Wilmer Rensink | |
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Member of the Iowa State Senate | |
In office 1987–1999 | |
Member of the Iowa House of Representatives | |
In office 1983–1987 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Sioux Center,Iowa,U.S. | March 22,1933
Political party | Republican |
Occupation | farmer |
Wilmer Rensink (born March 22,1933) is an American politician in the state of Iowa.
Rensink was born in Sioux Center,Iowa. He is a farmer and livestock feeder. He served in the Iowa State Senate from 1987 to 1999,and House of Representatives from 1983 to 1987 as a Republican. [1]
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