Amanda Ragan is an Iowan State Senator from the 27th District. A member of the Democratic Party,she has served in the Iowa Senate since 2002. In 2016 Ragan was appointed Iowa Senate Democratic Whip. She has also served as the Executive Director of Meals on Wheels and of Community Kitchen of Northern Iowa.
Brian H. Schoenjahn is a politician and a former Iowa State Senator from the 12th District. A Democrat,he has served in the Iowa Senate from 2005 until 2017. He received his B.A. in Social Science and his M.A. in Political Science from the University of Northern Iowa.
E. Thurman Gaskill was an American politician who served as an Iowa State Senator from the 6th District and Assistant Majority Leader of the Iowa Senate. Gaskill was a grain farmer and a director of Meta Financial Group,Incorporated,a bank holding company. He served in the Iowa Senate 1997–2007. He also was a commissioner of both Iowa's Department of Economic Development and its Department of Natural Resources,president of Iowa Corn Growers Association,president of National Corn Growers Association,chairman of the United States Feed Grains Council,and held other agriculture positions.
Thomas L. Hancock was an American politician who was Iowa State Senator from the 16th District. A Democrat,he served in the Iowa Senate from 2005. He retired from the United States Postal Service after 31 years and was a member of the Epworth Volunteer Fire Department.
Dick Leslie Dearden was an American politician who was the Iowa State Senator from the 34th District. A Democrat,he served in the Iowa Senate from 1995 to 2017 representing the Northeast part of Des Moines and Pleasant Hill,Iowa.
Thomas J. Rielly is a former Iowa State Senator from the 38th district. A Democrat,he was elected to the Iowa Senate defeating Republican incumbent Neal Schuerer in 2004 with 14,670 votes (52%). In 2013 he retired and challenger Republican Tim Kapucian won the open seat against Shelley Parbs.
Joe M. Seng was the Iowa State Senator from the 45th District. A Democrat,he served in the Iowa Senate from 2003 until 2016. He received a DVM from Iowa State University and worked as a veterinarian in Davenport,running a veterinary clinic for low income families.
Hubert M. Houser was the Iowa State Senator from the 49th District. He served in the Iowa Senate from 2002,when he filled a vacancy left by Derryl McLaren's resignation,until 2013.
Scott Jenkins is an American politician and businessman from Utah. A Republican,he is a member of the Utah State Senate,representing the state's 20th senate district covering parts of Weber and Davis counties. He is retiring from his position as Senator and will not be running for reelection in 2016. Jenkins has an associate degree from Weber State University.
Mary Jo Wilhelm is a former Iowa State Senator who represented the 26th District. A Democrat,she served in the Iowa Senate from 2009 to 2017. She has been a Certified Residential Appraiser since 2000,and is the founder and owner of Wilhelm Appraisers.
Mark Costello is the Iowa State Senator from the 8th 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.
Jerry W. Stevenson is an American politician and a Republican member of the Utah State Senate representing District 6 since 2023. Prior to redistricting he represented District 21 following his January 25,2010 appointment to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Sheldon Killpack. Stevenson was mayor of Layton from 1994 until 2006.
Dan Zumbach is an American politician and farmer from the state of Iowa. A Republican,he has served in the Iowa Senate since 2013 as a member from the 34th district. He is the chair of the Senate Agriculture Committee.
Dennis Guth is an American politician,currently the Iowa State Senator from the 28th District. A Republican,he has served in the Iowa Senate since winning an election against Bob Jennings in 2012,flipping the seat from Democratic to Republican.
Ken Rozenboom is the Iowa State Senator from the 19th District. A Republican,he has served in the Iowa Senate since being elected in 2013. Born and raised in Oskaloosa,Iowa Rozenboom graduated Pella Christian High School before attending Calvin College in Michigan. After college,he returned home to work on the family farm along with also working as a sales production manager. He stepped into politics when he became Mahaska County Supervisor in 2010,going on to serve two years until 2012. He currently resides in Oskaloosa with his wife Becky. They have two children and four grandchildren.
Tim Kraayenbrink is the Iowa State Senator from the 5th District. A Republican,he has served in the Iowa Senate since winning election in 2015.
Craig Paul Johnson is an American politician currently serving as the representative of the 67th District in the Iowa House of Representatives. He was previously elected as a Republican member of the Iowa State Senate's 32nd district in 2016. He defeated Democratic incumbent Brian Schoenjahn. He previously ran for election to the Iowa House of Representatives in 2014 for the 64th district. Johnson,born and raised in Independence,Iowa,is a financial planner and former sales and engineer manager.
Jeff Edler is the Iowa State Senator from the 26th District. A Republican,he has served in the Iowa Senate since defeating Democratic incumbent Steve Sodders in 2016. He is a resident of State Center,Iowa and is married to Stephanie with six children. Edler is a farmer and Consumers Energy Rural Electric Cooperative board president.
Chris Cournoyer is the Iowa State Senator from the 35th District. A Republican,she has served in the Iowa Senate since 2019. She currently resides in Le Claire,Iowa.
Carrie Koelker is the Iowa State Senator from the 33rd District. A Republican,she has served in the Iowa Senate since 2019. She currently resides in Dyersville,Iowa.
