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Worthan, Gary – Storm Lake (R) 

District 52 

Term: Serving second term in House.  Profession:  Farmer.  

Education: Graduate of Albert City-Truesdale Community 

Schools. Associate Degree in Agriculture, Iowa State University.  

Memberships and Activities: Member of Iowa West Point Parent 

Club (past chair), Buena Vista Farm Bureau (past voting delegate, 

president, vice president, secretary), past chair, Buena Vista Repub-

lican Central Committee.  Birth and Residence: Born in 1954 in 

Storm Lake. Resides in Storm Lake.  Family Members: Wife Jan; 

three children.  

 

 

 

 

 

Zirkelbach, Raymond – Monticello (D) 

District 31 

Term: Serving third term in House.  Profession: Correctional 

counselor at Anamosa State Penitentiary.  Education:  Graduated 

from Monticello High School. Received B.A. in administration of 

justice from the University of Wyoming.  Military Service: Infan-

tryman with CO A 1/133rd Infantry in Dubuque. Served in Opera-

tion Enduring Freedom (Egypt), 2003-2004. Served in Operation 

Iraqi Freedom (Iraq), 2005-2007. Purple Heart recipient.  Member-

ships and Activities: Member of Jones County Ducks Unlimited, 

Twin Rivers Pheasants Forever, Monticello UFW, Anamosa Peni-

tentiary Museum, Monticello AMVETS, Eagles Club, Olin Ameri-

can Legion, and Peace United Church of Christ.  Birth and Resi-

dence: Born in 1978 in Manchester. Resides in Monticello.  Family 

Members: Wife Emily; one son and one daughter.  

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LEGISLATIVE STATUTORY BODIES 

ADMINISTRATIVE RULES REVIEW COMMITTEE 

§17A.8 

State Capitol, Des Moines 50319; [phone] or [phone] 

Kathleen West, Administrative Code Editor, Secretary 

Joseph Royce, Legal Counsel 

Michael Duster, Legal Counsel 

Senate 

 Name 

City 

Term 

Ending 

 

Wally E. Horn, Vice Chair.............................Cedar Rapids.............................................April 30, 2011 

 Merlin 

Bartz ...................................................Grafton......................................................April 30, 2011 

 

Thomas G. Courtney ......................................Burlington.................................................April 30, 2011 

 

John P. (Jack) Kibbie .....................................Emmetsburg..............................................April 30, 2011 

 

James A. Seymour..........................................Woodbine..................................................April 30, 2011 

House 

 

Marcella R. Frevert, Chair .............................Emmetsburg..............................................April 30, 2011 

 David 

E. 

Heaton .............................................Mount Pleasant .........................................April 30, 2011 

 

Tyler Olson.....................................................Cedar Rapids.............................................April 30, 2011 

 

Nathan K. Reichert.........................................Muscatine..................................................April 30, 2011 

 

Linda L. Upmeyer ..........................................Garner .......................................................April 30, 2011 

The Administrative Rules Review Committee is a bipartisan body composed of five legislators 

from each house of the General Assembly. Committee members are appointed for four-year 

terms, beginning May 1 of the year of appointment, by the Majority Leader of the Senate and the 

Speaker of the House of Representatives and are required to meet at least once every month on 

the second Tuesday. Administrative rules proposed by the state agencies are selectively reviewed 

by the committee. The committee has the authority to object to proposed rules; delay the effective 

date of rules for 70 days, for further study; delay the effective date of rules until the adjournment 

of the next legislative session; and request a fiscal impact statement on any proposed rules. 

OFFICE OF CITIZENS’ AIDE 

Ch 2C 

Miller State Office Building, 

 Des Moines 50319; [phone], 

[phone] or TTY [phone]; www.legis.state.ia.us/ombudsman 

  

 

Term 

Ending 

 

William Angrick II, Citizens’ Aide/Ombudsman .......................................... June 30, 2013 

Ruth Cooperrider, Deputy Ombudsman 

The Office of Citizens’ Aide was created October 1, 1970, by gubernatorial action. In 1972, the 

Citizens’ Aide/Ombudsman Act, now Iowa Code Chapter 2C, was passed, establishing the office 

statutorily, removing the ombudsman from the Governor’s Office, and placing the office directly 

under the Legislative Council of the Iowa General Assembly. 

The ombudsman is appointed to a four-year term by the Legislative Council subject to confir-

mation by a majority vote of both houses of the General Assembly. 

The ombudsman investigates complaints concerning administrative actions of public officials 

and agencies of Iowa state and local government. When a complaint is determined justified, the 

ombudsman recommends corrective action. The ombudsman may publish recommendations and 

conclusions. Excluded from jurisdiction are the Governor and the Governor’s personal staff, the 

General Assembly and its staff and agencies, the courts and appurtenant judicial staff, agencies of 

the federal government, and private civil disputes. Complaints of employees of agencies which 

relate to their employment are not investigated; however, the ombudsman may grant whistle-

blower protection to state or local government employees who report improprieties or inequities. 

Approximately 5,000 complaints and inquiries have been handled annually in recent years. 

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