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Quick Facts
Personal Details

Terry C. Baxter is a Republican member of the Iowa House of Representatives, representing District 8. He was first elected to the chamber in 2014.

Education

  • Attended, Education and Political Science, Saint Cloud State University
  • Attended, Education, Philosophy, and Ethics, Whitewater State University
  • BS, Evangelism, Moody Bible Institute, 1979

Professional Experience

  • Attended, Education and Political Science, Saint Cloud State University
  • Attended, Education, Philosophy, and Ethics, Whitewater State University
  • BS, Evangelism, Moody Bible Institute, 1979
  • Co-founder/Executive Director, GoServ Global, present
  • Guest Pastor, Riverside Church, present
  • Founder, Global Compassion Network

Political Experience

  • Attended, Education and Political Science, Saint Cloud State University
  • Attended, Education, Philosophy, and Ethics, Whitewater State University
  • BS, Evangelism, Moody Bible Institute, 1979
  • Co-founder/Executive Director, GoServ Global, present
  • Guest Pastor, Riverside Church, present
  • Founder, Global Compassion Network
  • Representative, Iowa State House of Representatives, District 8, 2014-present
  • Candidate, Iowa State House of Representatives, District 8, 2020

Former Committees/Caucuses

Former Member, Environmental Protection Committee, Iowa State House of Representatives

Former Vice Chair, Ethics Committee, Iowa State House of Representatives

Former Chair, International Relations Committee

Former Member, Judiciary Committee, Iowa State House of Representatives

Former Member, Local Government Committee, Iowa State House of Representatives

Former Member, Public Safety Committee, Iowa State House of Representatives

Former Vice Chair, Subcommittee on Economic Development (Joint Appropriations)

Former Member, Veterans Affairs Committee, Iowa State House of Representatives

Current Legislative Committees

Member, Agriculture Committee

Member, Economic Growth Committee

Vice Chair, Government Oversight Committee

Co-Chair, Iowa Commission on Interstate Cooperation

Member, Natural Resources Committee

Vice Chair, Subcommittee on International Relations

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

  • Attended, Education and Political Science, Saint Cloud State University
  • Attended, Education, Philosophy, and Ethics, Whitewater State University
  • BS, Evangelism, Moody Bible Institute, 1979
  • Co-founder/Executive Director, GoServ Global, present
  • Guest Pastor, Riverside Church, present
  • Founder, Global Compassion Network
  • Representative, Iowa State House of Representatives, District 8, 2014-present
  • Candidate, Iowa State House of Representatives, District 8, 2020
  • Member, Iowa Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus, 2015-present
  • Vice President, International Messengers, 18 years

Other Info

Date of Wedding Anniversary:

November 23, 1979

Favorite Quote:

"He is not a fool who gives up what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose!"

  • -Jim Elliot
  • Priority Issues:

    *Life-long Republican, fiscal conservative, free market economic principles, private sector job creation, defender of freedom, the Constitution, and the Second Amendment.

  • *Supports local control of education, the Iowa heartland, senior citizens and limiting big government overreach.
  • *Strong Christian values, pro-life and pro-traditional marriage.
  • *Agriculture connected and friendly.