Iowa official register

Rielly, Tom – Oskaloosa (D) 

District 38 

Term: Serving second term in Senate. Profession: Owns Rielly 

Insurance and Financial Services. Served four terms as mayor of 

Oskaloosa.  Education: Graduated from Oskaloosa Senior High 

School. Received B.A. in finance from Loras College. 

Memberships and Activities: Member of the Oskaloosa Area 

Chamber and Development Group, Sons of the American Legion, 

Fraternal Order of the Eagles, PBO Elks Lodge No. 340, and 

Knights of Columbus. Past president of the Oskaloosa Jaycees, past 

Mahaska County YMCA board member, and past member of the 

Rotary and Kiwanis. Birth and Residence: Born in 1966 in 

Oskaloosa. Resides in Oskaloosa. Family Members: Wife Mary; 

two daughters.  

 

 

 

 

Schmitz, Becky – Fairfield (D) 

District 45 

Term: Serving first term in Senate. Profession: Social worker. 

Education: Received B.A. in social work from the University of 

Kansas, and M.S. in social work from the University of 

Washington. Memberships and Activities: Past president of Iowa 

School Social Workers Association and Southern Prairie 

Education Association. Member of the Iowa State Education 

Association and Fairfield Chamber of Commerce. Board member 

of Fairfield Cultural Alliance. Birth and Residence: Born in 1949 

in Charles City. Resides in Fairfield. Family Members: Husband 

Ron; one son and one daughter.  

 

 

 

 

Schoenjahn, Brian – Arlington (D) 

District 12 

Term: Serving second term in Senate. Profession: Career 

educator. Education: Received B.A. in social science and M.A. in 

political science from the University of Northern Iowa. 

Memberships and Activities: Certified mentor of new 

professionals to the teaching profession. Former mayor of 

Arlington. Community volunteer fire fighter and emergency 

service provider. Community member of the Covenant/Mercy 

Board of Directors in Oelwein. Birth and Residence: Born in 

1949 in Carroll. Resides in Arlington. Family Members: Wife 

Barbara; one daughter.  

 

 

 

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Seng, Joe M., Dr. – Davenport (D) 

District 43 

Term: Served one term in House. Serving second term in 

Senate.   Profession: Veterinarian.   Education: Received D.V.M. 

from Iowa State University.   Memberships and Activities: 

Former Davenport alderman.  Member of NAACP, Scott County 

Democrats, Knights of Columbus, Iowa Veterinary Medical 

Association, and Marquette Academy School Board.   Birth and 

Residence: Born in 1946 in Lost Nation. Resides in Davenport.   

Family Members: One daughter and two grandchildren. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Seymour, James A. – Woodbine (R) 

District 28 

Term: Serving third term in Senate.  Profession:  Retired 

hospital president and CEO.  Education: Attended Northern 

Illinois State Teacher College and Creighton University.  Military 

Service: Served in the U.S. Marine Corps Reserves for 12 years.  

Memberships and Activities: Member of the Community 

Memorial Hospital Advisory Board, American Legion, Kiwanis 

Club, and Farm Bureau.  Birth and Residence: Born in 1939 in 

Rockford, Illinois. Resides in Woodbine.  Family Members: Wife 

Dottie; three children and nine grandchildren.   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sodders, Steve – State Center (D) 

District 22 

Term:  Serving first term in Senate.  Profession:  Deputy sheriff.  

Education:  Received A.A. from Marshalltown Community 

College.  Memberships and Activities:  Serves on boards of Youth 

and Shelter Services, Iowa River Chapter American Red Cross, 

Tobacco Prevention Commission, and D.A.R.E. Iowa Association.  

Birth and Residence: Born in 1968 in Ames and raised in Slater. 

Resides in State Center.   Family Members:  Wife Carrie; one son 

and one daughter.    

 

 

 

 

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Stewart, Roger – Preston (D) 

District 13 

Term: Serving second term in Senate.  Profession: Farmer and 

banker.  Education: Graduated from Maquoketa High School. 

Attended Cornell College. Graduate of the Graduate School of 

Banking at the University of Wisconsin.  Memberships and 

Activities: Serves on Regional Workforce Investment Board and 

the East Central Intergovernmental Association Board. Chairman of 

Jackson County Revolving Loan Board, bank director of 

Maquoketa State Bank, and past president of Maquoketa Rotary. 

Member of United Methodist Church.  Birth and Residence: Born 

in 1931 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Resides on a farm near Preston.  

Family Members: Wife Jennie; three children and seven 

grandchildren.   

 

 

Ward, Pat – West Des Moines (R) 

District 30 

Term: Serving third term in Senate.  Profession: Served as 

director of public and government relations for an electric utility 

company in central Illinois. Served as Staff and Communications 

Director, Iowa Senate Republican Staff.   Education: Received 

B.S. in legal studies/business, Central Missouri State University.   

Memberships and Activities: Sustaining member of Junior 

League of Des Moines, active volunteer in children’s schools, and 

former member of Community Advisory Education Board of West 

Des Moines. Former chair of American Business Women’s 

Association (Central Illinois), and former chair of International 

Association of Business Communicators (Central Illinois). Member 

of Plymouth Congregational Church of Christ. Birth and 

Residence: Born in 1957 in Clinton, Missouri, and raised on a farm 

near California, Missouri. Resides in West Des Moines. Family 

Members:  Husband John; one son and one daughter.  

 

 

 

Warnstadt, Steve – Sioux City (D) 

District 1 

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

Senate.  Profession: Adjunct instructor.  Education: Graduated 

from Sioux City North High School. Received B.A. and graduated 

with honors from Drake University. Received M.A. from Temple 

University.  Military Service: Served three years active duty in the 

U.S. Army and is a Desert Storm veteran. Serves in Iowa National 

Guard.  Memberships and Activities: Member of Veterans of 

Foreign Wars, American Legion, New Perspectives, Inc., and 

Wesley United Methodist Church.  Birth and Residence: Born in 

1967 in Sioux City. Resides in Sioux City.  Family Members: 

Wife Mary; one son and one daughter.   

 

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