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Iowa Senate, District 36
The 36th District of the Iowa Senate is located in eastern Iowa, and is currently composed of Marshall and Tama Counties. Current elected officials Jeff Edler is the senator currently representing the 36th District. The area of the 36th District contains two Iowa House of Representatives districts: *The 71st District (represented by Sue Cahill) *The 72nd District (represented by Dean Fisher) The district is also located in Iowa's 1st congressional district, which is represented by Ashley Hinson. Past senators The district has previously been represented by: *Michael Lura, 1983 *John Soorholtz, 1984–1992 *Elaine Szymoniak, 1993–2000 *Jack Holveck, 2001–2002 *Paul McKinley, 2003–2012 *Steve Sodders, 2013–2016 * Jeff Edler, 2017–present 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 o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeff Edler
Jeff Edler (born August 17, 1976) is the Iowa State Senator from the 26th District. A Republican, he has served in the Iowa Senate since defeating Democratic incumbent Steve Sodders in 2016. He is a resident of State Center, Iowa State Center is a city in Marshall County, Iowa, United States. The population was 1,391 at the time of the 2020 census. State Center is known as the Rose Capital of Iowa. History State Center got its start in the year 1864, following construc ... and is married to Stephanie with six children. Edler is a farmer and Consumers Energy Rural Electric Cooperative board president. As of February 2020, Edler serves on the following committees: Local Government (Chair), Agriculture, Education, Human Resources, Veterans Affairs, and Ways and Means. He also serves on the Health and Human Services Appropriations Subcommittee (Vice Chair), as well as the International Relations Committee, the Children's Behavioral Health System State Board, Education Commissio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iowa's 1st Congressional District
Iowa's 1st congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Iowa that covers its northeastern part, bordering the states of Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Illinois, and the Mississippi River. The district includes the cities of Dubuque, Cedar Rapids and Waterloo. Republican Ashley Hinson is the current U.S. representative. Redistricting On November 4, 2021, new congressional and state legislative maps were signed into law after the state's Legislative Services Agency had proposed them on October 21, 2021. Cities in the district * Bellevue * Burlington * De Witt * Fairfield *Fort Madison *Indianola *Kalona * Keosauqua * Maquoketa * Marengo * Newton * Oskaloosa *Pella * Sigourney * Solon * Wapello * Washington *Williamsburg Williamsburg may refer to: Places *Colonial Williamsburg, a living-history museum and private foundation in Virginia *Williamsburg, Brooklyn, neighborhood in New York City *Williamsburg, former name of Kernville (former town), Califor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steve Sodders
Steven J. "Steve" Sodders was a Democratic politician, who was a Mayor of State Center, Iowa. He also served as Deputy Sheriff A sheriff is a government official, with varying duties, existing in some countries with historical ties to England where the office originated. There is an analogous, although independently developed, office in Iceland that is commonly transla ... in Marshall County until he was forced into early retirement for falsifying records. He received his A.S. from Iowa Valley He represented the 22nd and 36th Districts in the Iowa Senate between 2009 and 2017. He received his A.S. from Iowa Valley Community College and is attending Iowa State University, pursuing a degree in Sociology. He received an honorary degree in Educational Leadership from Iowa Valley Community College. Sodders served on several committees in the Iowa Senate - Chair Economic Growth committee; the Education committee; Vice-Chair Government Oversight committee; the Judiciary Commi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul McKinley
Paul McKinley (born 1947) is the Iowa State Senator from the 36th District. He has served in the Iowa Senate since 2001 and served as Senate minority leader from 2009 until November 2011. McKinley currently serves on the Education committee, the Local Government committee, and the Veterans Affairs committee. He also serves as the ranking member on the Justice System Appropriations Subcommittee. Early life, education and career Paul McKinley was born in Chariton, Iowa in Lucas County and raised on the family farm outside of Russell. He was involved in 4-H and scouting. He showed the grand champion steer at the Lucas County Fair where he was a repeat championship winner and took his prize-winning Hereford to the Iowa State Fair. He was active in scouting and attained the rank of Eagle Scout during his teen years. In high school McKinley was active in student government and also devoted time to football, track, baseball. Upon graduating from Russell High School, he attended t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Holveck
Jack Holveck (born May 26, 1943) is an American politician in the state of Iowa. Holveck was born in Marshalltown, Iowa Marshalltown is a city in and the county seat of Marshall County, Iowa, United States, located along the Iowa River. It is the seat and most populous settlement of Marshall County and the 16th largest city in Iowa, with a population of 27,591 at .... He attended William Penn College and University of Iowa and is a lawyer. A Democrat, he served in the Iowa House of Representatives from 1983 to 1995 (84th district from 1983 to 1993 and 72nd district from 1993 to 2001) Iowa Senate from 1995 to 2003 (36th district 2001 to 2003 and 32nd district from 2003 to 2005). References 1943 births Living people People from Marshall County, Iowa William Penn University alumni University of Iowa alumni Iowa lawyers Democratic Party members of the Iowa House of Representatives Democratic Party Iowa state senators {{Iowa-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elaine Szymoniak
