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Claude R. Porter
Claude Rodman Porter (July 8, 1872 – August 17, 1946) was an American politician and lawyer. He served in both chambers of the Iowa General Assembly and as a United States Attorney, and was a perennial Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party runner-up to Republican Party (United States), Republican victors in three races for governor of Iowa and six races for U.S. senator. In an era in which the Republican Party was so dominant in Iowa that Senator Jonathan P. Dolliver remarked that "Iowa will go Democratic when Hell goes Methodist," Porter twice came closer to winning the governorship than all but one other Democratic candidate of that era. He later served as a member of the U.S. Interstate Commerce Commission for eighteen years. Background Porter was born to attorney George D. Porter and Hannah (Rodman) Porter in Moulton, Iowa, in Appanoose County, Iowa, Appanoose County. He was educated at Parsons College in Fairfield, Iowa, and St. Louis Law School (now Washington ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iowa Senate, District 3
The 3rd district of the Iowa Senate, located in Northwestern Iowa, is currently composed of Buena Vista County, Osceola County, O'Brien County and parts of Cherokee County and Clay County. Its current member of the Iowa Senate is Republican Lynn Evans. Current elected officials Republican Lynn Evans has been the senator representing the 3rd District since 2023. The area of the 3rd District contains two Iowa House of Representatives districts: *The 5th District (represented by Zach Dieken) *The 6th District (represented by Megan Jones) The district is also located in Iowa's 4th congressional district, which is represented by U.S. Representative Randy Feenstra. List of Representatives Historical District Boundaries See also *Iowa General Assembly *Iowa Senate The Iowa Senate is the upper house of the Iowa General Assembly, United States. There are 50 seats in the Iowa Senate, representing 50 single-member districts across the state of Iowa with population ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |