Dwayne Arlan Alons was an American politician. A Republican,he sat in the Iowa House of Representatives from 1999 to 2014,representing the 5th district until 2003,and the 4th district thereafter. He was a brigadier general in the Iowa Air National Guard and served as chief of staff at its headquarters. Alons died of cancer on November 29,2014. He was succeeded in office by John Kooiker.
Henry V. Rayhons was the Iowa State Representative from the 8th District. A Republican,he served in the Iowa House of Representatives from 1997 through 2015,representing the 16th District from 1997 to 2003 and the 11th District from 2003 to 2013. In 2014,Rayhons announced he would not seek reelection to another term.
Patrick Grassley is the Iowa State Representative from the 50th District. A Republican,Grassley has served in the Iowa House of Representatives since 2007. He also serves as speaker of the Iowa House of Representatives. Grassley is the grandson of U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley.
Jo Oldson is the Iowa State Representative from the 41st District. A Democrat,she has served in the Iowa House of Representatives since 2003. Oldson was born and raised in Eagle Grove,Iowa and resides in Des Moines. She received her BA and JD from Drake University.
Ako Abdul-Samad is the Iowa State Representative from the 35th District. He has served in the Iowa House of Representatives since 2007. Previously,he was a member of the Des Moines school board. Abdul-Samad was born,raised,and resides in Des Moines.
Kevin M. McCarthy is an American Democratic legislator who served in the Iowa House of Representatives from 2003 until 2013 and,for his last two years there,was the House Minority Leader. McCarthy was born,raised,and resides in Des Moines,Iowa. He received his B.A. from Wartburg College and his J.D. from Drake University.
Walt Tomenga is a former Iowa State Representative from the 69th District. He served in the Iowa House of Representatives from 2005 to 2009.
Doug Struyk is a former Iowa State Representative from the 99th District. He served in the Iowa House of Representatives from 2003 to 2011 and was an assistant minority leader. He resigned from the Iowa House in 2011 to work for the Iowa Secretary of State's office. Struyk received his B.A. from Iowa State University and his J.D. from Creighton University School of Law. He is vice president of his family's Council Bluffs,Iowa,lawn care business.
There were two sets of 2006 Iowa House of Representatives elections. The first,the general election,was held on November 7. The second,a special election for District 52,was held on December 12. The representatives-elect from both sets of elections were inaugurated on January 3,2007. The Iowa House,like the United States House of Representatives,is up for re-election in its entirety every two years. Prior to the elections,the Republicans were in the majority;following inauguration,the Democrats were in the majority –this marked the first time in 42 years that the Democrats had controlled both branches of the Iowa General Assembly and the Governor's Office at the same time.
Mark Costello is the Iowa State Senator from the 12th District. A Republican,he has served in the Iowa Senate since being elected in 2014. He had also previously served in the Iowa House of Representatives from 2013–2014.
Nelson Joel Fry is the Iowa State Representative from the 27th District. A Republican,he has served in the Iowa House of Representatives since 2011. Fry was born in Des Moines,Iowa and was raised and resides in Osceola. He has a B.A. from Simpson College a M.S.W. and an Aging Studies Certificate from the University of Iowa School of Social Work.
Ruth Ann Gaines is the Iowa State Representative from the 32nd District. A Democrat,she has served in the Iowa House of Representatives since 2011. Gaines was born,raised,and resides in Des Moines,Iowa. In 1965 she graduated from St. Joseph Academy in Des Moines. She received a B.A. in drama/speech from Clarke College in 1969 and an M.A. in dramatic art from the University of California,Santa Barbara in 1970.
John Robert Landon was an American politician who served in the Iowa House of Representatives from the 37th district from 2013 to 2021. A Republican,Landon was born in State Center,Iowa and resided in Ankeny,Iowa. He had a B.S. in agriculture from Iowa State University.
Kevin Koester was the Iowa State Representative from the 38th District. A Republican,he served in the Iowa House of Representatives from 2009 - 2018. Koester was born in Harlan,raised in Des Moines,and resides in Ankeny. He has a B.A. in education from the University of Iowa.
Jake Highfill is the former Iowa State Representative from the 39th District. A Republican,he served in the Iowa House of Representatives from 2013 - 2018. Highfill resides in Johnston,Iowa. He has a bachelor's degree in business from the University of Iowa.
Peter Cownie is a Republican who was the Iowa State Representative from the 42nd District from 2009 to 2019. Cownie was born and raised in Des Moines,Iowa and resides in West Des Moines,Iowa. He has a B.A. in American government from the University of Virginia and a Master's of Public Administration with an emphasis in public policy from Drake University.
Jarad Klein is the Iowa State Representative from the 78th District. A Republican,he has served in the Iowa House of Representatives since 2011. Klein was born in Keota,Iowa.
Bobby Kaufmann is the Iowa State Representative from the 73rd District. A Republican,he has served in the Iowa House of Representatives since 2013.
Cynthia Lynne Axne is an American businesswoman and politician serving as the U.S. representative from Iowa's 3rd congressional district since 2019. A member of the Democratic Party,she defeated incumbent Republican David Young in the 2018 election. The district is anchored in the state capital,Des Moines;it includes much of the state's southwest quadrant,including Council Bluffs. Following the defeat of Abby Finkenauer and the retirement of Dave Loebsack from Congress,Axne became the sole Democrat in Iowa's delegation in 2021. She is the dean of Iowa's House delegation.
The 2018 Iowa House of Representative elections took place on November 6,2018,to elect representatives from all 100 districts. The winners of this will serve in 88th General Assembly,with apportioned among the states based on 2010 United States Census. The Republican Party retained control of the House,while losing a net gain of 5 seats to Democratic Party
