Herman Charles Quirmbach (born October 6, 1950) is an American politician and academic.

[1] He graduated from Central High School and then received his bachelors' of arts degree in government from Harvard University, where he roomed with biochemist and Nobel laureate Roger Y.

[1][2] He earned his masters and Ph.D. in economics from Princeton University, after completing a doctoral dissertation "Input prices and the horizontal and vertical structure of industry.

"[1][3] After earning his doctoral degree, Quirmbach became an associate professor of economics at Iowa State University.

Quirmbach was re-elected in 2006 with 11,782 votes (57%), defeating Republican opponent Linda Livingston.