Ervin A. Dennis (born October 6, 1936) is an American politician in the state of

Iowa Iowa ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the upper Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. It borders the Mississippi River to the east and the Missouri River and Big Sioux River to the west; Wisconsin to the northeast, Ill ...

. Dennis was born in

Lyons, Nebraska Lyons is a city in Burt County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 851 in the 2010 census. The city is named after its founder. History The first settlers of Lyons came in the summer of 1866. The fertile soil of the Logan Valley, com ...

. He attended

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, the

University of Northern Colorado The University of Northern Colorado (UNCO or UNC) is a public university in Greeley, Colorado, United States. It was founded in 1889 as the State Normal School of Colorado and has a long history in teacher education. The institution has offi ...

, and

Texas A&M University Texas A&M University (Texas A&M, A&M, TA&M, or TAMU) is a public university, public, Land-grant university, land-grant, research university in College Station, Texas, United States. It was founded in 1876 and became the flagship institution of ...

and was an academic, and former professor at the

University of Northern Iowa The University of Northern Iowa (UNI) is a public university in Cedar Falls, Iowa, United States. UNI offers more than 90 majors across five colleges. The fall 2024 total enrollment was 9,283 students. The university was initially founded in 1 ...

. A Republican, he served in the Iowa House of Representatives from 2003 to 2005 (19th district).

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1936 births Living people People from Lyons, Nebraska Texas A&M University alumni University of Northern Colorado alumni University of Northern Iowa faculty Republican Party members of the Iowa House of Representatives 21st-century members of the Iowa General Assembly {{Iowa-politician-stub