Wally E. Horn (born November 28, 1933) is a former Iowa State Senator who served the 27th, 25, and 17th Districts. Horn served on several committees in the

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- the Judiciary committee; the Labor and Business Relations committee; the Rebuild Iowa committee; and the State Government committee. He also serves on the Education Appropriations Subcommittee.

Early life and education

Horn was raised in

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and graduated from Bloomfield High School. A Democrat, he received his BS and MA from Northeastern Missouri State Teachers College, with graduate work done at

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and the

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Career

Outside of his political career, Horn worked for more than 30 years as a high school teacher, coach, and information facilitator for schools in

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. Prior, he served in the

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Organizations

Current memberships

*Council State Government *Midwest Legislature's Executive Board *Executive committee for the Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee *Community Correction Board *Elks and Moose Lodges Board *

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Past memberships

*NCSL Executive Board (15 years)

Family

Horn is married to his wife Phyllis Peterson and together they have two children and seven grandchildren.

References

External links

Senator Wally Horn
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Senator Wally Horn
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''official constituency site'' * 1933 births Living people Democratic Party Iowa state senators Truman State University alumni Texas A&M University alumni University of Texas at Austin alumni People from Bloomfield, Iowa Politicians from Cedar Rapids, Iowa Democratic Party members of the Iowa House of Representatives 21st-century American politicians {{Iowa-politician-stub