Dennis M. Cohoon (born March 29, 1953) is the Iowa State Representative from the 87th District. He has served in the

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since 1987.

Education

Cohoon graduated from Burlington High School in 1971. After graduating high school, he attended Southeastern Community College where he earned an associate degree in business. He received his BA in business administration and business education with minors in special education and psychology from

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. He has also done graduate work in special education at the

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Personal

Cohoon has been collecting Presidential memorabilia such as buttons, stamps, cards, and busts since he was seven years old. He is also a fan of University of Iowa Hawkeye basketball and the

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Career

From 1973 to 1979 Cohoon served in the

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. In 1978, he began teaching in the Burlington School District. He spent 32 years teaching special education in the Burlington School District until retiring in 2010. Cohoon currently serves on several committees in the Iowa House - the Appropriations committee; the Education committee; the Local Government committee; and the Transportation committee. He also serves as chair of the Transportation, Infrastructure, and Capitals Appropriations Subcommittee. Cohoon was re-elected in 2006 with 7,201 votes, running unopposed

Family

Cohoon is the son of Meril, a railroad worker and Marie Cohoon, a homemaker. He has two sisters, Judy and Sally. He has been married to his wife Sue, a math teacher, since 1998 and together they have four step children.

Organizations

Past memberships

*Burlington Education Association *Geode Education Association *Iowa State Education Association

Current memberships

*Des Moines County Democratic Central Committee *First Christian Church

Family

References

External links

Representative Dennis Cohoon
''official Iowa General Assembly site''
Dennis Cohoon State Representative
''official constituency site'' * Democratic Party members of the Iowa House of Representatives Living people 1953 births Politicians from Burlington, Iowa 21st-century American politicians {{Iowa-politician-stub