1635:
33:
183:
As of May 2013, Forbes serves on several committees in the Iowa House – the
Commerce, Local Government, Transportation, and Ways and Means committees. He also serves as a member of the Health and Human Services Appropriations Subcommittee.
1701:
618:
598:
371:
Forbes received the Bowl of
Hygenia Award from the Iowa Pharmacy Association in 2010 for his work in community service. In 2011, he won the Hero's of the Heartland Award from the
1672:
523:
591:
1696:
408:
685:
584:
1711:
1665:
270:
126:
1270:
1171:
1099:
1716:
1486:
1658:
1607:
1324:
919:
608:
177:
46:
360:
1018:
766:
551:
422:
195:. He has been a small business owner for over 32 years. He is a pharmacist and owns and operates Medicap Pharmacy in
1306:
1261:
1054:
387:. Together they have two children, Adam and Meredith. He is the son-in-law of former Iowa Secretary of Agriculture
1441:
874:
1585:
928:
730:
721:
354:
321:
757:
748:
640:
501:
472:
1706:
1108:
829:
570:
1602:
1594:
883:
303:
290:
259:
247:
173:
1691:
156:
1000:
494:
465:
372:
576:
1396:
1216:
1207:
192:
1642:
1315:
1252:
955:
658:
152:
1225:
1198:
1189:
982:
973:
964:
802:
649:
388:
384:
196:
1558:
1522:
1423:
1405:
1297:
1243:
1234:
1162:
1153:
1090:
1045:
937:
865:
838:
703:
694:
676:
443:
1685:
1567:
1531:
1414:
1288:
901:
793:
188:
115:
84:
1549:
1513:
1495:
1468:
1459:
1450:
1378:
1369:
1360:
1180:
1117:
1081:
1027:
991:
946:
856:
847:
628:
172:(born October 21, 1956) is the Iowa State Representative from the 44th District. A
561:
1612:
1477:
1432:
1342:
1333:
1279:
1144:
1072:
1009:
910:
811:
784:
775:
712:
1540:
1351:
1135:
1126:
1036:
820:
565:
1504:
1387:
892:
739:
58:
1634:
32:
580:
344:
Member and past president of the
Urbandale Chamber of Commerce
1702:
524:"Forbes: Legislature guts longtime collective bargaining law"
409:"Meet the Candidate, Iowa House District 44: John Forbes"
1646:
347:
Board member for the
Urbandale Library Foundation Board
573:
at the
National Institute for Money in State Politics
271:
234:
340:Forbes is a member of the following organizations:
148:
140:
132:
122:
99:
94:
78:
43:
23:
350:Des Moines Area Metropolitan Advisory Committee
1666:
592:
8:
438:
436:
434:
432:
1641:This article about an Iowa politician is a
1673:
1659:
599:
585:
577:
31:
20:
47:Iowa House of Representatives
209:
495:"2012 General Election Canvass Summary"
466:"2012 Primary Election Canvass Summary"
400:
622:(January 9, 2023 – January 12, 2025)
7:
1631:
1629:
571:Financial information (state office)
383:Forbes and his wife Cindy reside in
555:official Iowa General Assembly site
361:Polk County Pharmacists Association
1645:. You can help Knowledge (XXG) by
14:
1697:21st-century American legislators
444:"New Member Profile: John Forbes"
1633:
267:
231:
1:
1608:Iowa House of Representatives
609:Iowa House of Representatives
178:Iowa House of Representatives
1712:People from Urbandale, Iowa
1733:
1628:
552:Representative John Forbes
1578:
668:
615:
355:Iowa Pharmacy Association
289:
287:
268:
263:
246:
244:
232:
218:
215:
163:
90:
66:
55:
39:
