Art Staed

Family

Wife: Susan; 4 Children,

EDUCATION

BA, Philosophy, Rockhurst University, 1972
MEd, Secondary Education, The University of Missouri at Kansas City
MEd, Secondary Administration, East Central University of Oklahoma

POLITICAL EXPERIENCE

Senator, Iowa State Senate, District 40, 2025-present
Representative, Iowa State House of Representatives, District 80, 2023-2025
Candidate, Iowa State House of Representatives, District 80, 2022
Representative, Iowa State House of Representatives, District 66, 2012-2022
Representative, Iowa State House of Representatives, District 37, 2006-2009
Candidate, Iowa House of Representatives, District 37, 2008
Candidate, Iowa State House of Representatives, District 37, 2004

COMMITTEES

Appropriations Committee
Ethics Committee
Natural Resources and Environment Committee
State Government Committee
Subcommittee on Agriculture and Natural Resources Appropriations
Technology Committee

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Educator, Cedar Rapids School District, 2003-2019
Business Manager, United States Cellular
7th Grade Social Studies Teacher, Roosevelt Middle School
Developed Workforce Training, Iowa Workforce Development Office
Former Co-Owner, Coffee Talk Café
Former Host, "Coffee Talk: Corridor Conversations"
Former Professor of Business and Time Management, Kirkwood Community College
Sales and Retail Training Specialist, United States Cellular

RELIGIOUS, CIVIC, AND OTHER MEMBERSHIPS

Member, National Education Association
Co-Founder, The Family Shelter of Southern Oklahoma
Founder, "Communities in Schools" Program
Member, Invest in Children
Member, Iowa Council for the Social Studies
Member, Iowa Education Association
Member, Cedar Rapids Education Association
Member, Leadership Ardmore
Member, American Society for Curriculum Development
Member, Cedar Rapids Chamber of Commerce