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IOWA OFFICIAL REGISTER
LISTING OF REPRESENTATIVES BY DISTRICT
1
Wes Whitead (D)
2
Roger Wendt (D)
3
Chuck Soderberg (R)
4
Dwayne Alons (R)
5 Royd
Chambers
(R)
6
Mike May (R)
7
Marcella Frevert (D)
8
Dolores Mertz (D)
9 McKinley
Bailey
(D)
10
Dave Deyoe (R)
11 Henry
Rayhons
(R)
12 Linda
Upmeyer
(R)
13
Sharon S. Steckman (D)
14
Mark Kuhn (D)
15
Brian Quirk (D)
16
John W. Beard (D)
17 Pat
Grassley
(R)
18
Andrew Wenthe (D)
19
Bob Kressig (D)
20 Doris
Kelley
(D)
21
Kerry Burt (D)
22
Deborah Berry (D)
23
Gene Ficken (D)
24
Roger Thomas (D)
25
Tom Schueller (D)
26
Polly Bukta (D)
27 Charles
Isenhart
(D)
28
Pat Murphy (D)
29 Nathan
Willems
(D)
30 David
Jacoby
(D)
31
Ray Zirkelbach (D)
32 Steven
Lukan
(R)
33 Kirsten
Running-Marquardt
(D)
34
Todd Taylor (D)
35
Kraig Paulsen (R)
36
Nick Wagner (R)
37
Renee Schulte (R)
38
Tyler Olson (D)
39 Dawn
Pettengill
(R)
40
Lance Horbach (R)
41
Paul Bell (D)
42
Geri Huser (D)
43
Mark Smith (D)
44 Annette
Sweeney
(R)
45
Beth Wessel-Kroeschell (D)
46
Lisa Heddens (D)
47
Ralph Watts (R)
48 Donovan
Olson
(D)
49
Helen Miller (D)
50
Dave Tjepkes (R)
51
Rod Roberts (R)
52
Gary Worthan (R)
53
Dan Huseman (R)
54
Christopher Rants (R)
55
Jason Schultz (R)
56 Matt
Windschitl
(R)
57
Jack Drake (R)
58
Clel Baudler (R)
59 Chris
Hagenow
(R)
60
Peter Cownie (R)
61
Jo Oldson (D)
62
Bruce Hunter (D)
63
Scott Raecker (R)
64
Janet Petersen (D)
65
Wayne Ford (D)
66
Ako Abdul-Samad (D)
67
Kevin McCarthy (D)
68
Rick Olson (D)
69
Eric Helland (R)
70
Kevin Koester (R)
71
Jim Van Engelenhoven (R)
72
Rich Arnold (R)
73
Jodi Tymeson (R)
74
Kent Sorenson (R)
75
Eric Palmer (D)
76
Betty De Boef (R)
77
Mary Mascher (D)
78 Vicki
Lensing
(D)
79
Jeff Kaufmann (R)
80 Nathan
Reichert
(D)
81
Phyllis Thede (D)
82
Linda Miller (R)
83
Steven Olson (R)
84 Elesha
Gayman
(D)
85
Jim Lykam (D)
86 Cindy
Winckler
(D)
87
Tom Sands (R)
88 Dennis
Cohoon
(D)
89
Larry K. Marek (D)
90
Curt Hanson (D)
91
Dave Heaton (R)
92
Jerry A. Kearns (D)
93
Mary Gaskill (D)
94
Kurt Swaim (D)
95
Mike Reasoner (D)
96
Cecil Dolecheck (R)
97
Rich Anderson (R)
98
Greg Forristall (R)
99
Doug Struyk (R)
100
Paul Shomshor (D)
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IOWA OFFICIAL REGISTER
Chief Clerk of the House
Brandsgard, Mark – West Des Moines
Named Chief Clerk of the House, January 2007. Education:
B.A., Drake University, 1973. Profession and Activities: House
Democratic Research Analyst, 1977-1978; Administrative Assis-
tant to House Majority Leader, 1978; Administrative Assistant to
House Minority Leader, 1979-1982; Administrative Assistant to
House Speaker, 1983-1992; Administrative Assistant to House
Minority Leader, 1993-2006. Family Members: Wife Rose; one
son and one daughter.
STATE REPRESENTATIVES
Abdul-Samad, Ako – Des Moines (D)
District 66
Term: Serving second term in House.
Profession: Founder and
senior executive officer of Creative Visions Human Development
Institute. Education: Graduate of the National Conference of
Black Lawyers Community College of Law and International
Diplomacy. Memberships and Activities: Elected to Des Moines
Public School Board 2003. Vice president of the Des Moines Pub-
lic School System School Board, cofounder and coordinator of
YMCA Downtown Teen Program, vice president of KUCB Radio,
founder and president of African-American Islamic Association,
vice president of the Center for the Study and Application of
Black Economic Development, cofounder of the first black student
union in the state of Iowa, and member of International Civil
Rights Solidarity Movement. Established and directed business
functions that include employment assistance and support services, health care management, com-
munity development and advocacy, and consultancy on culture and diversity education, and
served as an empowerment advocate and community resource network manager to improve qual-
ity of life for at-risk youth. Awarded the National Caring Award in 2004. Birth and Residence:
Born in 1951 in Des Moines. Resides in Des Moines.
Alons, Dwayne A. – Hull (R)
District 4
Term: Serving sixth term in House.
Profession: Farmer and
Iowa Air National Guard brigadier general (retired). Education:
Received B.S. in mathematics from Northwestern College, M.S. in
management from the University of Arkansas, and coursework at
the Army War College. Military Service: Served in the U.S. Air
Force and Iowa Air National Guard. Memberships and Activi-
ties: Member
of Farm Bureau, Iowa Corn Growers Association,
Iowa Cattlemen’s Association, Sioux County Pork Producers Asso-
ciation, Gideons International, American Legion, Kiwanis Club,
Christ Community Church, and Iowa Soybean Association. Birth
and Residence: Born in 1946 in Hull. Resides in Hull.
Family
Members: Wife Clarice;
two sons, two daughters, and 12 grand-
children.