Arlyn E. Danker (May 31, 1927 – January 10, 2016) was an American politician in the state of Iowa. Danker was born in

Council Bluffs, Iowa Council Bluffs is a city in and the county seat of Pottawattamie County, Iowa, Pottawattamie County, Iowa, United States. The city is the most populous in Southwest Iowa, and is the third largest and a primary city of the Omaha–Council Bluffs ...

in 1927. After graduating high school, he became a farmer, livestock producer and feeder. In 1948, he married Lois Mauer, and with her has two children. Danker served in the Iowa House of Representatives from 1973 to 1983, for the 54th district, as a Republican. In the United States House of Representatives elections, 1982, Danker unsuccessfully ran against Tom Harkin to represent the 5th congressional district. He also served for many years on the

Pottawattamie County Pottawattamie County () is a county located in the U.S. state of Iowa. At the 2020 census, the population was 93,667, making it the tenth-most populous county in Iowa. The county takes its name from the Potawatomi Native American tribe. The co ...

Board of Supervisors. Danker died on January 10, 2016.

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2016 deaths 1927 births People from Council Bluffs, Iowa Republican Party members of the Iowa House of Representatives {{Iowa-politician-stub