30:
502:Iowa Secretary of State
473:Iowa Secretary of State
176:, he has served in the
1109:Beth Wessel-Kroeschell
423:"State Representative"
359:Past president of the
353:Past president of the
51:from the 44th district
1717:Iowa politician stubs
1603:Iowa General Assembly
619:90th General Assembly
293:(newly redistricted)
528:Des Moines Register
187:Forbes was born in
16:American politician
1001:Barb Kniff McCulla
373:American Red Cross
1654:
1653:
1623:
1622:
1397:Luana Stoltenberg
1217:Timi Brown-Powers
1208:Jane Bloomingdale
367:Honors and awards
333:
332:
203:Electoral history
193:Eagle Grove, Iowa
167:
166:
1724:
1675:
1668:
1661:
1637:
1630:
1593:
1584:
1566:
1557:
1548:
1539:
1530:
1521:
1512:
1503:
1494:
1485:
1476:
1467:
1458:
1449:
1440:
1431:
1422:
1413:
1404:
1395:
1386:
1377:
1368:
1359:
1350:
1341:
1332:
1325:Elizabeth Wilson
1323:
1316:Charles Isenhart
1314:
1305:
1296:
1287:
1278:
1269:
1260:
1253:Shannon Lundgren
1251:
1242:
1233:
1224:
1215:
1206:
1197:
1188:
1179:
1170:
1161:
1152:
1143:
1134:
1125:
1116:
1107:
1098:
1089:
1080:
1071:
1062:
1053:
1044:
1035:
1026:
1017:
1008:
999:
990:
981:
972:
963:
956:Jennifer Konfrst
954:
945:
936:
927:
918:
909:
900:
891:
882:
873:
864:
855:
846:
837:
828:
819:
810:
801:
792:
783:
774:
765:
756:
747:
738:
729:
720:
711:
702:
693:
686:Robert Henderson
684:
675:
659:Jennifer Konfrst
601:
594:
587:
578:
539:
538:
536:
534:
520:
514:
513:
511:
509:
499:
491:
485:
484:
482:
480:
470:
462:
456:
455:
453:
451:
440:
427:
426:
419:
413:
412:
405:
285:
242:
216:Political result
210:
191:, and raised in
153:Drake University
113:
110:October 21, 1956
109:
107:
95:Personal details
81:
74:January 14, 2013
71:
49:
35:
21:
1732:
1731:
1727:
1726:
1725:
1723:
1722:
1721:
1682:
1681:
1680:
1679:
1626:
1624:
1619:
1591:
1582:
1574:
1573:
1564:
1555:
1546:
1537:
1528:
1519:
1510:
1501:
1492:
1483:
1474:
1465:
1456:
1447:
1438:
1429:
1420:
1411:
1402:
1393:
1384:
1375:
1366:
1357:
1348:
1339:
1330:
1321:
1312:
1303:
1294:
1285:
1276:
1267:
1258:
1249:
1240:
1231:
1226:Jerome Amos Jr.
1222:
1213:
1204:
1199:Sharon Steckman
1195:
1190:Charley Thomson
1186:
1177:
1168:
1159:
1150:
1141:
1132:
1123:
1114:
1105:
1096:
1087:
1078:
1069:
1060:
1051:
1042:
1033:
1024:
1015:
1006:
997:
988:
983:Sean Bagniewski
979:
974:Ako Abdul-Samad
970:
965:Ruth Ann Gaines
961:
952:
943:
934:
925:
916:
907:
898:
889:
880:
871:
862:
853:
844:
835:
826:
817:
808:
803:Matt Windschitl
799:
790:
781:
772:
763:
754:
745:
736:
727:
718:
709:
700:
691:
682:
673:
664:
655:Minority Leader
650:Matt Windschitl
646:Majority Leader
611:
607:Members of the
605:
548:
543:
542:
532:
530:
522:
521:
517:
507:
505:
497:
493:
492:
488:
478:
476:
468:
464:
463:
459:
449:
447:
442:
441:
430:
421:
420:
416:
407:
406:
402:
397:
389:Dale M. Cochran
385:Urbandale, Iowa
381:
369:
338:
280:
276:
275:
238:
237:
205:
197:Urbandale, Iowa
123:Political party
114:
111:
105:
103:
79:
73:
67:
62:
50:
45:
26:
17:
12:
11:
5:
1730:
1728:
1720:
1719:
1714:
1709:
1704:
1699:
1694:
1684:
1683:
1678:
1677:
