 Born: January 25, 1966
Birth State: Washington, D.C.
Party: Democrat
Spouse: Mari Thinnes Culver
Family: Married Mari Culver; two children
Religion: Presbyterian
School(s): Virginia Tech; Drake University
Address: State Capitol
Des Moines, IA
50319-0001
Phone: 515/281-5211
Fax: 515/281-6611
Governor's Web Site
State Web Site
Chet Culver was born in 1966 in suburban Washington D.C. He earned a bachelor's degree in political science from Virginia Tech, where he played football. Culver began his career as an environmental and consumer advocate in the Iowa Attorney General's Office. After receiving his Master of Arts in Teaching at Drake University in 1994, he taught government and history at Roosevelt High School and Hoover High School in Des Moines, where he also coached both football and basketball. In 1998, he was elected Secretary of State, and was re-elected to the position in 2002. As Secretary of State, he created the Iowa Student Political Awareness Club (ISPAC), a nonpartisan statewide student organization dedicated to increasing civic and community participation among Iowa's young people. Governor Culver and his wife Mari have two young children. |
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