2026 General Election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

Iowa House District 36

2 candidates, listed alphabetically.

Candidates

Austin Baeth

DemocraticIncumbent

In office now
State Representative, District 36
Work
State representative; internal medicine physician and adjunct professor, University of Iowa (Des Moines)

Austin Baeth is the sitting State Representative for District 36 in the Iowa General Assembly; the Legislature's records list service beginning with the 90th General Assembly (2023).

Austin Baeth grew up in Des Moines, earned his medical degree at the University of Iowa and completed internal medicine training at the University of Colorado in Denver. He sees patients in an internal medicine clinic and teaches as an adjunct professor for the University of Iowa.

Baeth's committees

  • Administration and Rules
  • Commerce
  • Health and Human Services
  • Natural Resources
  • State Government

Sources for Baeth

Bruce A Michalowski

Republican

Work
President, Financial Strategies Inc. (since 1999); real estate agent, Developers Realty Group

Bruce A Michalowski earned bachelor's and master's degrees at Faith Baptist Bible College and Theological Seminary in Ankeny (1981-1988). He has led Financial Strategies Inc. since 1999 and has worked as an agent with Developers Realty Group since 2022.

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