ISENHART, Charles

ISENHART, Charles. (Dubuque, IA- ). The son of Bud and Marcella Isenhart, Chuck graduated from LORAS COLLEGE in 1981 with a Bachelor political science and mass communication. He received a Master of journalism from Marquette University in 1984. Chuck was a research assistant for the Institute for Catholic Media and an instructor at Marquette. He has also worked INTERSTATE POWER COMPANY, the city of Dubuque, the TELEGRAPH HERALD (sports department) and the Iowa Oil Company. Previous to that, he was a reporter and editor for WITNESS (THE) newspaper of the ARCHDIOCESE OF DUBUQUE. From 1986 to 1990, Chuck was a freelance writer and publisher, working on the topics of education, health care, rural development, labor relations and other social and economic issues. He was a member of the National Writers Union, which he rejoined after starting his own small business, Common Good Services. (1)

Beginning in 1989 Chuck became active with Dubuque County Democratic Central Committee. He chaired the County Platform Committee (1991 to 1999), the Research Committee (1989 to 1994) and Presidential Forum Planning Committee (2004). He has also been a precinct GOTV captain, precinct caucus chair and county convention delegate. From 1990 to 2007, Chuck was executive director of the DUBUQUE AREA LABOR-MANAGEMENT COUNCIL which included work in labor relations, health care, construction and education/workforce development. In 2006, he served as policy director for Rick Dickinson for Congress.

He served on many community boards and commissions. These include the City of Dubuque Housing Commission, city of Dubuque Community Development Commission, Dubuque County Mental Health/Developmental Disabilities Stakeholders Committee, Dubuque Soccer Club (co-founder), American Youth Soccer Organization (commissioner), America’s River Soccer Classic (director), Dubuque Housing Coalition (chair), Healthy Dubuque 2000, Crescent Community Health Center Planning Committee, Downtown Neighborhood Council (block captain) and St. Raphael Cathedral Parish. He has been on the board of directors for Habitat for Humanity, Project Concern, the Dubuque Food Pantry and the Dubuque Soccer Alliance. (2)

A Democratic member of the Iowa House of Representatives, representing District 100, Isenhart was first elected to the chamber in 2008. (3) Chuck has been the ranking member on the Environmental Protection committee and serves on Economic Growth, Ways and Means, and Agriculture and Natural Resources Appropriations. (4)

He was inducted into the Dubuque County Democrats Hall of Fame in 2015.

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Source:

1. Dubuque County Democrats Hall of Fame Inductees. Online: http://www.dbqdemocrats.org/about-us/hall-of-fame-inductees/

2. Iowa House Democrats. Online: http://iowahouse.org/our-members/chuck-isenhart/

3. Chuck Isenhart. Ballotpedia. Online: http://ballotpedia.org/Charles_Isenhart

4. Iowa House Democrats [[Category: Politician