Jim Nussle served as a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from 1991 to 2007 and was the Republican nominee for the 2006 Iowa gubernatorial election, losing to Democrat Chet Culver.
15 Facts About Jim Nussle
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Jim Nussle was then appointed director of the Office of Management and Budget in 2007 by President George W Bush, an office he retained until 2009.
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Jim Nussle ran as the Republican candidate for Tauke's House seat against Eric Tabor and won.
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Jim Nussle became Chairman of the House Budget Committee in 2001, the first Iowan to serve as chair of the committee.
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Jim Nussle's position brought national and international interest to his district, including the ONE Campaign, the lobbying group formed by Bono of the rock band U2.
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Jim Nussle had a lifetime rating of 85 from the American Conservative Union.
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Jim Nussle's district has voted for the Democratic presidential candidate in every election since 1988.
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Typical conservative positions Jim Nussle embraced are supporting restrictions on abortion and supporting President Bush's tax cuts.
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Jim Nussle's district was renumbered as the 1st District as a result of the 2000s round of redistricting, and became even more Democratic with the addition of much of Iowa's share of the Quad Cities.
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That included Jim Nussle, who began considering a run shortly after Vilsack made his announcement.
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On June 2,2005, Jim Nussle announced he would run for the position.
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On June 6,2006, Jim Nussle won the Republican primary, but lost the general election to Iowa Secretary of State Chet Culver on November 7 by a wide margin.
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Three Republicans and four Democrats announced their intentions to seek the House seat Jim Nussle was vacating in January, 2007.
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In November 2010, Jim Nussle became president and COO of Growth Energy.
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In 2021, Jim Nussle said that he would no longer affiliate with the Republican Party, following the January 6 United States Capitol attack.