The 31st District of the

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is located in northeast

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, and is currently composed of

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County.

Current elected officials

William Dotzler is the senator currently representing the 31st District. The area of the 31st District contains two

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districts: *The 61st District (represented by Timi Brown-Powers) *The 62nd District (represented by

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) The district is also located in

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, which is represented by

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Past senators

The district has previously been represented by: *

Lowell Junkins Lowell L. Junkins (born March 9, 1944) is an American politician in the state of Iowa. Junkins was born in Fort Madison, Iowa and attended Iowa State University. He served in the Iowa Senate from 1973 to 1987, as a Democrat. He unsuccessfully ran ...

, 1983–1985 *

Gene Fraise Eugene Stace Fraise (May 7, 1932 – November 27, 2020) was an American politician from Iowa. Career He served in the Iowa Senate from the 46th district from 1986, when he filled a vacancy left by Lowell Junkins' resignation, until 2013. Fraise ...

, 1986–1992 *

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, 1993–1994 *

Johnie Hammond Johnie Wright Hammond (born August 22, 1932) is an American politician in the state of Iowa. Hammond was born in Eupora, Mississippi Eupora is the largest city in Webster County, central Mississippi. The population was 2,197 at the 2010 census ...

, 1995–2002 * Matt McCoy, 2003–2012 * William Dotzler, 2013–present

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Current elected officials

Past senators

See also

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