The 13th District of the

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is located in southwestern

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, and is currently composed of

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, Monroe and Wapello Counties.

Current elected officials

Cherielynn Westrich is the senator currently representing the 13th District. The area of the 13th District contains two

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districts: *The 25th District (represented by

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) *The 26th District (represented by Austin Harris) The district is also located in

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, which is represented by U.S. Representative

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Past senators

The district has previously been represented by: * Thomas Lind, 1983–1986 * Jim Lind, 1986–1997 * Patricia Harper, 1997–2002 * Roger Stewart, 2003–2010 *

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, 2011–2012 *

Kent Sorenson Kent Sorenson (born March 29, 1972) is a former Iowa state legislator who resigned after pleading guilty to obstruction of justice and other felonies related to campaign finances. Sorenson graduated from Indianola High School in 1990. He was ...

, 2013–2014 * Julian Garrett, 2014–2022 * Cherielynn Westrich, 2023–present

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Current elected officials

Past senators

See also

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