Dennis Cohoon

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Template:Short description Script error: No such module "infobox".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".Script error: No such module "Check for conflicting parameters". Dennis M. Cohoon (born March 29, 1953) is an American politician who served as an Iowa State Representative from 1987 to 2023 representing several different seats in Burlington.[1]

Education

Cohoon graduated from Burlington High School in 1971. After graduating high school, he attended Southeastern Community College where he earned an associate degree in business. He received his BA in business administration and business education with minors in special education and psychology from Iowa Wesleyan College. He has also done graduate work in special education at the University of Iowa.[2]

Career

From 1973 to 1979 Cohoon served in the Iowa Army National Guard. In 1978, he began teaching in the Burlington School District. He spent 32 years teaching special education in the Burlington School District until retiring in 2010.[2]

Cohoon served on several committees in the Iowa House - the Appropriations committee; the Education committee; the Local Government committee; and the Transportation committee. He also served as chair of the Transportation, Infrastructure, and Capitals Appropriations Subcommittee.

Cohoon was re-elected in 2006 with 7,201 votes, running unopposed. [1]

Cohoon endorsed North Carolina Senator John Edwards for president in 2004.[3]

Cohoon endorsed Joe Biden for president in the 2008 and 2020 Democratic primaries.[4][5] Following the suspension of Biden's campaign in January 2008, Cohoon endorsed Barack Obama for president.[6]

Personal life

Dennis Cohoon has collected Presidential memorabilia such as buttons, stamps, cards, and busts since he was seven years old. He is also a fan of University of Iowa Hawkeye basketball and the New York Yankees.[2]

Cohoon is the son of Meril, a railroad worker and Marie Cohoon, a homemaker. He has two sisters, Judy and Sally. He has been married to his wife Sue, a math teacher, since 1998 and together they have four step children.[2]

Organizations

Past memberships

  • Burlington Education Association
  • Geode Education Association
  • Iowa State Education Association[2]

Current memberships

  • Des Moines County Democratic Central Committee
  • First Christian Church[2]

