Fraise, Gene – Fort Madison (D)
District 46
Term: Serving eighth term in Senate. Profession: Farmer.
Education: Educated at St. Mary’s, West Point. Memberships
and Activities: Member of Knights of Columbus, Lee County
Corn Growers, and Farm Bureau. Served seven years on the Lee
County Board of Supervisors, chair in 1985. Birth and
Residence: Born in 1932 in rural West Point. Resides in rural Fort
Madison. Family Members: Wife Faye; three sons, one daughter
(deceased), 14 grandchildren, and 17 great-grandchildren.
Gronstal, Michael E. – Council Bluffs (D)
District 50
Term: Served one term in House. Serving seventh term in
Senate. Profession: Legislator. Education: Graduated from
Council Bluffs St. Albert High School. Received B.A. from
Antioch College. Attended Loyola University, Chicago.
Memberships and Activities: Currently serving as Senate
Majority Leader. Previously served as Senate Minority Leader,
Senate President, Assistant Majority Leader, Majority Whip, and
Democratic Senate Coleader. Birth and Residence: Born in 1950
in Council Bluffs. Resides in Council Bluffs. Family Members:
Wife Connie; two daughters.
Hahn, James F. – Muscatine (R)
District 40
Term: Served seven terms in House. Serving second term in
Senate. Profession: Property management. Education:
Graduated from Muscatine High School. Memberships and
Activities: Member of Wesley United Methodist Church, Elks
Masonic Lodge, Farm Bureau, Iowa Pork Producers Association,
Iowa Beef Producers Association, Iowa Corn Growers Association,
Iowa Soybean Association, Muscatine-Louisa Flood Control
Commission, and Muscatine Chamber of Commerce. Birth and
Residence: Born in 1935 in Muscatine. Resides in Muscatine.
Family Members: Four daughters and six grandchildren.
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Hamerlinck, Shawn – Davenport (R)
District 42
Term: Serving first term in Senate. Profession: Field youth
specialist for Iowa State University Extension and adjunct faculty
at Augustana College. Education: Received B.A. in psychology
from Loras College in Dubuque and M.A. in sociology from
Loyola University in Chicago. Memberships and Activities:
Served two terms as Davenport 2nd Ward alderman; chairing the
Finance Committee in first term and Community and Economic
Development Committee in second term. Member of Izaak Walton
League and Elks Club. Birth and Residence: Born in 1980 in
Rock Island, Illinois. Raised and resides in Davenport. Family
Members: Wife Melissa; two sons.
Hancock, Tom – Epworth (D)
District 16
Term: Serving second term in Senate. Profession: Retired U.S.
Postal Service carrier and fire fighter. Education: Graduated from
Western Dubuque High School. Attended Northeast Iowa
Community College and paramedic study at Mercy Health Center.
Memberships and Activities: Former part-time lobbyist for the
Iowa Firemen’s Association in Des Moines. Volunteer fire fighter
for 39 years. Former Epworth fire chief for 16 years. Past president
of the Iowa Firemen’s Association. Involved in many civic,
business, and community activities. Member of Epworth Economic
Development Board, Epworth Jaycees, Dubuque County EMS
Board, the Local Emergency Planning Committee, and National
Fire Academy Alumni. President of the Dubuque County
Revolving Loan Fund Committee. Served on Homeland Security
Advisory Board. Member of St. Patrick’s Church. Birth and
Residence: Born in 1948 in Dubuque. Resides in Epworth.
Family Members: Wife Coleen; one son.
Hartsuch, David – Bettendorf (R)
District 41
Term: Serving first term in Senate. Profession: Emergency
medicine physician. Education: Received B.A. in accounting
from Northern Illinois University, M.S. in computer science, and
M.D. from the University of Minnesota. Birth and Residence:
Born in 1961 in Illinois. Resides in Bettendorf. Family
Members: Wife Christine; one son and two daughters.
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Hatch, Jack – Des Moines (D)
District 33
Term: Served six nonconsecutive terms in House, 1985-1993.
Serving second term in Senate. Profession: Housing developer.
Education: Received B.A. and M.P.A. from Drake University.
Memberships and Activities: Served as state director for Senator
Tom Harkin. Member of the Sherman Hill Neighborhood
Association, Greater Des Moines Partnership, Wallace House
Foundation, Neighborhood Investment Corporation, Iowa Children
& Family Services, Urban Dreams, and Willkie House. Birth and
Residence: Born in 1950 in Farmington, Connecticut. Resides in
Des Moines. Family Members: Wife Sonja Roberts; two
daughters.
Heckroth, Bill – Waverly (D)
District 9
Term: Serving first term in Senate. Profession: Owner of
Financial Architects, a financial consulting business. Education:
Received a B.A. in financial management from the University of
Iowa. Memberships and Activities: Pitched on Iowa Hawkeye
baseball team, earned First Team All Big Ten and berth in NCAA
Division I College World Series. Has served in the past as
president of Waverly-Shell Rock High School Booster Club; chair
of United Way of Waverly-Shell Rock; chair of Waverly Parks
and Recreation Board; chair of St. Mary Catholic Church Parish
Council. Member of Bartels Lutheran Retirement Community’s
Strategic Planning Committee; chair of Bartels Lutheran
Retirement Community’s Board of Directors and Foundation.
Volunteer baseball coach at Wartburg College and Waverly-Shell
Rock High School. Co-founder and director of Waverly Youth
Baseball/Softball Tournament. Current member of Waverly Rotary Club and Knights of
Columbus. Birth and Residence: Born in 1949 in Dysart. Resides in Waverly. Family
Members: Wife Jan; three sons.
Hogg, Robert M. – Cedar Rapids (D)
District 19
Term: Serving first term in Senate. Served two terms in House.
Profession: Attorney with Elderkin & Pirnie, PLC. Education:
Graduated from City High School (Iowa City). Received B.A. from
the University of Iowa, and M.A. and J.D. from the University of
Minnesota. Memberships and Activities: Former judicial clerk to
Judge Donald Lay of the United States Court of Appeals for the
Eighth Circuit and Judge Michael Melloy of the United States
District Court for the Northern District of Iowa. Member of Christ
Episcopal Church. Birth and Residence: Born in 1967 in Iowa
City and raised in Iowa City. Resides in Cedar Rapids. Family
Members: Wife Kathryn; one son and two daughters.
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