Background
Quirmbach, Herman Charles was born on October 6, 1950 in St. Paul, Minnesota, United States. Son of William Herman and Elizabeth Lou (Ziegler) Quirmbach.
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Herman Charles Quirmbach, American state legislator. Recipient Don Biggs award for political leadership, 1998-1999, Stick Your Neck Out award National Association for Mentally Ill Central Iowa, 2005, Outstanding Contributions to Tobacco Control Appreciation certified Clean Air for Everyone of Iowa, 2006, Public Health award, Story County Tobacco Task Force, 2008.
Education
Bachelor of Arts in Government cum laude, Harvard University, 1972. Master of Arts in Economics, Princeton University, 1980. Doctor of Philosophy in Economics, Princeton University, 1983.
Career
Associate economist, consultant Rand Corporation, Santa Monica, California, since 1981. Associate professor economics Iowa State University, Ames, since 1990. Councilman Ames City Council, 1995—2003.
Mayor pro-tem Ames, 2002. Member District 23 Iowa State Senate, since 2003. Visiting assistant professor economics University Wisconsin, Madison, 1983—1984.
Member numerous committees Iowa State Senate.
Achievements
Membership
Treasurer Story County Democratic Party, Ames, 1992-1994. President Iowa Civil Liberties Union, 2001-2002, board directors, 1996-1902. Board directors Ames Municipal Utility Retirement Systems, 1996-1903, Ames Convention and Visitors Bureau, 1997-1999.
Member Iowa College Student Aid Commission, since 2003, Iowa Property Tax Implementation Committee, 2003-2004, Gov's Task Force on Local Governance, 2005, Iowa Tobacco Use Prevention and Control Commission, since 2005, Iowa Local Government Innovation Commission, since 2007. Chair, senate local government committee, 2005-2010, chair senate electrical committee, since 2011. Vice chair Senate Education Appropriation Sub Committee, since 2009.
Co-chair Ames Veterans Memorial Committee, 2001-2007. Member American Association of University Professors, American Civil Liberties Union, Ames League of Women Voters, American Economic Association, Econometric Society, Ames Chamber of Commerce, Appalachian Mountain Club, White Mountain Four Thousand Footer Club, Ames Kiwanis Club, Ames Patriotic Council.
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Recipient Don Biggs award for political leadership, 1998-1999, Stick Your Neck Out award National Association for Mentally Ill Central Iowa, 2005, Outstanding Contributions to Tobacco Control Appreciation certified Clean Air for Everyone of Iowa, 2006, Public Health award, Story County Tobacco Task Force, 2008.Recipient Don Biggs award for political leadership, 1998-1999, Stick Your Neck Out award National Association for Mentally Ill Central Iowa, 2005, Outstanding Contributions to Tobacco Control Appreciation certified Clean Air for Everyone of Iowa, 2006, Public Health award, Story County Tobacco Task Force, 2008.