PRESS RELEASE from Ron Paul 2012
FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Monday, May 23
Contact: Drew Ivers
Iowa District Co-Chairs
Ron Paul 2012 Campaign
1st
Dist Co-Chairman William A. Johnson
of Dubuque, Iowa has served in U.S. Naval Intelligence in the Middle
Eastern Theatre as pertains to Israel. Mr. Johnson is fluent in
both
Hebrew and Mandarin and has lived, studied, and worked in China.
He is
an avid Tea Party supporter and was the only U.S. Congressional
Candidate in Iowa to have been formally endorsed by them. In
addition
to studies at the Naval institute in Monterey California, Mr. Johnson
has studied at Zhejiang University in Hangzhou, China, and Loras
Catholic College in Dubuque, Iowa. He has been a Republican State
Delegate and a Campaign Manager for a 2010 Republican U.S.
Congressional race in Wisconsin.
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1st District Co-Chairman Dr. Michael Allen
received his B.S. in Molecular Biology at the University of Alabama and
his Doctorate in Podiatric Medicine from the California College of
Podiatric Medicine in San Francisco. After a 3-year foot and ankle
surgical residency at Covenant Medical Center in Waterloo, Dr. Allen
spent 2 years in private practice before transitioning to teaching. He
currently is a Professor at Kaplan University in Cedar Falls and
is
pursuing an MBA in Finance through Kaplan University. He is a husband
and father of a 4 year old girl and 3 year old boy and a
passionate
historian and student of Austrian economics. He was particularly
motivated by Ron Paul's 2008 presidential campaign.
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2nd District Co-Chairman Marcus Fedler was
born and raised on a family century farm in southeast Iowa. He is a
Graduate of Construction Engineering from Iowa State University,
husband to Heather, and father to Garrett and Grayson. He is an active
member of Faith Baptist Churc h in Washington, Iowa and is guided by
biblical principles. He is the President and owner of a successful
printing business in Washington Iowa which has grown by double digits
every year for the past 8 years. Marcus served the GOP on the District
Convention platform committee in ’08 and ’10, ran for County Supervisor
in 2007, and in 2010 ran for Republican State Central Committee. He
also helped with two Republican State Legislator races in 2010.
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2nd District Co-Chairman Roger Barr
has served multiple terms on the Jasper County Republican Central
Committee and been elected to a number of District and State
Conventions where he has served on rules committees. He was elected as
a GOP National Convention Alt-Delegate in 2008 and ran for the State
Central Committee in 2010. Roger is a fundraiser for various charity
groups like MS and has been active in tax relief and gun rights groups
along with other conservative and constitutional groups like the Iowa
Republican Liberty Caucus, which he chaired. Mr. Barr is a
professional IT manager with 25 years experience and is currently
employed by OPN Architects of Cedar Rapids and Des Moines IA.
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3rd District Co-Chairman Matt DeVries,
a life-long Iowan, grown up on a farm in northwest Iowa. He
attended
Iowa State University and earned his degree with honors in Electrical
Engineering. Matt has been active in the Republican Party over
the
past four years, having been a delegate at the County, District and
State Conventions as well as serving on the 3rd District Rules
Committee and being a member of the Polk County Central
Committee. In
addition, he has promoted the cause of liberty as a Regional
Coordinator for Campaign for Liberty. Matt has been married to his wife
Mandie, for 10 years. Together they have 5 children which they
home
school.
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3rd District Co-Chairman John Kabitzke
earned a B.S. degree in Chemical Engineering from Iowa State
University, graduated from the Air War College, and is a Certified
Information Systems Security Professional. He has been employed as a
Civil Engineer and Telecommunications Manager since 1991 with the Iowa
Air National Guard, and has completed 29 years of Military Service in
the Air National Guard. John is an active member of the Warren
County
Republican Central Committee and has been elected numerous times to
County, District and State GOP Conventions. John also ran for
Republican National Convention Delegate in 2008.
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4th District Co-Chairman James Mills
resides in Nora Springs, IA. James received a Math Degree from
the
University of Northern Iowa and taught two years in a public high
school before entering private education as the Director of the Sylvan
Learning Center in Mason City. He and his wife, Marie, home
school
their four children. James
is a volunteer team leader with the North Iowa Youth Task
Force,and is a lay leader at Praise Community
Church in Mason City. James is active in the Floyd County
Republican Party and was the Republican candidate for the State Senate
District 7 in 2010.
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4th District Co-Chairman Tom German
is a graduate of Iowa State University. He and his family farm in
Northwest Iowa and market their farm's products directly to
consumers.
Tom is a food choice advocate and helped organize grass roots efforts
for the passage of raw milk legislation in Iowa. He has served on
various boards in his church and also on an issue-advocacy-group
national board. Tom has served on the Ida County Republican
Central
Committee and as a County, District and State Delegate. He also
served
as Ida County Chair of the 2008 Ron Paul Campaign and was active in the
Iowa Campaign for Liberty.