Michael Thomas Blouin

Democrat Representative of Iowa's 2nd district

Congresses Served

House Terms

January 1, 1945 (80 years old)

Birthday

Served as a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1975 to 1979.
Represented Iowa’s 2nd congressional district.
Elected to the Iowa House of Representatives in 1969 and served until 1973.
Served in the Iowa Senate from 1973 to 1974.
Won a U.S. House seat in 1974, defeating a Republican opponent.
Re-elected in 1976, contributing to a significant Democratic majority in the House.
Defeated in 1978 during a conservative backlash in the Midwest.
Appointed by President Jimmy Carter as the first Director of the Information Security Oversight Office, serving from 1978 to 1980.
Worked as the director of the Iowa Department of Economic Development from 2003 to 2005.
Ran for the Democratic nomination for Governor of Iowa in 2006 but lost in the primary.
Endorsed by a majority of Iowa’s Democratic legislators and labor unions during his gubernatorial campaign.
Holds an anti-abortion stance but has stated he would not support legislation limiting abortion rights.
An ordained deacon in the Catholic Church and founded a ministry for individuals with Alzheimer’s Disease.