John Putney (born March 6, 1944) was the Iowa State Senator from the 20th District and

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. A Republican, he served in the

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from 2003 until his 2009 retirement. He attended the

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and received his Bachelors in Farm Operations from

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. Putney served on several committees in the Iowa Senate during his last term - the Agriculture committee; the Appropriations committee; the Commerce committee; the Ethics committee; the Transportation committee; and the Ways and Means committee. He was the

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of the Transportation, Infrastructure, and Capitals Appropriations Subcommittee. Putney was re-elected in 2004 with 21,784 votes in an uncontested election

He did not be seek re-election to the Senate in 2008

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Iowa General Assembly - Senator John Putney
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