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About the office

The nine-member council manages the county's extension district, which brings Iowa State University extension information on agriculture, home economics and community and economic development to local residents. It hires district staff and prepares the district budget.

Term: 4 years (Nine council members; elected on a nonpartisan ballot.).

Kevin Bruns

Agricultural Extension Council
Nonpartisan office★ Incumbent

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Quick facts

Biography

The race

  • Kevin Bruns is a nonpartisan candidate for Agricultural Extension Council in the Nov. 3, 2026, Linn County general election.
  • They currently hold the office.
  • Also on the ballot for this office: Kim Bowen (Nonpartisan); Jennifer Dunn (Nonpartisan, incumbent); JaLea Horning (Nonpartisan); Kassandra Rice (Nonpartisan).

Sources: Linn County Election Services candidate list

Background

  • Kevin Bruns was a senior vice president of wealth management at Cedar Rapids Bank & Trust in Cedar Rapids.

Sources: The Gazette (Cedar Rapids Community History Archive)

Record in office

  • Bruns is a current member of the Linn County Extension Council, listed with a term expiring in 2026 and a Cedar Rapids residence.
  • Owns a home in Cedar Rapids (Monroe Township), recorded 2010 (instrument 07604-00648).
  • Iowa Code chapter 176A defines the Agricultural Extension Council office: a nine-member elected board that governs the county extension district — it employs extension staff, adopts the annual budget and levies the extension-education tax, oversees the 4-H/agriculture/home economics program, and meets at least twice a year; members serve without compensation (actual and necessary expenses only).
  • Kevin Bruns is a nonpartisan candidate in the Nov. 3, 2026 general election for the Linn County Agricultural Extension Council, a five-seat race in which incumbent Jennifer Dunn, Kim Bowen, JaLea Horning, Kassandra Rice, and Bruns are running.
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  • Cedar Rapids Bank & Trust lists Kevin Bruns as executive vice president of wealth management (joined 2010), holding CFP, CTFA and CEPA credentials, and serving on the Brucemore board and United Way and Kirkwood Foundation planned-giving committees.
  • LinkedIn profile lists Kevin Bruns as EVP of wealth management at Cedar Rapids Bank & Trust in the Iowa City-Cedar Rapids area since March 2010.

Sources: Iowa State University Extension and Outreach; Linn County Assessor; Iowa Legislature; Ballotpedia; Cedar Rapids Bank & Trust; LinkedIn

In the news

  • CBS2 Iowa reported Kevin Bruns, executive vice president of wealth management at Cedar Rapids Bank & Trust, was elected secretary of the Brucemore board of trustees' 2023 executive committee.

Sources: CBS2 Iowa

The race

Agricultural Extension CouncilGeneral election · Nov. 3, 2026
Source: Linn County Election Services candidate list · Oct. 7, 2026
  • Kevin Bruns is a nonpartisan candidate in the Nov. 3, 2026 general election for the Linn County Agricultural Extension Council, a five-seat race in which incumbent Jennifer Dunn, Kim Bowen, JaLea Horning, Kassandra Rice, and Bruns are running.referenceBallotpedia · Oct. 17, 2026

Campaign money

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Record in office

About the office

  • Iowa Code chapter 176A defines the Agricultural Extension Council office: a nine-member elected board that governs the county extension district — it employs extension staff, adopts the annual budget and levies the extension-education tax, oversees the 4-H/agriculture/home economics program, and meets at least twice a year; members serve without compensation (actual and necessary expenses only).officialIowa Legislature · Oct. 18, 2026

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Positions & statements

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Background

Years come from the item text; a gray italic year is when the source was published.

  1. 2026
    LinkedIn profile lists Kevin Bruns as EVP of wealth management at Cedar Rapids Bank & Trust in the Iowa City-Cedar Rapids area since March 2010.LinkedIn · Oct. 18, 2026
  2. 2012
    Kevin Bruns was a senior vice president of wealth management at Cedar Rapids Bank & Trust in Cedar Rapids.newsThe Gazette (Cedar Rapids Community History Archive) · July 15, 2012
  3. 2010
    Owns a home in Cedar Rapids (Monroe Township), recorded 2010 (instrument 07604-00648).officialLinn County Assessor · Oct. 18, 2026
    Cedar Rapids Bank & Trust lists Kevin Bruns as executive vice president of wealth management (joined 2010), holding CFP, CTFA and CEPA credentials, and serving on the Brucemore board and United Way and Kirkwood Foundation planned-giving committees.orgCedar Rapids Bank & Trust · Oct. 18, 2026

In the news

  • CBS2 Iowa reported Kevin Bruns, executive vice president of wealth management at Cedar Rapids Bank & Trust, was elected secretary of the Brucemore board of trustees' 2023 executive committee.newsCBS2 Iowa · Jan. 22, 2024
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