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Bill Schickel | |
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Member of the Iowa House of Representatives from the 13th district | |
In office January 13, 2003 – January 11, 2009 | |
Preceded by | Michael Cormack |
Succeeded by | Sharon S. Steckman |
Personal details | |
Born | Loveland, Ohio | March 24, 1951
Political party | Republican |
Spouse | Candi Schickel |
Children | Katie, Amanda, Sarah |
Residence | Mason City, Iowa |
Alma mater | University of Cincinnati |
Occupation | Mayor of the City of Mason City, Iowa General Manager, Christian Radio KCMR |
Website | Schickel's former legislative website |
Bill Schickel is an Iowa broadcast executive. A former Iowa State Representative, he represented the 13th District for three terms. He was elected to his fifth term as the mayor of Mason City, Iowa on November 2, 2021.[1] He is the former the co-chairman of the Republican Party of Iowa.[2] He was chairman of the 2012 Iowa Caucus Review Committee.
During his service in the Iowa House, Schickel served as a member of the Appropriations and Economic Growth committees and as the chair of the Ethics Committee and of the Economic Development Appropriations Committee.
He was a news anchor, producer, assignment editor, reporter and account executive for the CBS television affiliate, KIMT-TV, in Mason City, IA. He worked as an editor and reporter for The Globe-Gazette in Mason City and newspapers in Ohio.
He received his BA from the University of Cincinnati.
His wife, Candi, is a Mason City, IA, attorney. The Schickels have three adult daughters.
*incumbent
Election | Political result | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | ||
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Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2002 [3] District 13 Turnout: 9,876 | Republican (newly redistricted) | Bill Schickel | Republican | 5,168 | 52.3 | ||
Lionel J. Foster | Democratic | 4,673 | 47.3 | ||||
Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2004 [4] District 13 Turnout: 14,917 | Republican hold | Bill Schickel* | Republican | 7,914 | 53.1 | ||
Bob Cole | Democratic | 6,985 | 46.8 | ||||
Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2006 [5] District 13 Turnout: 10,644 | Republican hold | Bill Schickel* | Republican | 5,433 | 51.0 | ||
Alan Steckman | Democratic | 4,616 | 43.4 | ||||
Gary Van Horn | Independent | 540 | 5.1 |