1670:
1663:
1655:
1652:
1651:
1638:
1621:
1620:
1618:
1617:
1616:
1615:
1610:
1599:
1598:
1589:
1579:
1576:
1575:
1572:
1571:
1562:
1559:Matthew Rinker
1553:
1544:
1535:
1526:
1523:Taylor Collins
1517:
1508:
1499:
1490:
1481:
1472:
1463:
1454:
1445:
1436:
1427:
1424:Thomas Gerhold
1418:
1409:
1406:Bobby Kaufmann
1400:
1391:
1382:
1373:
1364:
1355:
1346:
1337:
1328:
1319:
1310:
1301:
1298:Norlin Mommsen
1292:
1283:
1274:
1265:
1256:
1247:
1244:Anne Osmundson
1238:
1235:Michael Bergan
1229:
1220:
1211:
1202:
1193:
1184:
1175:
1166:
1163:Shannon Latham
1157:
1154:Joshua Meggers
1148:
1139:
1130:
1121:
1112:
1103:
1094:
1091:Carter Nordman
1085:
1076:
1067:
1058:
1049:
1046:Heather Matson
1040:
1031:
1022:
1013:
1004:
995:
986:
977:
968:
959:
950:
941:
938:Megan Srinivas
932:
923:
914:
905:
896:
887:
878:
869:
866:Stan Gustafson
860:
851:
842:
839:Brent Siegrist
833:
824:
815:
806:
797:
788:
779:
770:
761:
752:
743:
734:
725:
716:
707:
704:Skyler Wheeler
698:
695:Thomas Jeneary
689:
680:
677:J. D. Scholten
670:
669:
666:
665:
663:
662:
656:
653:
647:
644:
638:
632:
626:
616:
613:
612:
606:
604:
603:
596:
589:
581:
575:
574:
568:
559:
557:
547:
546:External links
544:
541:
540:
515:
486:
457:
428:
414:
399:
398:
396:
393:
380:
377:
368:
365:
364:
363:
357:
351:
348:
345:
337:
334:
331:
330:
327:
324:
319:
316:
313:
312:
309:
306:
301:
296:
294:
288:
286:
266:
265:
262:
257:
252:
250:
245:
243:
230:
229:
226:
223:
220:
217:
214:
204:
201:
165:
164:
161:
160:
150:
146:
145:
142:
138:
137:
134:
130:
129:
124:
120:
119:
101:
97:
96:
92:
91:
88:
87:
82:
76:
75:
69:Assumed office
64:
63:
56:
53:
52:
44:Member of the
41:
40:
37:
36:
28:
27:
24:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1729:
1718:
1715:
1713:
1710:
1708:
1707:Living people
1705:
1703:
1700:
1698:
1695:
1693:
1690:
1689:
1687:
1676:
1671:
1669:
1664:
1662:
1657:
1656:
1650:
1648:
1644:
1639:
1636:
1632:
1627:
1614:
1611:
1609:
1606:
1605:
1604:
1601:
1600:
1596:
1590:
1587:
1581:
1580:
1577:
1569:
1568:Martin Graber
1563:
1560:
1554:
1551:
1545:
1542:
1536:
1533:
1532:Mark Cisneros
1527:
1524:
1518:
1515:
1509:
1506:
1500:
1497:
1491:
1488:
1482:
1479:
1473:
1470:
1464:
1461:
1455:
1452:
1446:
1443:
1437:
1434:
1428:
1425:
1419:
1416:
1415:Cindy Golding
1410:
1407:
1401:
1398:
1392:
1389:
1383:
1380:
1374:
1371:
1365:
1362:
1356:
1353:
1347:
1344:
1338:
1335:
1329:
1326:
1320:
1317:
1311:
1308:
1307:Lindsay James
1302:
1299:
1293:
1290:
1289:Tom Determann
1284:
1281:
1275:
1272:
1271:Craig Johnson
1266:
1263:
1262:Steve Bradley
1257:
1254:
1248:
1245:
1239:
1236:
1230:
1227:
1221:
1218:
1212:
1209:
1203:
1200:
1194:
1191:
1185:
1182:
1176:
1173:
1172:Mark Thompson
1167:
1164:
1158:
1155:
1149:
1146:
1140:
1137:
1131:
1128:
1122:
1119:
1113:
1110:
1104:
1101:
1100:Phil Thompson
1095:
1092:
1086:
1083:
1077:
1074:
1068:
1065:
1059:
1056:
1055:Eddie Andrews
1050:
1047:
1041:
1038:
1032:
1029:
1023:
1020:
1014:
1011:
1005:
1002:
996:
993:
987:
984:
978:
975:
969:
966:
960:
957:
951:
948:
942:
939:
933:
930:
924:
921:
915:
