Dwight L. Dinkla (born December 30, 1951) an American politician. Dinkla was raised in

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, alongside an elder sister

Jo Ann Dinkla Jo Ann M. Johnson (born April 24, 1949) is an American politician. Jo Ann Dinkla was born to parents Elmer and Arlene Dinkla in Massena, Iowa, on April 24, 1949. Her younger brother is Dwight Dinkla. Jo Ann Dinkla graduated from Adair-Casey Hi ...

, by parents Elmer and Arlene Dinkla. He graduated from Adair-Casey Community High School in 1970, completed his bachelor's degree at Morningside College in 1970 and received a

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degree from

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in 1973. After serving in the

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from 1977 to 1980, Dwight Dinkla transferred to the

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in 1982. Dinkla was a Republican member of the

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from January 11, 1993 to January 10, 1999, for District 78.

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1951 births Living people Republican Party members of the Iowa House of Representatives Morningside University alumni People from Adair County, Iowa Drake University Law School alumni United States Marines Iowa National Guard personnel 20th-century members of the Iowa General Assembly {{Iowa-politician-stub