Iowa official register

Ways and Means:  Bolkcom - Chairperson, McCoy - Vice Chairperson, Bartz, Dandekar, 

Dotzler, Feenstra, Hamerlinck, Hogg, Houser, Jochum, Quirmbach, Schmitz, Seng, Stewart, 

Ward, Wilhelm, Zaun* 

SENATE APPROPRIATIONS SUBCOMMITTEES 

*Denotes Minority Party Ranking Member 

 

Administration and Regulation:  Danielson - Chairperson, Jochum - Vice Chairperson, 

Bartz*, Behn, Kreiman 

Agriculture and Natural Resources:  Seng - Chairperson, Black - Vice Chairperson, Hahn*, 

Houser, Wilhelm 

Economic Development:  Dotzler - Chairperson, Heckroth - Vice Chairperson, Dandekar, 

Kapucian*, Reynolds 

Education:  Schoenjahn - Chairperson, Quirmbach - Vice Chairperson, Boettger*, Feenstra, 

Horn 

Health and Human Services:  Hatch - Chairperson, Ragan - Vice Chairperson, Hartsuch, 

Johnson*, Schmitz 

Justice System:  Hancock - Chairperson, Hogg - Vice Chairperson, Fraise, Noble*, Zaun 

Transportation, Infrastructure, and Capitals:  McCoy - Chairperson, Warnstadt - Vice 

Chairperson, Beall, Hamerlinck, Seymour* 

 

LISTING OF SENATORS BY DISTRICT 

 

1 

Steve Warnstadt (D) 

2 Randy 

Feenstra 

(R) 

3 

David Johnson (R) 

4 

John P. Kibbie (D) 

5 Rich 

Olive 

(D) 

6 

Merlin Bartz (R) 

7 

Amanda Ragan (D) 

8 

Mary Jo Wilhelm (D) 

9 

William M. Heckroth (D) 

10 

Jeff Danielson (D) 

11 

William A. Dotzler, Jr. (D) 

12 

Brian Schoenjahn (D) 

13 

Roger Stewart (D) 

14 

Pam Jochum (D) 

15 

Robert E. Dvorsky (D) 

16 

Tom Hancock (D) 

17 

Wally E. Horn (D) 

18 

Swati A. Dandekar (D) 

19 

Robert M. Hogg (D) 

20 

Tim L. Kapucian (R) 

21 

Dennis H. Black (D) 

22 

Steven J. Sodders (D) 

23 

Herman C. Quirmbach (D) 

24 

Jerry Behn (R) 

25 

Daryl Beall (D) 

26 Steve 

Kettering 

(R) 

27 

Ron Wieck (R) 

28 

James A. Seymour (R) 

29 

Nancy J. Boettger (R) 

30 

Pat Ward (R) 

31 Matt 

McCoy 

(D) 

32 

Brad Zaun (R) 

33 

Jack Hatch (D) 

34 

Dick L. Dearden (D) 

35 

Larry Noble (R) 

36 

Paul McKinley (R) 

37 

Staci Appel (D) 

38 

Tom Rielly (D) 

39 

Joe Bolkcom (D) 

40 

James F. Hahn (R) 

41 David 

Hartsuch 

(R) 

42 

Shawn Hamerlinck (R) 

43 

Joe M. Seng (D) 

44 

Thomas G. Courtney (D) 

45 

Becky Schmitz (D) 

46 

Gene Fraise (D) 

47 

Keith A. Kreiman (D) 

48 

Kim Reynolds (R) 

49 

Hubert Houser (R) 

50 

Michael E. Gronstal (D) 

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IOWA SENATE DISTRICTS 

Effective Beginning With the Elections in 2002 for  

the 80th Iowa General Assembly 

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LEGISLATIVE BRANCH 

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Secretary of the Senate 

Marshall, Michael – Urbandale 

 

Appointed Secretary of the Senate, December 1998. Education: 

B.A., Drake University, 1983: J.D., with honors, Drake University 

Law School, 1987. Profession and Activities: Executive officer, 

Iowa Department of Public Health, 1994-1998; attorney, private 

practice, 1990-1994; judicial clerk, Iowa Supreme Court, 1988-

1989 and Iowa Court of Appeals, 1987-1988. Drake Law Review, 

1985-1987.  Family Members: Wife Shannon Holz; one son and 

two daughters. 

 

 

STATE SENATORS 

 

Appel, Staci – Ackworth (D) 

District 37 

Term:  Serving first term in the Senate. Profession:  Legislator. 

Retired financial consultant. Memberships and Activities:  Sunday 

school teacher at First United Methodist Church in Indianola. Board 

member of Warren County Philanthropy Partnership. Honorary 

board member of Mentor Iowa. Member of United Methodist 

Women, Administrative Board for First United Methodist Church. 

The Warren County Child Abuse Prevention Council Advisory 

Board.  Past president of the Irving Elementary Parent Teacher 

Organization in Indianola.  Charter member of the United Way 

Women’s Leadership Connection. Iowa Public Employees 

Retirement System Board. Reading Recovery Council. Birth and 

Residence:  Born in 1966 in Waterloo, and raised in Iowa City. 

Resides in Ackworth. Family Members:  Husband Brent; five sons 

and one daughter. 

 

 

Bartz, Merlin – Grafton (R) 

District 6 

Term:  Previously served one term in House and three terms in 

Senate. Currently serving fourth term in Senate. Profession:  Farmer 

and factory worker 1983-1990. State Representative 1991-1992. 

State Senator 1993-2002. United States Department of Agriculture in 

Washington, D.C., 2002-2007, Special Assistant to the Under 

Secretary of Natural Resources and Environment and Central 

Regional Assistant Chief for Natural Resources Conservation 

Service. Education:  Received B.A. (cum laude) in political science 

and music from Luther College, 1983. Iowa to India Rotary Cultural 

Exchange Team, 1990. Darden School of Business. University of 

Virginia Leadership Class, 1994. Harvard University John F. 

Kennedy School of Government Crisis Management Program, 2005. 

Memberships and Activities:  Served on the Lutheran Social 

Service and on the BIOWA boards.  Current or former member Worth County Historical Society, 

Pork & Cattle Producers, Farm Bureau, Farmers Union, Soybean and Corn Growers Associations, 

Pheasants Forever, Ducks Unlimited, and Iowa Parks Foundation. Birth and Residence:  Born in 

1961 in Mason City.  Resides near Grafton. Family Members:  Wife Lisa;  one son and two 

daughters. 

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