Rolf Craft (November 1, 1937 – January 9, 2009) was an American politician who served in the

Iowa Senate The Iowa Senate is the upper house of the Iowa General Assembly, United States. There are 50 seats in the Iowa Senate, representing 50 single-member districts across the state of Iowa with populations of approximately 60,927 per constituency, . ...

from the 8th district from 1977 to 1983. He died of

melanoma Melanoma, also redundantly known as malignant melanoma, is a type of skin cancer that develops from the pigment-producing cells known as melanocytes. Melanomas typically occur in the skin, but may rarely occur in the mouth, intestines, or eye ( ...

on January 9, 2009, in

Rochester, Minnesota Rochester is a city in the U.S. state of Minnesota and the county seat of Olmsted County. Located on rolling bluffs on the Zumbro River's south fork in Southeast Minnesota, the city is the home and birthplace of the renowned Mayo Clinic. Acco ...

at age 71.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Craft, Rolf 1937 births 2009 deaths Republican Party Iowa state senators Deaths from cancer in Minnesota Deaths from melanoma in the United States People from Waterloo, Iowa