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Fred Hubbell
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Frederick Shelton Hubbell
April 25, 1951 Des Moines, Iowa, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Charlotte Beyer |
| Children | 3 |
| Education | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (BA) University of Iowa (JD) |
Frederick Shelton Hubbell (born April 25, 1951) is an American lawyer, businessman, and politician. He was the Democratic candidate for Governor of Iowa in the 2018 election. Before running for office, Hubbell led the Younkers department stores. He also served as President of Equitable of Iowa, a life insurance company. Later, he helped manage Iowa's Department of Economic Development and led the Iowa Power Fund.
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Fred Hubbell's Early Life and Family
Fred Hubbell was born and grew up in Des Moines, Iowa. He went to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill for his first degree. Then, he studied law at the University of Iowa College of Law. While in law school, he met his wife, Charlotte. They live in Des Moines and have three grown children and three grandchildren.
After finishing law school, Hubbell worked as a lawyer in New York City. In 1981, Fred and Charlotte were involved in a difficult situation during an airplane hijacking. Thankfully, they were safe.
Fred Hubbell's Business Career
Hubbell started working for Equitable of Iowa Companies in 1983. This was a life insurance company that his great-great-grandfather, Frederick M. Hubbell, had started in the 1860s.
In 1985, Fred became the Chairman of Younkers. This was a retail department store owned by Equitable. By 1987, he became the President of Equitable. He was in charge of the company's daily work and future plans. People said he helped bring new life to the company. He stayed as president until another company bought Equitable in 1997.
In 2009, Governor Chet Culver asked Hubbell to help lead the Department of Economic Development of Iowa. His job was to fix problems with how money was being spent. He helped find $160 million in tax credits that were not helping Iowa much. These funds could then be used for better things.
From 2007 to 2010, Hubbell also led the Iowa Power Fund Board of Directors. This group was in charge of investing $100 million in wind and other clean energy projects across Iowa.
In February 2019, Hubbell had a bicycle accident in Arizona. His wife, Charlotte, shared the news. Luckily, he made a full recovery.
Fred Hubbell's Community Work
Fred Hubbell has worked with many different non-profit groups. He has also helped with many good causes.
After a big flood in Eastern Iowa in 2008, Hubbell helped lead a disaster relief effort. This effort was called The Embrace Iowa - 2008 Iowa Disaster Fund. It raised almost $8 million to help local groups support flood victims.
Fred and Charlotte Hubbell also helped the Broadlawns Medical Center in Des Moines. They helped the center expand its mental health facility. This helped to add more mental health beds and two new doctors.
Fred Hubbell's Campaign for Iowa Governor
On July 17, 2017, Fred Hubbell announced he would run for Governor of Iowa. The governor is the leader of the state government. A few days later, his campaign announced it had raised over $1 million. This was a record for a Democratic candidate for Iowa Governor. By January 2018, he had raised more than $3 million.
Hubbell was seen as a top candidate in the Democratic primary election. This is where people from the same party vote for who they want to represent them. He was leading in polls and raised more money than his opponents.
Polls showed Hubbell was the most popular Democratic candidate. His campaign received money from all 99 counties in Iowa. Most of the money came from individual people. The $3 million he raised set a new record for an off-election year in the Democratic primary for Governor of Iowa.
Hubbell won 55% of the votes in the Democratic primary. This made him the party's official candidate for Governor of Iowa. In the main election, held on November 6, 2018, he ran against the current governor, Kim Reynolds, from the Republican party. He also ran against Jake Porter, a Libertarian candidate. Fred Hubbell narrowly lost the election to Kim Reynolds.
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Fred Hubbell, a businessman and politician from Iowa.
