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[[Image:blum1.jpg|left|thumb| | [[Image:blum1.jpg|left|thumb|250px|]]BLUM, Rodney. (Dubuque, IA, Apr. 26, 1955-- ). Blum's father served in the United States Navy during [[WORLD WAR II]], while his mother worked as a house cleaner. Rod graduated from [[LORAS COLLEGE]] in 1977 with a degree in finance and went on to earn an MBA from the [[UNIVERSITY OF DUBUQUE]] in 1989. In 1990, he became the CEO of Eagle Point Software, where he worked until becoming the owner of Digital Canal, another software company, in 2000. (1) | ||
In his spare time, Blum coached high school basketball, served as a board member for the Hoover Presidential Library, trained as a student pilot and wrote a political column in the Dubuque ''Telegraph Herald''. (2) | In his spare time, Blum coached high school basketball, served as a board member for the Hoover Presidential Library, trained as a student pilot and wrote a political column in the Dubuque ''Telegraph Herald''. (2) | ||
Revision as of 03:18, 22 April 2017
BLUM, Rodney. (Dubuque, IA, Apr. 26, 1955-- ). Blum's father served in the United States Navy during WORLD WAR II, while his mother worked as a house cleaner. Rod graduated from LORAS COLLEGE in 1977 with a degree in finance and went on to earn an MBA from the UNIVERSITY OF DUBUQUE in 1989. In 1990, he became the CEO of Eagle Point Software, where he worked until becoming the owner of Digital Canal, another software company, in 2000. (1)
In his spare time, Blum coached high school basketball, served as a board member for the Hoover Presidential Library, trained as a student pilot and wrote a political column in the Dubuque Telegraph Herald. (2)
In 2014 describing himself as a political outsider, Blum defeated Democrat Pat MURPHY in a tight race for Iowa's 1st Congressional District. In winning the election, Blum succeeded U.S. Rep. Bruce Braley, D-Waterloo, who vacated his seat in an unsuccessful campaign for the United States Senate. Blum won with just more than 51 percent of the vote in the closest of Iowa's five federal races on the ballot. (3) Blum had run for the same office in 2012, losing in the primary. He was Dubuque County GOP chairman from 1995 to 1997 and a Republican National Convention delegate in 1996. (3)
In 2015-2015 Blum was a member of the House Budget Committee Oversight and Government Reform Committee Subcommittee on Information Technology. (4)
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Source:
1. Ballotpedia: The Encyclopedia of American Politics, Online: http://ballotpedia.org/Rod_Blum
2. Ibid.
3. Jackson, Sharyn. "Rod Blum Wins 1st Congressional District Race," Des Moines Register, November 5, 2014, Online: http://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/elections/2014/11/05/iowa-first-congressional-district-rod-blum-pat-murphy-election/18433935/
4. Ballotpedia