The 70th District of the

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in the state of

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Current elected officials

Tracy Ehlert Tracy Ehlert is an American politician. She is a Democrat representing the 79th district in the Iowa House of Representatives. Political career In 2017, Ehlert announced she was running to represent District 70 in the Iowa House of Representa ...

is the representative currently representing the district.

Past representatives

The district has previously been represented by: * Joseph C. Johnston, 1971–1973 *

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, 1973–1975 * William W. Dieleman, 1975–1983 * Edward G. Parker, 1983–1989 *

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, 1989–1993 *

Ed Fallon Ed Fallon is an American activist, former politician, talk show host, author, and urban farmer. He is an American politician from the State of Iowa. He was previously a Democratic candidate for Governor of Iowa and the U.S. Congress, and served ...

, 1993–2003 *

Carmine Boal Carmine Boal (born February 28, 1956) is an American former politician. She served as a representative in the Iowa House of Representatives from the 70th District from 1999 to 2008. Early life Boal was born on February 28, 1956, in Mount Pleasant ...

, 2003–2009 * Kevin Koester, 2009–2013 *

Todd Taylor Todd Taylor (born May 21, 1966) is the Iowa State Senator from the 40th District. A Democrat, he has served in the Iowa Senate since 2019. Previously between 1995 and 2019 he had served in the Iowa House of Representatives from the 70th Distr ...

, 2013–2019 *

, 2019–present

References

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