Brian Lohse


Brian K. Lohse is an American politician. A member of the Republican Party, he was elected to the Iowa House of Representatives in 2018, succeeding Zach Nunn in District 30. Prior to his state legislative service, Lohse sat on the city council of Bondurant, Iowa, for eight years.

Personal life

Brian Lohse was born on 27 November 1968 in Zion, Illinois. After earning a degree in social sciences from the University of Northwestern – St. Paul, he graduated from Drake University Law School in 1995, and joined a legal practice in Lee County, Illinois. After three years, Lohse returned to Iowa, working as a lawyer for EMC Insurance. In 2004, Lohse also held a second job as a newspaper carrier. In September 2012, Lohse and his wife Mary won an Iowa Powerball lottery jackpot of $202 million, at the time the state's second largest Powerball jackpot. With the winnings, the couple established the Lohse Family Foundation, funded the construction of a high school football stadium, and opened a grocery store in their hometown of Bondurant, Iowa. The couple raised three children, two sons and one daughter. After winning the lottery, Brian Lohse ended his practice of law. Mary Lohse remained a medical assistant at a Mercy Medical Center-affiliated clinic, though only on a part-time basis.

Political career

Brian Lohse served on the Bondurant City Council for eight years before contesting Zach Nunn's open Iowa House of Representatives seat in District 30 as a Republican Party candidate. He faced Democratic Party candidate Kent Balduchi in the November 2018 general election, and won. Lohse announced in December 2019 that he would run for reelection in 2020. He faced Lori Slings in the general election.