Background
Behn, Jerry was born on January 31, 1954 in Boone County, Iowa, United States.
politician member of the Iowa Senate
Behn, Jerry was born on January 31, 1954 in Boone County, Iowa, United States.
A Republican, he has served in the Iowa Senate since 1997, and served as a Boone County Supervisor from 1995 to 1996. Behn currently serves on several committees in the Iowa Senate - the Appropriations committee. The Commerce committee.
The State Government committee.
The Environment & Energy Independence committee, where he is the ranking member, and the Ethics committee, where he is the ranking member. He also serves on the Administration and Regulation Appropriations Subcommittee.
Behn was a candidate for the Republican nomination for governor in 2010 but withdrew, endorsing Terry Branstad. His platform included promoting fiscal restraint, preserving right-to-work laws, and allowing Iowans to vote on a constitutional amendment defining marriage as between one man and one woman.
He called for voters to vote against retention for those Iowa Supreme Court justices who decided that Iowa"s Defense of Marriage Acting was unconstitutional in Varnum v.
Republican Party of Iowa, Republican Party.
Member of Iowa Farm Bureau, Iowa Association Business & Industry.
Married Dennise Behn.