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| Name | Rich Leopold |
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Des Moines, Iowa , United States |
| Email | None |
| Website | http://richleopold.com/ |
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| Contributor | ev |
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Jan 18, 2017 10:53pm |
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| Info | conservationist and former director of the Iowa Department of Natural Resources
I am married to my best friend, Kathleen, an elementary school teacher in Des Moines. Together we have two lovely children. My son Seth (married to Jacy) is the father of Skyelynn, Aldo and Luna. Our daughter Ayla works full-time for Big Brothers, Big Sisters of Iowa and completing a double-major Master’s program at Drake University in mental health and school counseling. We are a very close family and spend considerable time together. I also have a son, Joseph Knowstheground, who lives on the Crow reservation in south-central Montana, married with four children.
I am likewise close to my extended family, my mom and dad (Jesse and Carolyn) who live in Worthington, Minnesota, my brother Trent, my sisters Cindy and Brenda, and their spouses, and their children. Growing up, we attended family birthdays, baptisms, confirmations, summer campouts, weddings, funerals, and holidays.
I am a person who is sustained by the daily practice of faith. I grew up in the Lutheran church, and over the years we have raised our family in Iowa Lutheran congregations.
My passion outside public service is for people still suffering with addiction. For nearly 30 years I have volunteered inside treatment centers, jails, and prisons. My individual service is one of the things for which I am the most grateful in this life, and will continue when I am Governor.
Being involved in my community and state are important also. There is never enough time, but I have served on boards and volunteered doing “grunt work” for dozens of non-profit, faith-based, youth-centered, and/or conservation organizations.
And I like to live life to its fullest enjoying Iowa’s natural resources, spending as much time outside as possible. One of my favorite quotes is “I arise in the morning torn between a desire to save the world and an inclination to savour it.” (E.B. White). I travel a great deal across this state on my motorcycle, hiking and paddling at stops every chance I get. And I love international travel, visiting 27 countries across the world to date.
I’m excited to offer a new kind of option for leadership in Iowa. It’s about common sense and solution-seeking. It’s about leading from start to finish, and not giving up until the job is done. I look forward to talking and listening to you and every Iowan who joins our campaign to change how government in Iowa works.
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