Roger F. Wendt (December 31, 1933 – March 30, 2011) was a Democratic member of 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 ...

, representing the 2nd District from 2003 until 2011, though he stepped down from the Iowa House in February 2010 due to serious illness. He died on March 30, 2011, from

lung cancer Lung cancer, also known as lung carcinoma, is a malignant tumor that begins in the lung. Lung cancer is caused by genetic damage to the DNA of cells in the airways, often caused by cigarette smoking or inhaling damaging chemicals. Damaged ...

. Wendt received his BA from

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, his MA from the

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, and his Ed.D. from the

. Wendt was elected in 2002 and re-elected in 2006 with 4,212 votes, running unopposed. In 2008, he won reelection by a margin of only 280 votes over Republican opponent Rick Bertrand. When he stepped down, Wendt served on several committees in the Iowa House - the Human Resources, State Government, Transportation, and Ways and Means committees, as well as the Education committee, of which he was chair. After he stepped down, he was moved to being vice chair of the Education committee for the remainder of the term. He stepped down on February 1, 2010, due to lung cancer. He had survived cancer in his other lung 17 years earlier and been cancer-free since. Wendt died on March 30, 2011, from lung cancer.Former State Rep. Roger Wendt dies
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'', March 31, 2011.

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Dr. Roger F. Wendt
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