Donald L. Lippold (January 22, 1915 – May 30, 1994) was an American politician who served two non-consecutive terms on the

Iowa House of Representatives The Iowa House of Representatives is the lower house of the Iowa General Assembly, the upper house being the Iowa Senate. There are 100 seats in the Iowa House of Representatives, representing 100 single-member districts across the state, formed ...

. Donald Lippold was born to parents Theodore and Mabel Lippold of

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, on January 22, 1915. Lippold graduated from Oswego High School in his hometown in 1933 and attended Aurora College before completing his bachelor's degree at Stout State University in 1947, followed by a master's degree in 1948. Lippold was the director of adult education for Waterloo Public Schools in Iowa. His wife, Helen Ericksen, was an active member of the faculty wives of Waterloo Public Schools organization. Lippold served his first term in the

as a Republican legislator for District 66 from January 13, 1969 to January 10, 1971, and returned to the state house between January 8, 1973 and January 12, 1975, representing District 35. During his legislative career, Lippold continued to be an advocate for education. During the 1980 United States election cycle, Lippold co-signed a statement in support of lowering taxes.

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{{authority control 1915 births 1994 deaths 20th-century members of the Iowa General Assembly Politicians from Waterloo, Iowa People from Oswego, Illinois University of Wisconsin–Stout alumni Aurora University alumni Republican Party members of the Iowa House of Representatives