Jerry A. Kearns (born July 8, 1944) is a
Democratic politician who represented the 83rd District in the
Iowa House of Representatives
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since 2008.
He was ranking member of the Veterans Affairs Committee and also served on the Agriculture, Labor, and Ways and Means Committee.
Education
Kearns graduated from Wyaconda High School in
Missouri
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in 1962. He later attended
Southeast Iowa Community College and also went to a four-year electrician apprenticeship.
Career
From 1965 to 1969, Kearns served in the
US Air Force
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.
Outside politics Kearns spent 38 years as an industrial electrician at
Henniges Automotive.
Organizations
Kearns has been a member of the following organizations:
*Lee County Board of Supervisors
*
American Legion
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*
Elks Club
*University of Iowa Labor Advisory Board
*
Lee County Democratic Party
*
Iowa Democratic Party
*Keokuk's Trinity United Methodist Church
Family
Kearns is married to his wife Diane and together they have two sons, Christopher and Aaron, along with seven grandchildren.
References
External links
Representative Jerry Kearns''official Iowa General Assembly site''
Jerry Kearns State Representative''official constituency site''
*
Democratic Party members of the Iowa House of Representatives
Living people
People from Keokuk, Iowa
1944 births
Place of birth missing (living people)
21st-century American legislators
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