James Henry Drees (July 6, 1930 – June 20, 2022) was an American politician in the state of

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. Drees was born in

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. He attended

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and was a farmer. He served in the

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from 1995 to 2001, as a Democrat. Drees died on June 20, 2022, at the age of 91.

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1930 births 2022 deaths Democratic Party members of the Iowa House of Representatives People from Carroll County, Iowa Farmers from Iowa 20th-century members of the Iowa General Assembly {{Iowa-politician-stub