The Grimes Brief

Voter guide · Who represents you

Who represents Grimes, from city hall to Congress.

A plain list of who currently holds each office for Grimes, at every level. City and school seats are elected in odd years, so those are not on the 2026 ballot; for what is, see the 2026 ballot guide.

City hall

Mayor and city council

MayorDavid Gisch
CouncilAndrew Borcherding
CouncilLaurie DePhillips
CouncilEric Johansen
CouncilLeslie Irlbeck
CouncilJared Lovelady

Contact info and meeting agendas are on the city site, grimesiowa.gov.

County

County supervisors

Grimes straddles two counties. The Polk County part is in Supervisor District 2 (Jill Altringer, R). The Dallas County part is in Supervisor District 5, one of the seats on the 2026 ballot as Dallas County expands its board from three seats to five.

Statehouse

State legislators

Iowa Senate, District 23Jack Whitver (R), retiring
Iowa House, District 46Dan Gehlbach (R)

The Senate District 23 seat is open on the 2026 ballot. See the ballot guide.

Washington and the state

Congress and statewide

U.S. House, IA-03Zach Nunn (R)
U.S. SenateChuck Grassley (R)
U.S. SenateJoni Ernst (R)
GovernorKim Reynolds (R)

The U.S. Senate seat held by Joni Ernst and the governor's office are both open on the 2026 ballot.

Schools

Dallas Center-Grimes school board

The DCG board is seven members, elected on a nonpartisan basis in odd years: Nancy Baker Curtis, Ryan Carpenter, Meg Dickinson, Nick Fiala, Monica Malmberg, Julie Quandt, and Shaylee Vander Velden. School-board seats are not on the 2026 ballot.

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Sources: City of Grimes, the Iowa Legislature, the Polk and Dallas county boards of supervisors, and Dallas Center-Grimes CSD. Officials current as of September 2026; confirm before contacting. Preview build.