Electoral history

Election results of Dennis Cohoon
Year Office District Election Party Votes % Opponent Party Votes % Opponent Party Votes % Opponent Party Votes %
1986 Iowa House of Representatives 60 Primary[7] style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |D style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | 1,079 style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | 100.00%
1986 Iowa House of Representatives 60 General[8] style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |D style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | 4,353 style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | 56.97% style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Steven R. Arnold style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |R style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | 3,288 style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | 43.03
1988 Iowa House of Representatives 60 Primary[9] style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |D style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | 1,579 style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | 100.00%
1988 Iowa House of Representatives 60 General[10] style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |D style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | 7,064 style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | 62.82% style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Dianne Lerud style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |R style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | 4,180 style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | 37.18%
1990 Iowa House of Representatives 60 Primary[11] style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |D style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | 1,439 style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | 100.00%
1990 Iowa House of Representatives 60 General[12] style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |D style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | 5,630 style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | 62.86% style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Dianne K. Lerud style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |R style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | 3,325 style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | 37.13% Template:Party shading/Independent | Write-ins Template:Party shading/Independent |W-I Template:Party shading/Independent | 1 Template:Party shading/Independent | 0.01%
1992 Iowa House of Representatives 100 Primary[13] style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |D style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | 874 style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | 100.00%
1992 Iowa House of Representatives 100 General[14] style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |D style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | 7,615 style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | 64.43% style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Sharon Marlow-Bennett style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |R style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | 4,204 style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | 35.57%
1994 Iowa House of Representatives 100 General[15] style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |D style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | 1,125 style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | 100.00%
1994 Iowa House of Representatives 100 General[16] style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |D style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | 5,299 style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | 100.00%
1996 Iowa House of Representatives 100 Primary[17] style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |D style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | 1,888 style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | 100.00%
1996 Iowa House of Representatives 100 General[18] style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |D style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | 7,226 style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | 99.99% Template:Party shading/Independent | Write-ins Template:Party shading/Independent |W-I Template:Party shading/Independent | 1 Template:Party shading/Independent | 0.01%
1998 Iowa House of Representatives 100 Primary[19] style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |D style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | 1,483 style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | 100.00%
1998 Iowa House of Representatives 100 General[20] style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |D style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | 5,807 style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | 100.00%
2000 Iowa House of Representatives 100 Primary[21] style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |D style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | 2,536 style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | 99.80% Template:Party shading/Independent | Write-ins Template:Party shading/Independent |W-I Template:Party shading/Independent | 5 Template:Party shading/Independent | 0.20%
2000 Iowa House of Representatives 100 General[22] style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |D style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | 7,673 style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | 64.90% style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Matthew Murray style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |R style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | 4,145 style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | 35.06% Template:Party shading/Independent | Write-ins Template:Party shading/Independent |W-I Template:Party shading/Independent | 5 Template:Party shading/Independent | 0.04%
2002 Iowa House of Representatives 88 Primary[23] style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |D style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | 1,050 style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | 99.81% Template:Party shading/Independent | Write-ins Template:Party shading/Independent |W-I Template:Party shading/Independent | 2 Template:Party shading/Independent | 0.19%
2002 Iowa House of Representatives 88 General[24] style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |D style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | 7,540 style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | 98.92% Template:Party shading/Independent | Write-ins Template:Party shading/Independent |W-I Template:Party shading/Independent | 82 Template:Party shading/Independent | 1.08%
2004 Iowa House of Representatives 88 Primary[25] style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |D style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | 1,470 style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | 99.53% Template:Party shading/Independent | Write-ins Template:Party shading/Independent |W-I Template:Party shading/Independent | 7 Template:Party shading/Independent | 0.47%
2004 Iowa House of Representatives 88 General[26] style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |D style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | 10,541 style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | 99.15% Template:Party shading/Independent | Write-ins Template:Party shading/Independent |W-I Template:Party shading/Independent | 90 Template:Party shading/Independent | 0.85%
2006 Iowa House of Representatives 88 Primary[27] style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |D style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | 1,681 style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | 99.23% Template:Party shading/Independent | Write-ins Template:Party shading/Independent |W-I Template:Party shading/Independent | 13 Template:Party shading/Independent | 0.77%
2006 Iowa House of Representatives 88 General[28] style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |D style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | 7,201 style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | 99.31% Template:Party shading/Independent | Write-ins Template:Party shading/Independent |W-I Template:Party shading/Independent | 50 Template:Party shading/Independent | 0.69%
2008 Iowa House of Representatives 88 Primary[29] style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |D style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | 1,558 style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | 99.62% Template:Party shading/Independent | Write-ins Template:Party shading/Independent |W-I Template:Party shading/Independent | 6 Template:Party shading/Independent | 0.38%
2008 Iowa House of Representatives 88 General[30] style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |D style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | 10,248 style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | 73.65% Template:Party shading/Independent | Write-ins Template:Party shading/Independent |W-I Template:Party shading/Independent | 173 Template:Party shading/Independent | 1.31%
2010 Iowa House of Representatives 88 Primary[31] style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |D style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | 512 style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | 81.92% Template:Party shading/Independent | Write-ins Template:Party shading/Independent |W-I Template:Party shading/Independent | 2 Template:Party shading/Independent | 0.32%
2010 Iowa House of Representatives 88 General[32] style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |D style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | 5,702 style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | 56.75% style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Dave Selmon style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |R style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | 4,022 style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | 40.03% Template:Party shading/Independent | Write-ins Template:Party shading/Independent |W-I Template:Party shading/Independent | 7 Template:Party shading/Independent | 0.07%
2012 Iowa House of Representatives 87 Primary[33] style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |D style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | 867 style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | 83.29% Template:Party shading/Independent | Write-ins Template:Party shading/Independent |W-I Template:Party shading/Independent | 6 Template:Party shading/Independent | 0.58%
2012 Iowa House of Representatives 87 General[34] style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |D style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | 6,898 style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | 45.69% Template:Party shading/Independent | Dan Cahill Template:Party shading/Independent |Independent Template:Party shading/Independent | 5,234 Template:Party shading/Independent | 34.67% style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Andrew Wilson style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |R style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | 2,489 style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | 16.49% Template:Party shading/Independent | Write-ins Template:Party shading/Independent |W-I Template:Party shading/Independent | 6 Template:Party shading/Independent | 0.40%
2014 Iowa House of Representatives 87 Primary[35] style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |D style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | 557 style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | 80.96% Template:Party shading/Independent | Write-ins Template:Party shading/Independent |W-I Template:Party shading/Independent | 2 Template:Party shading/Independent | 0.29%
2014 Iowa House of Representatives 87 General[36] style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |D style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | 6,786 style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | 68.94% Template:Party shading/Independent | Write-ins Template:Party shading/Independent |W-I Template:Party shading/Independent | 157 Template:Party shading/Independent | 1.60%
2016 Iowa House of Representatives 87 Primary[37] style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |D style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | 603 style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | 86.89% Template:Party shading/Independent | Write-ins Template:Party shading/Independent |W-I Template:Party shading/Independent | 6 Template:Party shading/Independent | 0.86%
2016 Iowa House of Representatives 87 General[38] style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |D style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | 9,333 style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | 67.84% Template:Party shading/Independent | Write-ins Template:Party shading/Independent |W-I Template:Party shading/Independent | 196 Template:Party shading/Independent | 1.42%
2018 Iowa House of Representatives 87 Primary[39] style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |D style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | 1,344 style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | 84.79% Template:Party shading/Independent | Write-ins Template:Party shading/Independent |W-I Template:Party shading/Independent | 8 Template:Party shading/Independent | 0.50%
2018 Iowa House of Representatives 87 General[40] style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |D style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | 6,010 style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | 55.87% style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Tim Goodwin style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |R style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | 4,596 style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | 42.73% Template:Party shading/Independent | Write-ins Template:Party shading/Independent |W-I Template:Party shading/Independent | 7 Template:Party shading/Independent | 0.07%
2020 Iowa House of Representatives 87 Primary[41] style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |D style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | 2,869 style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | 93.79% Template:Party shading/Independent | Write-ins Template:Party shading/Independent |W-I Template:Party shading/Independent | 13 Template:Party shading/Independent | 0.42%
2020 Iowa House of Representatives 87 General[42] style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |D style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | 9,992 style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | 70.62% Template:Party shading/Independent | Write-ins Template:Party shading/Independent |W-I Template:Party shading/Independent | 331 Template:Party shading/Independent | 2.34%
2022 Iowa House of Representatives 99 Primary[43] style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |D style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | 1,165 style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | 93.35% Template:Party shading/Independent | Write-ins Template:Party shading/Independent |W-I Template:Party shading/Independent | 5 Template:Party shading/Independent | 0.40%
2022 Iowa House of Representatives 99 General[44] style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |D style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | 5,007 style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | 46.99% style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Matt Rinker style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |R style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | 5,468 style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | 51.31% Template:Party shading/Independent | Write-ins Template:Party shading/Independent |W-I Template:Party shading/Independent | 26 Template:Party shading/Independent | 0.24%

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