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Scott Webster

Scott Webster

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State Senator · Senate District 47

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Biography

Scott Webster is a Republican state senator representing District 47 in the Iowa Senate, assuming office on January 9, 2023. Born in 1980 in Davenport, Iowa, he was raised in Davenport and Bettendorf, where he currently resides with his wife, Brenda, and two daughters, Abby and Ella. A home builder by profession, he owns Premier Custom Homes, Webster Properties, and Quad City Disposal. Before entering the Senate, he served eight years on the Bettendorf City Council as the fifth ward alderman, elected in a 2014 special election. He previously ran unsuccessfully for the Scott County Board of Supervisors in 2018 and served on the Iowa League of Cities Legislative Policy Committee starting in 2019. Notable community involvement includes past presidencies of the Iowa Homebuilders Association and Quad City Builders and Remodelers Association, as well as service on the Bettendorf 4th of July Committee, Student Trades Committee, and Family Museum strategic plan committee. In the Senate, he chairs the Local Government Committee, vice-chairs Transportation, and serves on Commerce, Judiciary, and State Government committees.

Education and Political Experience

  • Education: Graduated from Bettendorf High School.
  • Political Experience: Elected to Bettendorf City Council ; unsuccessful Scott County Board of Supervisors candidate ; elected Iowa Senate District 47 . Currently serving first Senate term.

Committees

8 assignments
Health and Human Services member
Judiciary member
Local Government chair
State Government member
Subacute Mental Health Care Services Interim Study member
Transportation vice chair
All-Terrain Vehicles and Off-Road Utility Vehicles on Highways Interim member
Commerce member

At a glance

Office
State Senator
District
Senate District 47
Born
June 2, 1976 (50 years old)
Mailing
1007 E. Grand Ave., Des Moines, IA 50319