Jim Nussle

After graduating Sandburg High School, Jim Nussle went on to earn a Bachelors Degree in International Studies, Political Science and Economics from Luther College in Decorah, Iowa. He ran for Congress in 1990 and was elected as the youngest member of Congress at age 30. Over the next 16 years in the U.S. Congress, he served on key committees including Agriculture, Bankng, and Ways and Means Committees. Nussle was elected to chair the House Budget Committee and sucessfully developed and approved six budgets. He then retired from Congress after he was chosen to be the Republican nominee for Governor of Iowa in 2006. He leads The Nussle Group which is a consulting organization that specializes in public policy, government relations, international relations and politics.