Mark Chelgren

Mark Chelgren
Member of the Iowa Senate
from the 41st district
In office
January 10, 2011 – January 14, 2019
Preceded byKeith Kreiman
Succeeded byMariannette Miller-Meeks
Personal details
Born
Eric Mark Chelgren

(1968-01-21) January 21, 1968 (age 56)
Ross, California
Political partyRepublican
SpouseJanet
Children4
ResidenceOttumwa, Iowa
Alma materRiverside Community College

Eric Mark Chelgren (born January 21, 1968) is an American politician who served in the Iowa Senate.[1] He is a member of the Republican Party. He was elected to the Iowa Senate in 2010 and re-elected in 2014.[2] He represented District 41.[3]

He has drawn controversy for proposing legislation that would cap the percentage difference in political parties of professors and instructors that state universities can hire.[4][5] He also drew controversy for his false claim of having a "business degree" from the "Forbco Management School," which was in fact a manager training course run by a company that operated Sizzler restaurants in southern California.[5]

Chelgren announced in March 2018 that he would not be a candidate for reelection in 2018.[6]

  1. ^ Iowa Legislative Services Agency. "State Senator". Retrieved 22 February 2011.
  2. ^ "Chelgren wins senate recount". Heartland Connection. 24 November 2010.
  3. ^ "Project Vote Smart - The Voter's Self Defense System". Project Vote Smart.
  4. ^ "Senate File 228 (Chelgren)". Iowa State Legislature. Retrieved 2017-03-03.
  5. ^ a b "Iowa pol's bio changed after 'Sizzler U' discrepancy emerges". NBC News. Retrieved 2017-03-01.
  6. ^ Codjoe, Ellis (March 11, 2018). "Mark Chelgren Will Not Seek Reelection". Ottumwa Radio. Ottumwa, IA.