Iowa official register

Horn, Wally E. – Cedar Rapids (D) 

District 17 

Term: Served five terms in House. Serving eighth term in 

Senate.  Profession:  Retired education facilitator for the Cedar 

Rapids Schools.  Education:  Received B.A. and M.A. from 

Truman State University, graduate work at Texas A&M and the 

University of Iowa.  Military Service: Served in the U.S. Army.  

Memberships and Activities:  Former member of National 

Conference of State Legislatures Executive Committee. Member of 

Council of State Governments, Midwest Legislators Executive 

Committee, and Board of Directors, Democratic Legislative 

Campaign Committee. Former member of Cedar Rapids Chamber 

of Commerce, and board member of Cedar Rapids Kids League 

Baseball. Member of VFW and Elks.  Birth and Residence: Born 

in 1933 in Bloomfield. Resides in Cedar Rapids.  Family 

Members:  Wife Phyllis Peterson; one son, one daughter, and six 

grandchildren.   

 

Houser, Hubert – Carson (R) 

District 49 

Term:  Served five terms in House. Serving second term in 

Senate.  Profession:  Farmer.  Education: Attended Carson-

Macedonia Community School and Iowa State University. 

 

Memberships and Activities: Served 14 years on Pottawattamie 

County Board of Supervisors. Served two terms on Carson-

Macedonia School Board. Member of Farm Bureau and Macedonia 

Methodist Church.  Birth and  Residence: Born in 1942 near 

Macedonia.  Resides near Carson.  Family Members: Wife Paula; 

three sons, three daughters, 12 grandchildren, and three great-

grandchildren.   

 

 

Jochum, Pam – Dubuque (D) 

District 14 

Term: Served eight terms in House. Serving first term in Senate.  

Profession: Instructor at Northeast Iowa Community College.  

Education: Graduated from Wahlert High School. Received B.A. 

in speech communication from Loras College.  Memberships and 

Activities: Past chairperson, Dubuque County Democratic Party; 

past organizer for candidates, From the School House to the White 

House; past national delegate, and presidential staff at 1984 

Democratic National Convention. Member of Dubuque 

Coordinated Community Response to Stop Family Violence, 

National Catholic Basketball Tournament, Dubuque County 

Association for Retarded Citizens, League of Women Voters, 

Northend Neighborhood Association, Ark Advocates, Downtown 

Master Plan, Farmers Union, Iowa Citizen Action Network, CROP 

Walk, Alzheimer’s Memory Walk, Greater DBQ Development 

Corporation, and Citizens for Community Improvement.  Birth 

and Residence: Born in 1954 in Dubuque. Resides in Dubuque. 

Family Members: One daughter.  

 

 

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Johnson, David – Ocheyedan (R) 

District 3 

Term: Serving second term in Senate. Previously served two 

terms in House.  Profession: Dairy farmer.  Education: Graduated  

from West Branch High School. Received B.A. from Beloit 

College, Wisconsin.  Memberships and Activities: Third 

generation involved in family agribusiness at West Branch. Former 

award-winning newspaper publisher, editor, reporter, and 

photojournalist; leader in local economic development and historic 

preservation. Camp manager of three scientific research 

expeditions to Antarctica and the Arctic, 1976-1979. Member of 

eight chambers of commerce and numerous farm, dairy, cattle, 

cultural, conservation, and natural resources organizations. 

Recipient of Distinguished Service Award from Iowa FFA, 

Chamber of Commerce, Iowa Newspaper Association, and Iowa 

High School Football Coaches Association. Lector at St. Mary’s 

Catholic Church, Ashton.  Birth and Residence: Born in 1950 in 

West Branch. Resides in Ocheyedan.    

 

 

 

Kapucian, Tim – Keystone (R) 

District 20 

Term:  Serving first term in Senate. Profession:    Farmer. 

Education:  Received B.S. in agriculture and animal science from 

Iowa State University. Memberships and Activities:  Chairman 

of the Board of Benton Mutual Insurance Company. Past member 

of Benton County Pork Producers, Iowa Pork Producers, Benton 

County 4-H Committee, and Ag Advisory Committee with the 

Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago. Birth and Residence: Born in 

1957 in Marengo. Raised and resides in Keystone. Family 

Members:  Wife Brenda; two stepdaughters and two 

stepgrandchildren. 

 

 

 

Kettering, Steve – Lake View (R) 

District 26 

Term: Served two terms in House. Serving third term in Senate.  

Profession: Community banker.  Education: Graduated from Lake 

View Auburn High School. Received B.A. from Buena Vista 

College and M.B.A. from California State University at Long 

Beach.  Memberships and Activities: Member of Iowa Bankers 

Association, Iowa Independent Bankers Association, Lake View 

Community Club, Region XII Loan Committee, and American 

Legion. Birth and Residence: Born in 1943 in Storm Lake. 

Resides in Lake View.  

 

 

 

 

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