The 31st District of the
Iowa Senate
The Iowa Senate is the upper house of the Iowa General Assembly. There are 50 seats in the Iowa Senate, representing 50 single-member districts across the Iowa, state of Iowa with populations of approximately 60,927 per constituency, . Each Senat ...
is located in northeast
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 ...
, and is currently composed of part of
Black Hawk County.
Current elected officials
William Dotzler is the senator currently representing the 31st District.
The area of the 31st District contains two
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 ...
districts:
*The
61st District (represented by
Timi Brown-Powers
Timi Brown-Powers (born 1967) is an American therapist and politician serving as a member of the Iowa House of Representatives, representing District 61. She was first elected to the House in 2014.
Early life and education
Timi Brown-Powers was ...
)
*The
62nd District (represented by
Ras Smith
RasTafari I. "Ras" Smith (born December 29, 1987) is an American politician from Iowa. He served in the Iowa House of Representatives from 2017 to 2023, as a legislator from District 62.
Personal life, education, and early career
RasTafari Smit ...
)
The district is also located in
Iowa's 1st congressional district
Iowa's 1st congressional district is a List of United States congressional districts, congressional district in the U.S. state of Iowa that covers its southeastern part, bordering the states of Illinois and Missouri, and the Mississippi River. ...
, which is represented by
Ashley Hinson
Ashley Elizabeth Hinson (born June 27, 1983) is an American politician and journalist serving as the U.S. representative for Iowa's 2nd congressional district since 2021. The district, numbered as the 1st district during her first term, cove ...
.
Past senators
The district has previously been represented by:
*
Lowell Junkins
Lowell L. Junkins (born March 9, 1944) is an American politician in the state of Iowa.
Junkins was born in Fort Madison, Iowa and attended Iowa State University. He served in the Iowa Senate from 1973 to 1987, as a Democrat. He unsuccessfully ra ...
, 1983–1985
*
Gene Fraise
Eugene Stace Fraise (May 7, 1932 – November 27, 2020) was an American politician from Iowa.
Career
He served in the Iowa Senate from the 46th district from 1986, when he filled a vacancy left by Lowell Junkins' resignation, until 2013.
Fraise ...
, 1986–1992
*
Ralph Rosenberg, 1993–1994
*
Johnie Hammond, 1995–2002
*
Matt McCoy, 2003–2012
*
William Dotzler, 2013–present
See also
*
Iowa General Assembly
The Iowa General Assembly is the legislative branch of the state government of Iowa. Like the federal United States Congress, the General Assembly is a bicameral body, composed of the upper house Iowa Senate and the lower Iowa House of Repre ...
*
Iowa Senate
The Iowa Senate is the upper house of the Iowa General Assembly. There are 50 seats in the Iowa Senate, representing 50 single-member districts across the Iowa, state of Iowa with populations of approximately 60,927 per constituency, . Each Senat ...
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