Harvey Lowell Wollman was an American politician who served as the 26th Governor of South Dakota from 1978 to 1979. He was the first Lieutenant Governor in the history of South Dakota to succeed to the governorship. To date,he is the last Democrat to serve as South Dakota's governor.
Herman Charles Quirmbach is an American politician and academic. He is a member of the Iowa Senate from the 23rd district. A Democrat,he has served in the Iowa Senate since 2003 and on the Ames City Council from 1995 to 2003.
St. Ambrose University (SAU) is a private Catholic university in Davenport,Iowa. It was founded as a school of commerce for young men in 1882.
Gerald Francis O'Keefe was a 20th-century bishop of the Catholic Church in the United States. He served as auxiliary bishop for the Archdiocese of Saint Paul in the state of Minnesota from 1961 to 1966 and bishop of the Diocese of Davenport in the state of Iowa from 1966 to 1993.
Carl H. Meinberg was a 20th-century Catholic priest in the United States who served as the seventh president of St. Ambrose College in Davenport,Iowa,from 1937 to 1940. He is included by the Diocese of Davenport on a list of credibly accused abusers for the alleged abuse of at least four minors.
Elesha L. Gayman is a former Iowa State Representative from the 84th District. She served in the Iowa House of Representatives from 2007 to 2011. Gayman served on several committees in the Iowa House - the Agriculture committee;the Appropriations committee;the Education committee;and the Public Safety committee. She was vice-chair of the Health and Human Services Appropriations Subcommittee.
Tupac Amaru Hunter is an American politician who is a former member of the Michigan Senate,representing the 5th district which encompasses northwest Detroit,Dearborn Heights and Inkster. He served as the Minority Floor Leader.
James S. Cafiero was an American attorney and Republican Party politician who served in the New Jersey General Assembly from 1968 to 1972 and in the New Jersey Senate from 1972 to 1982 and from 1990 to 2004,where he represented the 1st legislative district.
Carroll O. Switzer was an American politician who was an unsuccessful candidate for Governor of Iowa who later served as a state court judge and briefly as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Iowa.
Jerome M. Hughes was an American educator and politician.
Michelle Louise Helene Fischbach is an American attorney and politician who is the U.S. representative from Minnesota's 7th congressional district. The district,which is very rural,is Minnesota's largest by area and includes most of the western part of the state. A Republican,Fischbach served as the 49th lieutenant governor of Minnesota from 2018 until 2019. As of 2024,she is the last Republican to have held statewide office in Minnesota.
Maurice John Dingman was an American bishop of the Catholic Church. He served as Bishop of Des Moines from 1968 to 1986.
Cletus Madsen was a 20th-century Catholic priest of the Diocese of Davenport in the US state of Iowa. He was involved the Liturgical Movement in the Catholic Church in the mid-20th century.
Bertram Robert Stivers II is a Republican member of the Kentucky Senate representing the 25th Senate District since 1997. He served as the Republican Majority Leader of the Kentucky State Senate through 2012 and became the President of the Kentucky Senate on the opening day of the 2013 legislative session on January 8.
William Robert Moser was an American lawyer and judge,he was Judge of the Wisconsin Court of Appeals for 13 years. Earlier,he was a Wisconsin Circuit Court judge in Milwaukee County,and represented Milwaukee County in the Wisconsin State Senate as a Democrat.
Eugene F. Schlickman was an American politician. As a member of the Republican Party,he served in the Illinois House of Representatives from 1964 to 1980. Born in Dubuque,Iowa,to Leander and Helen Schlickman,he died in Michigan City,Indiana in 2014.
Patrick M. O'Connor is an American politician from Weymouth,Massachusetts,who was elected to the Massachusetts Senate on May 10,2016,in a special election to replace Robert Hedlund. He represents the Plymouth and Norfolk District,which comprises Cohasset,Duxbury,Hingham,Hull,Marshfield,Norwell,Scituate,and Weymouth.
Mark A. MacDonald is a Vermont educator,farmer,and Democratic Party politician who served several terms in both the Vermont House of Representatives and Vermont Senate.
Rodney N. Halvorson is an Iowa state legislator and political activist in Iowa and his home state of Minnesota. Halvorson was born and raised in Appleton,Minnesota. A Democrat,he served Webster and Calhoun county in the Iowa Senate from 1995 to 1999,representing the 7th District. From 1979 to 1995,he served Fort Dodge and Webster county in the Iowa House of Representatives,representing the 46th and 13th Districts.
Robert C. Arnould is an American former politician. He was first seated as a member of Iowa House of Representatives from District 82 from 1977 to 1983,then represented District 42 until 1993. Arnould served his ninth and final term as state representative for District 44.
