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Michael Thomas "Mike" Blouin (born November 7, 1945), American politician, was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from 1975 to 1979, representing Iowa's 2nd congressional district. He was a candidate in the 2006 race for Governor of Iowa but lost in the primary to Chet Culver. ==Political career== Blouin was born on a Naval Air Base in Jacksonville, Florida and attended school in Miami Shores, Florida and Chicago, Illinois. In 1966 he received a B.A. in political science from Loras College in Dubuque, Iowa. He remained in Dubuque to teach elementary school. Two years later, he won a seat in the Iowa House of Representatives, where he served from 1969 to 1973. Blouin then won election to the Iowa Senate, serving from 1973 to 1974. In 1974 Blouin ran for the U.S. House seat in the Second District being vacated by fellow Democrat John C. Culver, who was running for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Harold Hughes. Blouin defeated Republican Tom Riley, a Cedar Rapids, Iowa attorney, in the general election. Blouin became one of many freshman Democrats in the largest Democratic majority in the House since 1965-67, providing a mathematical two-thirds majority in that chamber.〔"(Democrats: Now the Morning After )," Time Magazine, 1974-11-18.〕 For the only time since 1857, Iowa's congressional delegation included only one Republican. Blouin won re-election in 1976, defeating Riley in a closer rematch. Besides shifting control of the White House to the Democrats, the 1976 elections expanded the Democratic majority in the House by one seat. It was the last time the Democrats would hold a two-thirds majority. Blouin was defeated by Tom Tauke in 1978, as part of a mid-term election that was the first phase of a conservative backlash, particularly in the Midwest.〔"(A Toss-'Em-Out Temper )," Time Magazine, 1978-11-20.〕 Blouin was director of the Iowa Department of Economic Development from January 2003 to July 2005 and became a candidate for the Democratic nomination for Governor in 2006. He was also a chamber of commerce executive.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Mike Blouin」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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