Terry E. Branstad
Terry E. Branstad is a former four-term governor of
Iowa, first elected in
1983. Prior to this, he served three-terms in the Iowa House of Representatives and was the
Lieutenant Governor of Iowa. During his tenure Iowa became the first
state within the
United States to link every
school district in a fiberoptic network.
In 1997, he chaired the Education Commission of the States, Republican Governors Association, and the Governors' Ethanol Coalition. He served as Chair of the National Governors' Association during 1989-90.
Branstad was a U.S. Army serviceman between 1969-71 and was awarded the Army Commendation Medal.