The 36th District of the

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is located in eastern

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, and is currently composed of

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and Tama Counties.

Current elected officials

Jeff Edler is the senator currently representing the 36th District. The area of the 36th District contains two

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districts: *The 71st District (represented by Sue Cahill) *The 72nd District (represented by Dean Fisher) The district is also located in

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, which is represented by

Ashley Hinson Ashley Elizabeth Hinson (born June 27, 1983) is an American politician and journalist serving as the U.S. representative for Iowa's 1st congressional district since 2021. Her district comprises much of the northeast quadrant of the state, includi ...

Past senators

The district has previously been represented by: *

Michael Lura Michael R. Lura (24 August 1948 – 4 May 2004) was an American politician. Lura was born in Marshalltown, Iowa, on 24 August 1948, to parents Geahard R. Lura and Opal M. Herbert. He graduated from Marshalltown High School in 1966 and married Sus ...

, 1983 *

John Soorholtz John E. Soorholtz (19 December 1930 – 28 December 2012) was an American farmer and politician from Iowa. John Soorholtz was born in Marshalltown, Iowa, on 19 December 1930, to parents Howard and Edna. He graduated from Melbourne High School in ...

, 1984–1992 *

Elaine Szymoniak Elaine Eisfelder Szymoniak (May 24, 1920 – May 20, 2009) was a State Senator from the U.S. state of Iowa, a former City Council Member representing the city of Des Moines, Iowa and a retired hearing and speech specialist, counselor, and admin ...

, 1993–2000 *

Jack Holveck Jack Holveck (born May 26, 1943) is an American politician in the state of Iowa. Holveck was born in Marshalltown, Iowa. He attended William Penn College William Penn University is a private university in Oskaloosa, Iowa. It was founded by m ...

, 2001–2002 *

Paul McKinley Paul McKinley (born 1947) is the Iowa State Senator from the 36th District. He has served in the Iowa Senate since 2001 and served as Senate minority leader from 2009 until November 2011. McKinley currently serves on the Education committee, th ...

, 2003–2012 *

Steve Sodders Steven J. "Steve" Sodders was a Democratic politician, who was a Mayor of State Center, Iowa. He also served as Deputy Sheriff in Marshall County until he was forced into early retirement for falsifying records. He received his A.S. from I ...

, 2013–2016 * Jeff Edler, 2017–present

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Current elected officials

Past senators

See also

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