Biography
Nathan Ramker is the Republican candidate for Iowa House of Representatives District 98 in the November 3, 2026 general election, running against Democrat Andrew Fitzgerald.[1] Ballotpedia lists him as a business owner who was also the Republican nominee for the seat in 2024.[1]
Nathan Ramker was born in Marshfield, Wisconsin, and earned a high school diploma from McDonell High School, according to Ballotpedia.[1] In a 2024 Ballotpedia survey, he said he has been a small business owner since high school, and that he and his wife moved to Iowa in 2005 after living in Florida.[2]
Ramker ran for the same seat in 2024, when incumbent Monica Hosch Kurth defeated him 50.1 percent to 49.7 percent, according to Ballotpedia.[1] He advanced from the Republican primary on June 2, 2026, with 98.9 percent of the vote.[1] In the 2024 survey, Ramker named the economy, parental rights and education as his main messages, said he would also seek to protect First and Second Amendment rights, and said the first bill he would introduce would set term limits on elected officials.[2]
- 1.Nathan Ramker · Ballotpedia Reference
- 2.Nathan Ramker - Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey (2024) · Ballotpedia Candidate's own words
Researched from the cited sources on 2026-10-21. Not yet independently fact-checked.
Iowa House District 98
Nathan Ramker is on the Nov 3, 2026 ballot for Iowa House District 98 as R. Not researched in depth — candidate list only.