Dan Rasmussen has spent his life in House District 23. Dan was raised on a farm southeast of Quasqueton and graduated from East Buchanan Community Schools.  After graduating from Iowa State University, Dan and his wife, Sheila, chose to return to Independence to work and raise their two children.

Dan was a land improvement contractor for 30 years, and is currently the Executive Director of the Iowa Land Improvement Contractors’ Association. Dan also served 9 years on the Independence Community School Board.

Dan is serving his fourth term in the Iowa House and is a member of the Agriculture, Economic Growth, Natural Resources, and Transportation Committees.