The 78th District of the
Iowa House of Representatives
The Iowa House of Representatives is the lower house of the Iowa General Assembly, the upper house being the Iowa Senate. There are 100 seats in the Iowa House of Representatives, representing 100 single-member districts across the state, formed ...
in 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 ...
.
Current elected officials
Jarad Klein is the representative currently representing the district.
Past representatives
The district has previously been represented by:
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Dennis L. Freeman, 1969–1971
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Elizabeth Orr Shaw
Elizabeth Orr Shaw (October 2, 1923 – July 23, 2014) was an American lawyer and politician. A Republican, she served in the Iowa House of Representatives for the 43rd district from 1967 to 1971 and for the 78th district from 1971 to 1973 ...
, 1971–1973
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Brice Oakley, 1973–1977
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Hugo Schnekloth, 1977–1983
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Dennis L. Renaud, 1983–1993
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Dwight Dinkla
Dwight L. Dinkla (born December 30, 1951) an American politician.
Dinkla was raised in Adair County, Iowa, alongside an elder sister Jo Ann Dinkla, by parents Elmer and Arlene Dinkla. He graduated from Adair-Casey Community High School in 1970, c ...
, 1993–1999
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Clel Baudler
Clel E. Baudler (born April 4, 1939) is an American politician who served as a member of the Iowa House of Representatives from the 20th district. A Republican, he was first elected to the House in 1998 and assumed office in 1999.
Career
Baud ...
, 1999–2003
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Vicki Lensing
Vicki Lensing (born June 21, 1957) is an American politician who served as a member of the Iowa House of Representatives from 2001 to 2021.
Education
Lensing graduated from West High School in 1975 and obtained her Bachelor of Arts from the Un ...
, 2003–2013
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Jarad Klein, 2013–present
References
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