Herman Quirmbach

Herman Charles Quirmbach (born October 6, 1950) is an American politician and academic, currently serving as a member of the Iowa Senate from the 23rd District. A Democrat, he has served in the Iowa Senate since 2003 and served on the Ames City Council from 1995 to 2003.

Herman C. Quirmbach
Member of the Iowa Senate
from the 23rd district
Assumed office
January 13, 2003
Preceded byJoe Bolkcom
Personal details
Born (1950-10-06) October 6, 1950
St. Paul, Minnesota, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Alma materHarvard University (B.A.)
Princeton University (Ph.D.)
OccupationAssociate Professor of Economics
WebsiteQuirmbach's website

Education

Quirmbach earned his B.A. from Harvard College and his Ph.D. in economics from Princeton University after completing a doctoral dissertation "Input prices and the horizontal and vertical structure of industry."[1] As an undergraduate, Quirmbach roomed with biochemist and Nobel laureate Roger Y. Tsien.[2]

Career

After earning his doctoral degree, Quirmbach became an associate professor of economics at Iowa State University.[3]

Quirmbach currently serves on several committees in the Iowa Senate—the Education committee; the Human Resources committee; the Judiciary committee; and the Ways and Means committee; and the Local Government committee, where he is chair. He also serves as vice chair of the Education Appropriations Subcommittee.

Quirmbach was re-elected in 2006 with 11,782 votes (57%), defeating Republican opponent Linda Livingston.[4]

References
  1. Quirmbach, Herman Charles (1983). Imput prices and the horizontal and vertical structure of industry.
  2. "Harvard Alumni Win Nobel Prize | News | The Harvard Crimson". www.thecrimson.com. Retrieved 2015-09-26.
  3. "People | Department of Economics". www.econ.iastate.edu. Retrieved Feb 28, 2019.
  4. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-07-15. Retrieved 2006-11-29.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)


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