Robert Harold Renken (September 25, 1921 – December 29, 2018) was 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 ...

.Robert H. Renken's obituary
/ref> Renken was born in

Grundy County, Iowa Grundy County is a county located in the U.S. state of Iowa. At the 2020 census, the population was 12,329. The county seat is Grundy Center. The county is named for Felix Grundy, former U.S. Attorney General. Grundy County is included in the ...

. He was a livestock and grain farmer. He served in the

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 ...

from 1979 to 1997, as a Republican.

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1921 births 2018 deaths Republican Party members of the Iowa House of Representatives People from Grundy County, Iowa 20th-century members of the Iowa General Assembly {{Iowa-politician-stub