John Robert Landon (March 7, 1950 – July 29, 2021) was an American politician who served in the

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from the 37th district from 2013 to 2021. A

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, Landon was born in

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and resided in

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. He had a B.S. in agriculture from

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. , Landon served on several committees in the Iowa House – the Commerce, Human Resources, and Transportation committees. He also served as the vice chair of the Ways and Means committee and as a member of the Capitals Appropriations Subcommittee. He died from cancer while still in office on July 29, 2021, at the age of 71.

Electoral history

*incumbent

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Representative John Landon
''official Iowa General Assembly site'' *
Financial information (state office)
at the National Institute for Money in State Politics {{DEFAULTSORT:Landon, John 1950 births 2021 deaths Iowa State University alumni Republican Party members of the Iowa House of Representatives People from Ankeny, Iowa People from Marshall County, Iowa 21st-century American politicians