Introduction
Cecil A. Dolecheck (born May 30, 1951) is the Iowa State Representative from the 24th District. A Republican, he has served in the Iowa House of Representatives since 1997. Dolecheck was born, raised, and resides in Mount Ayr, Iowa. He attended Iowa State University.
As of January 2013, Dolecheck serves on several committees in the Iowa House – the Appropriations, Education, Local Government, and Natural Resources committees. He also serves as the chair of the Education Appropriations Subcommittee. His political experience includes serving as Assistant Majority Leader of the Iowa House and as a Ringgold County Voting Delegate with Farm Bureau.
Political stances
Voting accessibility
During the 2017 legislative session, Dolecheck voted to shorten both the amount of time one may cast an absentee ballot and the number of days one can vote at satellite polling sites, and he voted to require all voters to present a state-issued ID. Though he voted for the measure, the bill was opposed by the Iowa State Association of Counties, an advocacy group for Iowa's disabled, and Iowa's Department on Aging opposed the bill.
Electoral history
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| Election | Political result | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | ||
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| Iowa House of Representatives primary elections, 2008 District 96 |
Republican | Cecil Dolecheck* | Republican | unopposed | |||
| Iowa House of Representatives general elections, 2008 District 96 Turnout: 13,241 |
Republican hold | Cecil Dolecheck* | Republican | 7,840 | 59.21% | ||
| Dennis R. Cooper | Democratic | 5,269 | 39.79% | ||||
| Iowa House of Representatives primary elections, 2010 District 96 |
Republican | Cecil Dolecheck* | Republican | unopposed | |||
| Iowa House of Representatives general elections, 2010 District 96 |
Republican hold | Cecil Dolecheck* | Republican | unopposed | |||
| Iowa House of Representatives primary elections, 2012 District 24 Turnout: 3,504 |
Republican | Cecil Dolecheck* | Republican | 1,911 | 54.54% | ||
| Jane C. Jensen | Republican | 1,330 | 37.96% | ||||
| Iowa House of Representatives general elections, 2012 District 24 |
Republican (newly redistricted) | Cecil Dolecheck* | Republican | unopposed | |||
Biography
Dolecheck was first elected to the House in 1996. He was born in Mount Ayr. His father, Ivan, and mother, Leola, farmed in Ringold County near Mount Ayr.
He graduated from the Mt. Ayr Community School District in 1969. He attended Iowa State University for two years and returned to the farm.
Dolecheck's first wife, Becky, died in 2001. Dolecheck and his second wife Patti were married December 8, 2005, in Mt. Ayr, and have five children and 12 grandchildren. Dolecheck attends the First Christian Church in Mount Ayr.
Dolecheck is active in the Farm Bureau and Lions Club. He is past President of both the County Farm Bureau and County Pork Producers. He is a former director and past president of the Farmers Cooperative Company of Afton, Arispe, Creston, Osceola, Mount Ayr, and Macksburg, Iowa. Dolecheck has also served as a 4-H leader and a member of the Sheriff's Posse.