The 42nd District of the

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is located in eastern

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, and is currently composed of part of Benton and

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counties.

Current elected officials

Jeff Reichman is the senator currently representing the 42nd District. The area of the 42nd District contains two

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districts: *The 83rd District (represented by

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) *The 84th District (represented by Joe Mitchell) The district is also located in

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, which is represented by

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Past senators

The district has previously been represented by: *

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, 1983–1988 *

Elaine Szymoniak Elaine Eisfelder Szymoniak (May 24, 1920 – May 20, 2009) was a State Senator from the U.S. state of Iowa, a former City Council Member representing the city of Des Moines, Iowa and a retired hearing and speech specialist, counselor, and admini ...

, 1989–1992 *

Mike Gronstal Michael E. Gronstal (born January 29, 1950) is a former Iowa State Senator who represented the 8th district in the Iowa Senate. He served from 1985 to 2017 and was the majority leader and chairman of the Rules and Administration committee. He was ...

, 1993–2002 *

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, 2003–2004 * Frank Wood, 2005–2008 *

Shawn Hamerlinck Shawn Hamerlinck (born 1980) served one term in the Iowa State Senate, representing the 42nd District. He lost re-election in 2012. Hamerlinck was named in a sexual harassment lawsuit, which claimed that Hamerlinck often commented about women's ...

, 2009–2012 * Rich Taylor, 2013-2021 * Jeff Reichman, 2021–present

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Current elected officials

Past senators

See also

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