Matt Blake
Office: State Senate (IA) - 22 , Democratic
On The Ballot: True, Democratic for State Senate (IA) - 22
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Birth Date
N/A
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Birth Place
South Dakota
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Home City
Urbandale, IA,
Family
Wife: Alaina; 2 Children: Saxon, Ellis,
EDUCATION
JD, Law, Drake University Law School, 2012-2015
Bachelor's of Science, Political Science and History, University of South Dakota, 2007-2011
POLITICAL EXPERIENCE
Senator, Iowa State Senate, District 22, 2025-present
Council Member, City of Urbandale, Iowa At-Large, 2023-2025
Candidate, Iowa State Senate, District 22, 2024
COMMITTEES
Appropriations Committee
Commerce Committee
Judiciary Committee
State Government Committee
Subcommittee on Administration and Regulation Appropriations
Transportation Committee
Veterans Affairs Committee
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Shareholder, Dickinson, Bradshaw, Fowler & Hagen, Professional Corporation, 2024-present
Counsel, Dickinson, Mackaman, Tyler & Hagen, Professional Corporation, 2023-2024
General Counsel, Iowa Association of Realtors, 2022-2023
Director of Government Relations and Memberships Services, LeadingAge Iowa, 2015-2022
Judge Advocate, Iowa Army National Guard, 2017-present
Clerk, United States Senator Robert Dvorsky, 2015
Legal Intern , Iowa League of Cities, 2014-2015
Legal Intern, Iowa Association of Municipal Utilities, 2014
Title Guaranty Intern, Iowa Finance Auhtority, 2013-2014
Intern, South Dakota Legislature, 2011
Intern, United States Representative Herseth Sandlin , 2009
Intern, United States Senator Tim Johnson, 2009
RELIGIOUS, CIVIC, AND OTHER MEMBERSHIPS
Member, Plymouth Church, present
Board of Directors, Bravo Greater Des Moines, 2020-2023
Member, Urbandale 4th of July Celebration Committee, 2017-present