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.
Ralph C. Watts is the Iowa State Representative from the 19th District. A Republican,he has served in the Iowa House of Representatives since 2003. He received his BS from the University of Wyoming and did MBA work at Drake University and at Creighton University.
Gary Worthan is a former Iowa State Representative from the 11th District. He served in the Iowa House of Representatives from 2007 to 2023,having won a December 13,2006 special election to replace the deceased Mary Lou Freeman,who had run unopposed in the general election. Smith was born and lives in Storm Lake,Iowa. He has an A.A. in farm operations from Iowa State University.
Jack Edwin Drake was an American politician in the Iowa State Representative from the 21st District. A Republican,he served in the Iowa House of Representatives from 1993 until his death. Drake was born and raised near Walnut,Iowa,and lived in Griswold. Drake attended the University of Iowa.
Jo Oldson is an American politician who served as a member of the Iowa House of Representatives for the 41st district. A Democrat,she served in the Iowa House of Representatives from 2003 to 2023. Oldson was born and raised in Eagle Grove,Iowa and resides in Des Moines. She received her BA and JD from Drake University.
Bruce L. Hunter is a former Iowa State Representative from the 34th District. He served in the Iowa House of Representatives from 2003,when he was elected in a January special election to replace Frank Chiodo,who resigned before term start to become the legislative liaison for the Iowa Department for Economic Development,to 2023. Hunter was born in Alma,Wisconsin,was raised in Wisconsin and Minnesota,and resides in Des Moines,Iowa. He attended Saint Cloud State University and Winona State University.
Janet Petersen is an American politician and a Democratic member of the Iowa Senate representing the 18th District since January 2013. She previously served as the Senate Minority Leader and has previously represented the 64th district in the Iowa House of Representatives,between 2001 and 2013. She received her BA from the University of Northern Iowa and her MA from Drake University.
Ako Abdul-Samad is the Iowa State Representative from the 34th 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.
Rick L. Olson is the Iowa State Representative from the 39th District. A Democrat,he has served in the Iowa House of Representatives since 2005. Olson was born,raised,and resides in Des Moines,Iowa. He attended Grandview College and received his undergraduate degree and his J.D. from Drake University.
Cindy Winckler is an American politician and member of the Iowa Senate for the 49th District. Previously,she served in the Iowa House of Representatives for the 90th District. She served in the Iowa House of Representatives from 2001 to 2013. She received her MA from the University of Northern Iowa.
Cecil A. Dolecheck is a former Iowa State Representative from the 24th District. A Republican,he served in the Iowa House of Representatives from 1997 to 2023. Dolecheck was born,raised,and resides in Mount Ayr,Iowa. He attended Iowa State University.
Jason M. Schultz is the Iowa State Senator from the 6th District - previously Iowa's 9th District (2015-2023). A Republican,he served in the Iowa House of Representatives from 2009 to 2015 and is an advocate for the loosening of child labor laws. He lives in Schleswig,Crawford County.
Christopher C. Hall is a former Iowa State Representative from the 13th District. A Democrat,he served in the Iowa House of Representatives from 2011 to 2023. Hall was born and lives in Sioux City,Iowa. He has a B.A. in political science from Grinnell College.
David Alan "Dave" Dawson is an American politician and lawyer from Iowa. A Democrat,he served in the Iowa House of Representatives representing the 14th district from 2013 to 2017. He has a bachelor's degree in sociology and psychology from Iowa State University and a J.D. from the UCLA School of Law.
Mark A. Brandenburg is an American former politician who was the Iowa State Representative from the 15th District. A Republican,he served in the Iowa House of Representatives from 2011 to 2015. Brandenburg was born,raised,and resides in Council Bluffs,Iowa. He has an A.A. in mathematics from Iowa Western Community College,where he later taught,and a B.S. in human resource management from Bellevue University.
Nelson Joel Fry is the Iowa State Representative from the 24th 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 33rd District. A Democrat,she has served in the Iowa House of Representatives since 2011.
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.
Peter Cownie is an American politician.
