Michael W. Connolly (born October 31, 1945) was the Iowa State Senator from the 14th District. He served in the
Iowa Senate 1989 – 2008 and was an assistant
majority leader.
Education
He received his
B.A. and
M.A. from
Loras College.
Career
Connolly spent 30 years in the public service, 10 of which were spent in the Iowa House and 20 years in the Iowa Senate.
Connolly served on several committees in the Iowa Senate - the
Appropriations committee; the
Education committee; the
Ways and Means committee; the Ethics committee, where he was vice chair; the Government Oversight committee, where he was vice chair; the State Government committee, where he was chair and the Transportation committee,
where he was chair. He served in the
Iowa House of Representatives 1979 – 1989.
Connolly ran unopposed for re-election in 2004, receiving 21,685 votes. He was not a candidate for reelection in
2008
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References
External links
Iowa General Assembly - Senator Mike Connollyofficial government website
Project Vote Smart - Michael W. 'Mike' Connollyprofile
*''Follow the Money'' - Mike Connolly
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campaign contributions
profile
Democratic Party Iowa state senators
Democratic Party members of the Iowa House of Representatives
1945 births
Living people
Loras College alumni
Politicians from Dubuque, Iowa
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