Ficken Announces Candidacy for HD 23
From the Waterloo Courier:
A former high school teacher and coach will run for state representative in House District 23, which includes Buchanan and part of Black Hawk counties.
Gene Ficken of Independence, a Democrat, is running for the Iowa House seat occuped by Republican Dan Ramsussen.
Ficken was a science instructor for 33 years at Independence High School, which he says taught him students must be are prepared for jobs in the 21st century.