The 40th District of the
Iowa Senate is located in eastern
Iowa, and is currently composed of part of
Linn County.
Current elected officials
Ken Rozenboom
Ken Rozenboom (born 1951) is the Iowa State Senator from the 19th District. A Republican, he has served in the Iowa Senate since being elected in 2013. Born and raised in Oskaloosa, Iowa Rozenboom graduated Pella Christian High School before ...
is the senator currently representing the 40th District.
The area of the 40th District contains two
Iowa House of Representatives districts:
*The
79th District (represented by
Dustin Hite
Dustin Dean Hite (born November 14, 1983), is an American politician from the state of Iowa.
Hite was born in Mahaska County, Iowa in 1983. He resides with his family in New Sharon, Iowa
New Sharon is a city in Mahaska County, Iowa, United St ...
)
*The
80th District (represented by
Holly Brink
Holly Ann Brink (née Hynick; born July 18, 1982), is an American politician from the state of Iowa.
Brink was born in Keokuk County, Iowa in 1982. She resides with her family in Oskaloosa, Iowa
Oskaloosa is a city in, and the county seat o ...
)
The district is also located in
Iowa's 2nd congressional district, which is represented by
Mariannette Miller-Meeks.
Past senators
The district has previously been represented by:
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Adolph Elvers
Adolf (also spelt Adolph or Adolphe, Adolfo and when Latinised Adolphus) is a given name used in German-speaking countries, Scandinavia, the Netherlands and Flanders, France, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Latin America and to a lesser extent in var ...
, 1965–1966
*
Robert Rigler
The name Robert is an ancient Germanic given name, from Proto-Germanic "fame" and "bright" (''Hrōþiberhtaz''). Compare Old Dutch ''Robrecht'' and Old High German ''Hrodebert'' (a compound of '' Hruod'' ( non, Hróðr) "fame, glory, ho ...
, 1967–1970
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James W. Griffin, 1971–1972
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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 ...
, 1973–1977
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Edgar Holden, 1978–1982
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George Kinley
George Raymond Kinley (June 4, 1937 – February 23, 2022) was an American politician in the state of Iowa and a business co-founder and owner.
Biography
Kinley was born in Akron, Ohio. He moved with his family to Des Moines, Iowa, and gradua ...
, 1983–1992
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Albert Sorensen
Albert "Al" Sorensen (born February 19, 1932) served as a Democratic Iowa State Senator from 1991 to 1997. He joined the Senate after winning a special election in 1991, his predecessor, Jack Nystrom (R- Boone), having resigned to serve on the ...
, 1993–1996
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Jerry Behn
Jerry Behn (born January 31, 1954) is an American politician who served as a member of the Iowa Senate for the 24th district from 1997 to 2021.
Career
Behn served as a Boone County supervisor from 1995 to 1996.
Behn served on the Senate Ap ...
, 1997–2002
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Richard F. Drake, 2003–2004
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James F. Hahn, 2005–2012
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Ken Rozenboom
Ken Rozenboom (born 1951) is the Iowa State Senator from the 19th District. A Republican, he has served in the Iowa Senate since being elected in 2013. Born and raised in Oskaloosa, Iowa Rozenboom graduated Pella Christian High School before ...
, 2013–present
See also
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Iowa General Assembly
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Iowa Senate
References
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