An Iowa State Senator by the name of Mark Chelgren is pushing for the passage of a controversial bill that would limit the number of Democrats that local colleges can hire as teachers.

Iowa Sen. Mark Chelgren’s website used to suggest that he had a business degree. As it turned out, he instead held a certificate for a steakhouse training program.

It’s tempting to ask whether state Sen. Mark Chelgren has lost his mind, but that might be giving him too much credit. The evidence points to a man who has never actually been in full possession ...

An Iowa Republican lawmaker this week suggested that the federal government consider executing some undocumented immigrants who try to re-enter the United… ...

But State Sen. Mark Chelgren’s alleged alma mater is actually a company that operated a Sizzler steak house franchise in southern California and he doesn’t have a "degree," Ed Failor, a ...

An Iowa state senator running for U.S. Congress is getting blasted after saying that immigrant felons who try to re-enter America illegally should be executed.

"Mark Chelgren's call for executing undocumented immigrants represents a dangerous new low for the Republican Party," said Andy McGuire, chairwoman of the Iowa Democratic Party.

IOWA CITY - State Sen. Mark Chelgren, an Ottumwa Republican, is challenging incumbent U.S. Rep. Dave Loebsack, D-Iowa City, for Iowa's 2nd District congressional seat in 2016, Chelgren announced ...

An Iowa lawmaker is under fire for claiming he got a business degree from a company that operated Sizzler restaurants. The official bio for State Sen. Mark Chelgren (R-Ottumwa) previously claimed ...

A recent change in Iowa's tax code spared Mark Chelgren's machine shop, welding company and wheelchair-parts plant from paying sales tax when buying certain supplies such as saws and cutting fluid.

A recent change in Iowa’s tax code spared Mark Chelgren’s machine shop, welding company and wheelchair-parts plant from paying sales tax when buying certain supplies such as saws and cutting ...

The views of Republican Mark Chelgren were first reported by the Journal Express newspaper in Knoxville, Iowa. Chelgren is running for Iowa's 2nd Congressional District.