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James Riordan (Iowa Politician)
James Richard Riordan II (December 31, 1949 – August 14, 2022) was an American politician. Personal life Born in December 1949, James Richard Riordan II was the eldest of five children born to parents James Richard Riordan I and his wife Therese. The family lived on a farm near Boone, Iowa, and Riordan II graduated from the city's Ryan High School in 1968. Shortly after earning his bachelor's degree from Iowa State University in 1975, Riordan married Rhoda Quade, with whom he raised three children. The couple separated in 2015. Riordan owned the Ashworth Acres tree nursery near Waukee, and later worked as a researcher and writer of grants and contracts for Des Moines Area Community College. Riordan died on August 14, 2022, of aspiration pneumonia and COVID-19. Political career Politically, Riordan was affiliated with the Democratic Party. He worked as an administrative assistant for Robert T. Anderson, an aide to Tom Harkin, and was staff director of the United States Sena ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iowa Senate, District 39
The 39th District of the Iowa Senate is located in southeastern Iowa, and is currently composed of Johnson County, Iowa, Johnson, Keokuk County, Iowa, Keokuk, and Washington County, Iowa, Washington Counties. Current elected officials Kevin Kinney (politician), Kevin Kinney is the senator currently representing the 39th District. The area of the 39th District contains two Iowa House of Representatives districts: *The Iowa House of Representatives, District 77, 77th District (represented by Amy Nielsen) *The Iowa House of Representatives, District 78, 78th District (represented by Jarad Klein) The district is also located in Iowa's 2nd congressional district, which is represented by Mariannette Miller-Meeks. Past senators The district has previously been represented by: *William Palmer (Iowa politician), William Palmer, 1983–1992 *James Riordan (Iowa politician), James Riordan, 1993–1994 *Jo Ann Douglas, 1995–1998 *Jo Ann Johnson, 1999–2002 *David Lord (politician), Da ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |