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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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