Ray Zirkelbach, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Ray Zirkelbach

Iowa politician

Date of Birth: 20-Oct-1978

Place of Birth: Manchester, Iowa, United States

Profession: politician

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Ray Zirkelbach (born October 20, 1978) is a former state legislator, prison counselor and soldier.
He was raised on a farm in Scotch Grove, Iowa and graduated from Monticello High School in 1997.
Zirkelbach served in the Iowa House of Representatives, representing the 31st District, from 2005 to 2011.
He was deployed in Iraq as an Iowa National Guard sergeant, in the First Battalion of the 133rd Infantry.
He holds a BA from the University of Wyoming in Administration of Justice. He did not sit in the 2006 or 2007 session of the Iowa House, because he was on active duty with the Iowa National Guard in Iraq.During his last term in the Iowa House, he was Chair of the Veterans Affairs Committee and a member of the Appropriations, Commerce and Agricultural committees, and was selected to serve on the Justice Systems Appropriations Committee.Ray has since continued his public service as a correctional counselor at the Anamosa State Penitentiary and program director of Advancement Services of Jones County.
He has focused his efforts in community restoration projects and has since purchased and actively renovates properties in the area. On November 8, 2015, Zirkelbach announced he will be exploring a campaign for US Senate.Zirkelbach declined pursuing the nomination, focusing on macro-level social work.
At this time Zirkelbach works as consultant and documentarian for an urban farming project in Flint, Michigan.