The 87th District of the Iowa House of Representatives in the state of Iowa. It's currently composed of Van Buren County, as well as part of

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and Henry Counties.

Current elected officials

Jeff Shipley Jeff Shipley (born August 9, 1988) is an American politician from the state of Iowa currently serving in the Iowa House of Representatives as the representative of District 87. Shipley was born in Euclid, Ohio, in 1988 and was raised in Napervi ...

is the representative currently representing the district.

Past representatives

The district has previously been represented by: * George N. Pierson, 1971–1973 * Floyd H. Millen, 1973–1981 * William R. Sullivan, 1981–1983 *

Joyce Lonergan Joyce Lonergan (March 5, 1934 – January 17, 2006) was an American politician who served in the Iowa House of Representatives from 1975 to 1987. Born in Benton County, Lonergan graduated from Boone High School Boone High School is a public ...

, 1983–1987 *

Teresa Garman Teresa A. Garman (née Lennon; August 29, 1937) is an American politician in the state of Iowa. Garman was born in Webster County, Iowa Webster County is a county in the U.S. state of Iowa. As of the 2020 census, the population was 36,999. ...

, 1987–1993 *

Bill Royer Bill D. Royer (August 29, 1929 - April 2, 2018) was an American politician in the state of Iowa. Royer was born in Essex, Iowa. He attended Northwest Missouri State University and was a realtor. He served in the Iowa House of Representatives ...

, 1993–1995 *

Effie Boggess Effie Lee Boggess (née Narigon; December 27, 1927 – May 18, 2021) was an American politician in the state of Iowa. Boggess was born in Adams County, Iowa. She attended Simpson College and was a farmer. A Republican, she served in the Iowa Hous ...

, 1995–2003 *

Tom Sands Thomas R. Sands (born September 13, 1954) is the Iowa State Representative from the 88th District. A Republican, he has served in the Iowa House of Representatives since 2003. , Sands serves on several committees in the Iowa House - the Envi ...

, 2003–2013 *

Dennis Cohoon Dennis M. Cohoon (born March 29, 1953) is the Iowa State Representative from the 87th District. He has served in the Iowa House of Representatives since 1987. Education Cohoon graduated from Burlington High School in 1971. After graduating high ...

, 2013–2021 *

, 2022-present

References

{{Iowa General Assembly districts 087