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In 2014 describing himself as a political outsider, Blum defeated Democrat [[MURPHY, Patrick J.|Patrick J. 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. (4) Blum had run for the same office in 2012, losing in the primary. | In 2014 describing himself as a political outsider, Blum defeated Democrat [[MURPHY, Patrick J.|Patrick J. 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. (4) Blum had run for the same office in 2012, losing in the primary. | ||
In 2015-2015 Blum was a member of the House Budget Committee Oversight and Government Reform Committee Subcommittee on Information Technology. (5) | In 2015-2015 Blum was a member of the House Budget Committee Oversight and Government Reform Committee Subcommittee on Information Technology. (5) In March, 2018 he received the 2018 Spirit of Enterprise Award from the U. S. Chamber of Commerce for his pro-business votes in Congress. (6) | ||
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5. 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/ | 5. 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/ | ||
6. Barton, Thomas A. "Awards and Recognition," ''Telegraph Herald,'' March 25, 2018, p. 22A | |||
[[Category: Business Leader]] | [[Category: Business Leader]] | ||
[[Category: Politician]] | [[Category: Politician]] | ||
Revision as of 02:21, 9 April 2018
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, the where he worked until becoming the owner of Digital Canal, another software company, in 2000. (1) In 1993 he was named one of 20 finalists for Iowa and Nebraska Entrepreneur of the Year, an award founded by Ernst & Young and sponsored by Inc. magazine, Merrill Lynch, and WHO-TV of Des Moines. (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. (3) He was Dubuque County GOP chairman from 1995 to 1997 and a Republican National Convention delegate in 1996. (4)
In 2014 describing himself as a political outsider, Blum defeated Democrat Patrick J. 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. (4) Blum had run for the same office in 2012, losing in the primary.
In 2015-2015 Blum was a member of the House Budget Committee Oversight and Government Reform Committee Subcommittee on Information Technology. (5) In March, 2018 he received the 2018 Spirit of Enterprise Award from the U. S. Chamber of Commerce for his pro-business votes in Congress. (6)
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1. Ballotpedia: The Encyclopedia of American Politics, Online: http://ballotpedia.org/Rod_Blum
2. Bergstrom, Kathy, "EDSC Helps Companies Automate," Telegraph Herald, June 6, 1993, p. 6
3. Ibid.
4. Ibid.
5. 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/
6. Barton, Thomas A. "Awards and Recognition," Telegraph Herald, March 25, 2018, p. 22A