.iowa.gov/elections/pdf/2014/general/canvsummary.pdf


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