Elaine Eisfelder Szymoniak (May 24, 1920 – May 20, 2009) was a State Senator from the U.S. state of Iowa, a former City Council Member representing the city of Des Moines, Iowa and a retired hearing and speech specialist, counselor, and administrator for the Iowa Department of Vocational Rehabilitation. Szymoniak, an elected Iowa Democratic Party, Democrat, served in the Iowa Senate, Iowa State Senate from 1988 to 2000 (when she chose to retire and did not seek re-election) representing the northwest area of Greater Des Moines, Iowa (serving both 42nd and 36th Districts during her tenure). Her main areas of concern while serving in public office were in health, education, and human resources. She earned degrees from both the University of Wisconsin and Iowa State University. Biography Early life and education Szymoniak was born on May 24, 1920, to Hugo and Pauline Eisfelder in Boscobel, Wisconsin, Boscobel, Wisconsin. Both her mother and father were deaf and this led to her i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Soorholtz
John E. Soorholtz (19 December 1930 – 28 December 2012) was an American farmer and politician from Iowa. John Soorholtz was born in Marshalltown, Iowa, on 19 December 1930, to parents Howard and Edna. He graduated from Melbourne High School in Melbourne in 1949, then attended Iowa State University. During the Korean War, Soorholtz was deployed to Germany. He married Barbara Herbert in 1951, with whom he raised five daughters. Soorholtz was a longtime hog farmer and active in many pork production organizations. He led the Iowa Pork Producers Association as president from 1969 to 1972, when he was named president of the Iowa Hampshire Association. Soorholtz retained the latter presidency until 1974, and also served the National Pork Council in the same role. Additionally he chaired the Iowa Beginning Farmers’ Program and Purebred Swine Council. By 1980, he was a board member for the Iowa Family Farm Development Authority. His career as a farmer was acknowledged by induction into ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Lura
Michael R. Lura (24 August 1948 – 4 May 2004) was an American politician. Lura was born in Marshalltown, Iowa, on 24 August 1948, to parents Geahard R. Lura and Opal M. Herbert. He graduated from Marshalltown High School in 1966 and married Susan Revell the next year. The couple raised four children. Lura served in the United States Army for four years during the Vietnam War. He studied accounting at Columbus College and worked for the Mississippi Gaming Commission as well as the Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission. Lura was a Republican precinct committeeman for four years before serving the Marshall County Republican Party as finance chair from 1977 to 1978. He contested the legislative elections in November 1978, and won election to the Iowa House of Representatives from District 39. In 1981, Lura was seated to the Iowa Senate, as the legislator representing District 20. In 1983, he was redistricted to represent District 36. Lura's resignation from the seat took effect on 30 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ashley Hinson
Ashley Elizabeth Hinson (born June 27, 1983) is an American politician and journalist serving as the U.S. representative for Iowa's 1st congressional district since 2021. Her district comprises much of the northeast quadrant of the state, including Cedar Rapids, Waterloo, Cedar Falls, and Dubuque. A member of the Republican Party, Hinson was the Iowa State Representative for the 67th district from 2017 to 2021, the first woman to represent the district. She won a seat in the United States House of Representatives in the 2020 election, narrowly defeating incumbent Democrat Abby Finkenauer. Hinson and Mariannette Miller-Meeks are the first Republican women to represent Iowa in the House. Early life, education and career A native of Des Moines, Iowa, Hinson is a graduate of Valley High School in West Des Moines and the University of Southern California, where she studied broadcast journalism. She is an alumna of the Pi Beta Phi sorority. Hinson began her career as an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dean Fisher
Dean C. Fisher (born September 3, 1956) is the Iowa State Representative from the 53rd District. A Republican, he has served in the Iowa House of Representatives since 2013. Early life and education Fisher was born and raised in Garwin, Iowa in Tama County. He resides in rural Montour, on a heritage farm which has been in his family since 1852. Fisher is a 1975 graduate of South Tama Community High School. He earned a Bachelor of Electronics Engineering Technology from DeVry Institute of Technology in Chicago, Illinois, in 1978. Career Fisher spent 26 years in the electronics industry as an engineer, engineering manager, and business manager. Fisher worked for Qwint Systems, IO Vision, Autotech, and at Motorola in the Automotive Electronics division from 1986 until 2004. Fisher was the chair of his county's Republican Party from 2010 to 2011. Fisher also served as the Indian Village Township Clerk from 2008 to 2013. Personal life Fisher is a member of the National Rif ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 populations of approximately 60,927 per constituency, . Each Senate district is composed of two House districts. The Senate meets at the Iowa State Capitol in Des Moines. Unlike the lower house, the Iowa House of Representatives, Senators serve four-year terms, with no term limits. Terms are staggered so that half the Senate is up for reelection every two years. Leadership The President of the Senate presides over the body, whose powers include referring bills to committee, recognizing members during debate, and making procedural rulings. Unlike the more powerful Speaker of the Iowa House of Representatives, the Senate President cannot appoint committee chairmanships or shuffle committee memberships. The Lieutenant Governor of Iowa was the presiding officer of the Senate until 1988, when an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iowa House Of Representatives, District 72
The 72nd District of the Iowa House of Representatives in the state of Iowa. Current elected officials Dean Fisher is the representative currently representing the district. Past representatives The district has previously been represented by: * Howard A. Hamilton, 1971–1973 * Rayman D. Logue, 1973–1975 * Linda Svoboda, 1975–1979 * Phillip Tyrrell, 1979–1983 * Thomas E. Swartz, 1983–1991 * Gordon Burke, 1991–1993 * Jack Holveck, 1993–2001 * Janet Petersen, 2001–2003 * Rich Arnold, 2003–2013 * Dean Fisher Dean C. Fisher (born September 3, 1956) is the Iowa State Representative from the 53rd District. A Republican, he has served in the Iowa House of Representatives since 2013. Early life and education Fisher was born and raised in Garwin, Iow ..., 2013–present References {{Iowa General Assembly districts 072 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