912:
906:
903:
902:Austin Harris
897:
894:
888:
885:
879:
876:
870:
867:
861:
858:
852:
849:
843:
840:
834:
831:
825:
822:
816:
813:
807:
804:
798:
795:
794:Jacob Bossman
789:
786:
780:
777:
771:
768:
762:
759:
753:
750:
744:
741:
735:
732:
726:
723:
717:
714:
708:
705:
699:
696:
690:
687:
681:
678:
672:
671:
667:
660:
657:
654:
651:
648:
645:
642:
639:
637:
633:
630:
627:
624:
623:
621:
620:
614:
610:
602:
597:
595:
590:
588:
583:
582:
579:
572:
569:
567:
563:
560:
558:
556:
553:
550:
549:
545:
529:
525:
519:
516:
503:
496:
490:
487:
475:. p. 139
474:
467:
461:
458:
445:
439:
437:
435:
433:
429:
424:
418:
415:
410:
404:
401:
394:
392:
390:
386:
378:
376:
374:
366:
362:
358:
356:
352:
349:
346:
343:
342:
341:
336:Organizations
335:
328:
325:
323:
320:
317:
315:
314:
310:
307:
305:
302:
300:
297:
295:
292:
283:
279:
273:
272:
261:
258:
256:
253:
251:
249:
241:
235:
227:
224:
221:
212:
211:
208:
202:
200:
198:
194:
190:
189:Clarion, Iowa
185:
181:
179:
175:
171:
162:
158:
154:
151:
147:
143:
139:
135:
131:
128:
125:
121:
117:
116:Clarion, Iowa
112:(age 67)
102:
98:
93:
89:
86:
85:Lance Horbach
83:
77:
70:
65:
61:
60:
54:
48:
42:
38:
34:
29:
22:
19:
1647:expanding it
1640:
1625:
1550:Monica Kurth
1514:Mike Vondran
1496:Heather Hora
1487:Brad Sherman
1469:Elinor Levin
1460:Helena Hayes
1451:Jeff Shipley
1442:David Jacoby
1379:Tracy Ehlert
1370:Sami Scheetz
1361:Jeff Cooling
1181:Pat Grassley
1118:Ross Wilburn
1082:Dan Gehlbach
1063:
1028:Bill Gustoff
992:Austin Baeth
947:Mary Madison
875:Ray Sorensen
857:Brooke Boden
848:Joshua Turek
635:
629:Pat Grassley
617:
554:
531:. Retrieved
527:
518:
506:. Retrieved
504:. p. 86
489:
477:. Retrieved
460:
448:. Retrieved
446:. Iowa House
417:
403:
382:
370:
339:
298:
281:
277:
269:
254:
239:
233:
206:
186:
182:
180:since 2013.
169:
168:
68:
57:
18:
1692:1956 births
1613:Iowa Senate
1478:Adam Zabner
1433:Amy Nielsen
1343:Bob Kressig
1334:Eric Gjerde
1280:Chad Ingels
1145:Dean Fisher
1073:Brian Lohse
1064:John Forbes
1010:Jon Dunwell
929:Brian Meyer
920:David Young
911:Kenan Judge
812:David Sieck
785:Ken Carlson
776:Steven Holt
749:Henry Stone
731:Mike Sexton
722:Megan Jones
713:Zach Dieken
636:pro tempore
508:January 15,
479:January 15,
450:December 5,
299:John Forbes
255:John Forbes
207:*incumbent
170:John Forbes
80:Preceded by
25:John Forbes
1686:Categories
1595:Democratic
1586:Republican
1541:Ken Croken
1352:Derek Wulf
1136:Sue Cahill
1127:Dave Deyoe
1037:Molly Buck
1019:Rick Olson
821:Devon Wood
767:Brian Best
758:John Wills
641:John Wills
566:Vote Smart
395:References
322:Republican
318:Mike Brown
304:Democratic
291:Democratic
278:District 3
260:Democratic
248:Democratic
240:District 3
144:2 children
127:Democratic
106:1956-10-21
1505:Gary Mohr
1388:Art Staed
893:Hans Wilz
830:Tom Moore
740:Ann Meyer
533:August 3,
264:unopposed
219:Candidate
149:Education
59:Incumbent
884:Joel Fry
634:Speaker
282:Turnout:
213:Election
174:Democrat
141:Children
625:Speaker
562:Profile
379:Family
329:44.61%
311:50.54%
284:18,032
274:
236:
133:Spouse
118:, U.S.
498:(PDF)
469:(PDF)
326:8,044
308:9,113
225:Votes
222:Party
136:Cindy
72:
1643:stub
1597:(36)
1588:(64)
535:2017
510:2013
481:2013
452:2013
100:Born
1570:(R)
1561:(R)
1552:(D)
1543:(D)
1534:(R)
1525:(R)
1516:(R)
1507:(R)
1498:(R)
1489:(R)
1480:(D)
1471:(D)
1462:(R)
1453:(R)
1444:(D)
1435:(D)
1426:(R)
1417:(R)
1408:(R)
1399:(R)
1390:(D)
1381:(D)
1372:(D)
1363:(D)
1354:(R)
1345:(D)
1336:(D)
1327:(D)
1318:(D)
1309:(D)
1300:(R)
1291:(R)
1282:(R)
1273:(R)
1264:(R)
1255:(R)
1246:(R)
1237:(R)
1228:(D)
1219:(D)
1210:(R)
1201:(D)
1192:(R)
1183:(R)
1174:(R)
1165:(R)
1156:(R)
1147:(R)
1138:(D)
1129:(R)
1120:(D)
1111:(D)
1102:(R)
1093:(R)
1084:(R)
1075:(R)
1066:(D)
1057:(R)
1048:(D)
1039:(D)
1030:(R)
1021:(D)
1012:(R)
1003:(R)
994:(D)
985:(D)
976:(D)
967:(D)
958:(D)
949:(D)
940:(D)
931:(D)
922:(R)
913:(D)
904:(R)
895:(R)
886:(R)
877:(R)
868:(R)
859:(R)
850:(D)
841:(R)
832:(R)
823:(R)
814:(R)
805:(R)
796:(R)
787:(R)
778:(R)
769:(R)
760:(R)
751:(R)
742:(R)
733:(R)
724:(R)
715:(R)
706:(R)
697:(R)
688:(R)
679:(D)
661:(D)
652:(R)
643:(R)
631:(R)
564:at
1688::
526:.
500:.
471:.
431:^
391:.
375:.
199:.
157:BS
108:)
1674:e
1667:t
1660:v
1649:.
1592:▌
1583:▌
1565:▌
1556:▌
1547:▌
1538:▌
1529:▌
1520:▌
1511:▌
1502:▌
1493:▌
1484:▌
1475:▌
1466:▌
1457:▌
1448:▌
1439:▌
1430:▌
1421:▌
1412:▌
1403:▌
1394:▌
1385:▌
1376:▌
1367:▌
1358:▌
1349:▌
1340:▌
1331:▌
1322:▌
1313:▌
1304:▌
1295:▌
1286:▌
1277:▌
1268:▌
1259:▌
1250:▌
1241:▌
1232:▌
1223:▌
1214:▌
1205:▌
1196:▌
1187:▌
1178:▌
1169:▌
1160:▌
1151:▌
1142:▌
1133:▌
1124:▌
1115:▌
1106:▌
1097:▌
1088:▌
1079:▌
1070:▌
1061:▌
1052:▌
1043:▌
1034:▌
1025:▌
1016:▌
1007:▌
998:▌
989:▌
980:▌
971:▌
962:▌
953:▌
944:▌
935:▌
926:▌
917:▌
908:▌
899:▌
890:▌
881:▌
872:▌
863:▌
854:▌
845:▌
836:▌
827:▌
818:▌
809:▌
800:▌
791:▌
782:▌
773:▌
764:▌
755:▌
746:▌
737:▌
728:▌
719:▌
710:▌
701:▌
692:▌
683:▌
674:▌
600:e
593:t
586:v
537:.
512:.
483:.
454:.
425:.
411:.
228:%
159:)
155:(
104:(
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.