Brian Lohse

After three years,^[3] Lohse returned to Iowa, working as a lawyer for EMC Insurance.^[5][6] In 2004, Lohse also held a second job as a newspaper carrier.^[7] In September 2012, Lohse and his wife Mary won an Iowa Powerball lottery jackpot of $202 million,^[8] at the time the state's second-largest Powerball jackpot.^[9][10] With the winnings, the couple established the Lohse Family Foundation, funded the construction of a high school football stadium, and opened a grocery store in their hometown of Bondurant, Iowa.^[11][12] After winning the lottery, Brian Lohse ended his practice of law.^[7] Mary Lohse remained a medical assistant at a Mercy Medical Center-affiliated clinic, though only on a part-time basis.^[7] In August 2022, Fareway announced that it would acquire the Brick Street Market and Café from the Lohse family.^[13]

Brian Lohse served on the Bondurant City Council for eight years before contesting Zach Nunn's open Iowa House of Representatives seat in District 30 as a Republican Party candidate.^[14][15] He faced Democratic Party candidate Kent Balduchi in the November 2018 general election.^[11][16] Lohse announced in December 2019 that he would run for reelection in 2020.^[16] He defeated Lori Slings in the general election.^[17][18] In the 2022 general election, Lohse ran unopposed for District 45.^[19] In 2024, Lohse won a second term in District 45, defeating Anthony W. Thompson.^[20]

Lohse and his wife, Mary, have two sons and one daughter.^[21]