Children 3 children Name Julian Garrett | Spouse(s) Nancy | |
Alma mater Central CollegeUniversity of Iowa College of Law Education | ||
Julian B. Garrett (born November 7, 1940) is an American lawyer and politician.
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Background
Garrett served as the Iowa State Representative from the 25th District. A Republican, he has served in the Iowa House of Representatives from 2011 until 2013. He currently is a member of the Iowa Senate. In November 2013, Garrett was elected to the Iowa State Senate in a special election and was re-elected in November of 2014. Garrett was born in Des Moines, Iowa and resides in Indianola. He has a B.A. from Central College and a J.D. from the University of Iowa College of Law.
Electoral history
*incumbent
Voter ID
During the 2017 legislative session, Garrett voted to shorten both the amount of time one may cast an absentee ballot and the number of days one can vote at satellite polling sites, and he voted to require all voters to present a state-issued ID. Though he voted for the measure, the bill was opposed by the Iowa State Association of Counties, an advocacy group for Iowa's disabled, and Iowa's Department on Aging opposed the bill. A Des Moines Register Poll published February 19, 2017, shows the bill is supported by a large majority of rank and file voters.
Uniform Minimum Wage
During the 2017 legislative session, Garrett voted for House File 295 which eliminates local control in municipalities that voted to increase their own minimum wage locally. Garrett's vote will cause the minimum wage to be lowered in four counties which had already voted to raise their minimum wage (Johnson, Linn, Wapello, and Polk). Estimates show that at least 64,300 residents of Iowa will have their wages effectively lowered, including 35,800 to 36,000 in Polk County, 10,100 in Johnson County, and 18,400 in Linn County.
Healthcare
Garrett voted in support of House File 625, which eliminated the requirement that parents report on their state taxes whether or not they have healthcare for their children. In this bill, Garrett also voted to eliminate the requirement that parents apply for healthcare coverage, such as Hawk-i or Medicaid, for their children.
Immigration
Garrett voted for an amended form of Senate File 481. This bill eliminated elements of local control by requiring a local officer to comply and detain an immigrant who is in the country illegally, who is guilty of three misdemeanors, non-violent felonies, and felonies until ICE arrives. Before it was amended, this bill was opposed by a number of organizations in Iowa, including the Iowa Police Chief Association, the Iowa Catholic Conference, the Iowa Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church, the Episcopal Diocese of Iowa, the Iowa Coalition against Sexual Assault, and the Iowa State Bar Association.