Donald E. Gettings (November 21, 1923 – June 13, 2011) was an American politician from the state of
Iowa
Iowa () is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States, bordered by the Mississippi River to the east and the Missouri River and Big Sioux River to the west. It is bordered by six states: Wisconsin to the northeast, Illinois to the ...
.
Education and career
Gettings was born in
Wapello County, Iowa
Wapello County is a county located in the U.S. state of Iowa. As of the 2020 census, the population was 35,437. The county seat is Ottumwa. The county was formed on February 17, 1843, and named for Wapello, a Meskwaki chief.
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in 1923 and graduated from Ottumwa High School in 1942. He served as a Democrat in both the Iowa House of Representatives from 1977 to 1983, and in the Iowa Senate from 1983 to 1999.
Death
Gettings died in
Ottumwa in 2011. He was interred in Shaul Cemetery in Ottumwa, Iowa.
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1923 births
2011 deaths
Iowa Democrats
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