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Mike Bousselot is an American attorney, political advisor, and politician serving as a member of the Iowa Senate from the 21st District. He assumed office on January 9, 2023. Prior to this, from 2021 to 2023, he was a member of the Iowa House of Representatives, representing the 37th district.

Bousselot has been described as having deep personal, professional, and economic ties to Summit Agricultural Group. He grew up in Davenport and graduated from Davenport Central High School. He attended the University of Iowa for his undergraduate and master’s degrees in accounting. After graduation, he worked at Deloitte and Touche before moving to Des Moines to attend Drake University Law School.

He began his career as a consultant at Deloitte. From 2015 to 2017, he served as chief of staff for Governor Terry Branstad and Lieutenant Governor Kim Reynolds. During his tenure in the administration, Bousselot specialized in pension, tax, health care, and local government policy. He also served as chief of staff for Governor Brandstad.

In 2017 and 2018, he was managing director of the Summit Agricultural Group. He was also the assistant vice president of Innovative Captive Strategies. In February 2021, Bousellot was appointed to serve as director of the Iowa Department of Management. He was elected to the Iowa House of Representatives and assumed office on September 15, 2021, after a special election.

In 2023, Bousselot did not schedule a hearing on a House bill to limit or restrict or ban the use of eminent domain even though more than three-fourths of Iowans opposed eminent domain for carbon capture and storage pipelines. He has been described as having deep personal, professional, and economic ties to Summit Agricultural Group.