13 Facts About Greg Forristall

Gregory Forristall was an American politician who served in the Iowa House of Representatives from 2007 until his death in 2017.

Greg Forristall served as the chair of the Labor committee and as a member of the Economic Development Appropriations Subcommittee.

Greg Forristall was born in Council Bluffs, Iowa, and was raised and lived near Macedonia.

Greg Forristall worked as a farmer for 25 years and worked in the financial services and information technology industries.

Greg Forristall was active in the community with organizations such as the Council Bluffs Sister Cities, Farm Bureau, the Iowa Corn Promotion Board and the Iowa Western Community College Board.

Greg Forristall was a member of the United States Grain Council and served on the Iowa State Board of Education and the Iowa Community College Council.

Greg Forristall was a founding and continuing member of the Grist Mill Fine Arts Council.

Greg Forristall chaired the Education Task Force of the American Legislative Exchange Council and was on the executive committee of the Midwest Higher Education Compact.

Greg Forristall represented Iowa in national meetings of the Lumina Foundation and the Foundation for Excellence in Education.

Greg Forristall was first elected to represent House District 98 in November 2006.

Greg Forristall shifted to representing District 22 when the maps were redrawn in 2010.

Greg Forristall resided in Macedonia, Iowa, with his wife, Carol, who taught music in Iowa public schools for thirty-five years.

Greg Forristall died on May 10,2017, in Omaha, Nebraska, of cancer at the age of 67.