(1966-01-25) January 25, 1966 (age 58) Washington, D.C., U.S.
Political party
Democratic
Spouse
Mariclare Thinnes
(m. 1993)
Relations
John Culver (father)
Education
Virginia Tech (BA) Drake University (MA)
Chester John Culver (born January 25, 1966) is an American politician who served one term as the 41st governor of Iowa, from 2007 to 2011. A member of the Democratic Party, he had previously served as the 29th secretary of state of Iowa from 1999 to 2007. He was elected governor in the 2006 Iowa gubernatorial election and ran unsuccessfully for reelection in 2010, losing to former Governor Terry Branstad.
He was also elected as the federal Liaison for the Democratic Governors Association, serving from 2008 to 2009. He founded the Chet Culver Group, an energy sector consulting firm, in 2011 after he left public office.[1] As of 2024, he is the most recent Governor of Iowa from the Democratic Party. He was appointed to be a member of the Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation's board of directors in 2012 by President Barack Obama, serving until 2019, and was re-appointed by President Joe Biden on May 23, 2022.[2]
^Chet Culver Group (2011). Home page. Retrieved May 16, 2011.
^Akin, Katie. "Former Iowa Gov. Chet Culver rejoins Farmer Mac board of directors". The Des Moines Register. Retrieved February 9, 2023.
Democratic Governors Association, serving from 2008 to 2009. He founded the ChetCulver Group, an energy sector consulting firm, in 2011 after he left public...
member of the Democratic Party. His son ChetCulver served as the 41st governor of Iowa (2007–2011). Culver was born in Rochester, Minnesota, the son...
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served two terms and decided not to seek a third term. In the election, ChetCulver defeated Jim Nussle to win the governorship, by a margin of 54%-44%....
politics, running for governor again and defeating Democratic incumbent ChetCulver to become the state's 42nd governor. His tenure of 22 years, 4 months...
defeated Culver in the general election, becoming the first challenger to unseat an incumbent Iowa governor since Harold Hughes in 1962. ChetCulver, incumbent...
left office in 2007; he did not seek a third term and was succeeded by ChetCulver. During Vilsack governorship from 2002 through 2006 Iowa experienced...
S. Representative Bob Quast, businessman (running as an independent) ChetCulver, former Governor of Iowa Jeff Danielson, state senator Tom Harkin, incumbent...
Democratic governor ChetCulver signed legislation easing limitations on stem-cell research. Later in 2009 and 2010, Democratic governor ChetCulver signed into...
nominee for the 2006 Iowa gubernatorial election, losing to Democrat ChetCulver. He was then appointed director of the Office of Management and Budget...
lieutenant governor in 2010 after being elected to the office in 2006 with ChetCulver as governor. On March 4, 2016, she announced her candidacy for the Democratic...
Republicans did defeat incumbent Democrats Ted Strickland of Ohio and ChetCulver of Iowa, and held Nevada, where Republican Jim Gibbons lost in the primary...
Children". The Des Moines Register. p. 1A. Retrieved August 21, 2023. "ChetCulver". National Governors Association. Retrieved February 27, 2023. Beaumont...
An October 19 Rasmussen Reports poll had Culver leading Nussle 47% to 44%. The Democratic nominee, ChetCulver, was elected with 54.0% of the vote. Incumbent...
campus. Many VT alumni have also served in civilian leadership roles: ChetCulver, 41st governor of Iowa; William Dodd, ambassador to Germany; Linda Swartz...
Republicans gained control of the Senate. Incumbent Democratic governor ChetCulver was defeated in 2010 by Republican Terry Branstad, who had served as...
United States Secretary of Agriculture and former governor of Iowa ChetCulver, former governor of Iowa Michael Gronstal, Majority Leader of the Iowa...
Congressman (1957–1963) Joe Crail, California Congressman (1927–1933) ChetCulver, former Governor of Iowa (2007–2011) Cassius Clay Dowell, Iowa Congressman...
Following Johnson's World Championship performances in 2007, Governor ChetCulver of Iowa proclaimed October 17 "Shawn Johnson Day" in the state. On August...
chairman of the Iowa Democratic Party Frank Cownie, Mayor of Des Moines ChetCulver, former governor Jeff Danielson, state senator Michael Fitzgerald, state...
Retrieved September 2, 2013. Rodriguez, Barbara. "John Culver, former U.S. senator and father of ChetCulver, dies at 86". Des Moines Register. "Iowa U.S. Senate...
Columbus City have water again, but were under a boil order. Governor ChetCulver was flown into the area by Blackhawk helicopter on June 16. Louisa County...
(Republican) Governor of Iowa: Tom Vilsack (Democratic) (until January 12), ChetCulver (Democratic) (starting January 12) Governor of Kansas: Kathleen Sebelius...
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