The 44th District of the

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is located in southeastern

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, and is currently composed of Keokuk,

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, and Van Buren Counties, as well as part of Mahaska and Henry Counties.

Current elected officials

Adrian Dickey is the senator currently representing the 44th District. The area of the 44th District contains two

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districts: *The 87th District (represented by

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) *The 88th District (represented by David Kerr) The district is also located in

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, which is represented by

Mariannette Miller-Meeks Mariannette Jane Miller-Meeks (born September 6, 1955) is an American physician and politician serving as the U.S. representative from Iowa's 2nd congressional district since 2021. A member of the Republican Party, Miller-Meeks served as Iowa sta ...

Past senators

The district has previously been represented by: * John Nystrom, 1983–1991 *

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 ...

, 1992 *

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, 1993–1996 *

Jeff Angelo Jeff M. Angelo (born December 5, 1964) is a radio talk show host for WHO (AM) in Des Moines, Iowa. His show, "Need To Know With Jeff Angelo," airs from 9 am Central Time to 11 am Central Time. The show discusses politics, pop culture, and life ...

, 1997–2002 *

Thomas G. Courtney Thomas G. Courtney (born 24 September 1947) was the Iowa State Senator from the 44th District of Iowa and served as the majority whip. Biography Courtney was born on September 24, 1947, in Burlington, Iowa and grew up in Wapello, Iowa. He gradu ...

, 2003–2017 * Thomas Greene, 2017–2021 * Tim Goodwin, 2021–2023

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Current elected officials

Past senators

See also

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