Fred Hubbell

Quick Facts

Full Name	Fred Hubbell
Occupation	Politician
Date Of Birth	Apr 25, 1951(1951-04-25)
Age	73
Birthplace	Des Moines
Country	United States
Birth City	Iowa
Horoscope	Aries

Fred Hubbell Biography

Fred Hubbell is one of the most popular and richest Politician who was born on April 25, 1951 in Des Moines, Iowa, United States. Frederick Shelton Hubbell (born April 25 1951) is an American lawyer, businessman, and politician. Hubbell was the Democratic candidate in the race for governor of Iowa in the election of 2018. Before he ran for the office, Hubbell served as Chairman of the Younkers department stores that retail in the 1980s as well as the president of Equitable of Iowa. He was the Acting Director at the Department of Economic Development of Iowa and also as the Chair of the Iowa Power Fund in the 2000s.

In the aftermath of the 2008 floods of Eastern Iowa, Hubbell helped to lead a disaster relief program, The Embrace Iowa – 2008 Iowa Disaster Fund, donating close to $8 million to local charities that help flood victims. Fred Hubbell and Charlotte Hubbell also helped Broadlawns Medical Center in Des Moines to expand their mental health clinic, assisting to increase the number of beds for mental health by 50% and adding two psychiatrists.

On November 14, 2017, Iowa Starting Line released a poll showing Hubbell leading the Democratic primary earning 22% support, 9% more than any other candidate. The poll also showed Hubbell leading the field in favorability (50% favorable, 7% unfavorable). A later poll by The Des Moines Register showed similar results, with Hubbell earning the highest favorability of any Democratic candidate. On January 18, 2018, Hubbell’s campaign announced it had raised more than $3 million in 2017, receiving a contribution from all of Iowa’s 99 counties, and 99.8% of the contributions coming from individual donors. The more than $3 million fundraising total set an off-election year record in the Democratic primary for Governor of Iowa.

On July 17, 2017, Hubbell announced his candidacy for Governor of Iowa. On July 24, his campaign announced it had raised more than $1 million, a record total for any Democratic gubernatorial candidate for Iowa Governor, and on January 18, 2018, announced he had raised more than $3 million since launching his campaign. Hubbell was widely seen as a front-runner in the Democratic primary, polling at the top in the field and fundraising more than twice as much as his primary opponents.

Hubbell started working at Equitable of Iowa Companies in 1983. Equitable was a life insurance firm created by his great-grandfather, Frederick M. Hubbell in the early 1890s. After 1985, Hubbell was appointed Chairman of Equitable’s Younkers department store retail subsidiary. Then, in 1987, Hubbell was named the President of Equitable. When he was at Equitable the president was in charge of day-to-day operational and strategic initiatives. He was credited with “orchestrating a revival of the once sleepy corporation.” He was head of the business until it was bought from ING Group in 1997.

Fred Hubbell Net Worth

Fred Hubbell is one of the richest Politician from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Fred Hubbell 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

After graduation from law school, Hubbell was employed as lawyer in New York City. The year was 1981. Hubbell as well as his spouse were taken hostage in an incident in 1981 that led to the Pakistan International Airlines hijacking.

Hubbell has served and worked with many different charitable and non-profit organizations. Hubbell was a member of the Des Moines Mercy Hospital Medical Center Board of Trustees from 1982 to 1989, as well as on the Planned Parenthood of Mid-Iowa Board of Directors from 1982 until 1988, as the Chair of the Board in 1985. He was also the Iowa chair of the United Negro College Foundation in 1988 serving as the Chairperson of the Iowa College Foundation Board from 1995 to 1996, and as Co-Chair for the Des Moines North American Civil Liberties Party Des Moines Branch Banquet in 1996, and as chair of the United Way of Central Iowa Campaign in 1998, and on the Simpson College Board of Trustees from 1984 until 2016, before becoming Chair in 2007 until 2013, and as a member of the University of Iowa College of Business Board of Visitors, and on the Community Foundation of Greater Des Moines Board of Directors starting in 2007 and becoming Chair from 2016.

In 2009, Governor Chet Culver appointed Hubbell as Acting Director of the Department of Economic Development of Iowa to help clean up hundreds of millions of dollars in waste related to a film tax scandal. During his tenure, Hubbell helped conduct a Tax Credit Review Panel, identifying $160 million in tax credits and incentives that were producing little return for Iowa that could be eliminated or repurposed to better serve the state. Additionally, Hubbell served as Chair of the Iowa Power Fund Board of Directors from 2007 to 2010, tasked with investing $100 million in wind and renewable energy across Iowa.

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Who is Fred Hubbell Dating?

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Fred Ranked on the list of most popular Politician. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Fred Hubbell celebrates birthday on April 25 of every year.