Mary Adelaide Lundby (February 2, 1948 – January 17, 2009) was a state Senator from the Iowa's 18th District. She 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 1995 to 2009, serving as Minority Leader from 2006 to 2007 and as Co-Majority Leader in 2006. She also served in the Iowa House of Representatives from 1987 to 1995, serving as Speaker pro Tempore from 1992 to 1994. Prior to her election to the Iowa House, Lundby had served as the co-chair of the Linn County Republican party, as a member of the Linn County Republican Central Committee, and as staff assistant to then-senator Roger Jepsen. She graduated from

Upper Iowa University Upper Iowa University (UIU) is a private university in Fayette, Iowa. It enrolls around 6000 students and offers distance education programs that include 15 centers in the U.S., an online program, an independent study program, and centers in ...

, majoring in Political Science and History.Former state senator Lundby dies
/ref> Lundby served on several committees in the Iowa Senate - the Government Oversight committee; the Natural Resources and Environment committee; and the Rules and Administration committee. Lundby was re-elected in 2004 with 20,686 votes (60%), defeating Democratic opponent Lorna Richards. Lundby didn't run for re-election in 2008, opting to run for Linn County supervisor instead.
/ref> In June 2008, Lundby withdrew from the supervisor race, as her cancer had returned. Lundby died on January 17, 2009, after a three-year battle with cervical cancer. Her son, Daniel Lundby, was elected to the Iowa House of Representatives in 2012 as a Democrat.

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Iowa General Assembly - Senator Mary Lundby
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Project Vote Smart - Mary Adelaide Lundby
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