The 83rd District of the
Iowa House of Representatives
The Iowa House of Representatives is the lower house of the Iowa General Assembly, the upper house being the Iowa Senate. There are 100 seats in the Iowa House of Representatives, representing 100 single-member districts across the state, formed ...
in the state of
Iowa
Iowa ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the upper Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. It borders the Mississippi River to the east and the Missouri River and Big Sioux River to the west; Wisconsin to the northeast, Ill ...
. It is currently composed of part of
Linn County.
Current elected officials
Cindy Golding
Cindy Golding (born 1952) is an American politician, entrepreneur, farmer and former chemist who has represented the 83rd district of the Iowa House of Representatives since January 2023, which consists of much of rural Linn County. She is a m ...
is the representative currently representing the district.
Past representatives
The district has previously been represented by:
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Wendell Pellett, 1971–1973
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Charles F. Strothman, 1973–1975
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Arnold R. Lindeen, 1975–1979
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Virgil E. Corey, 1979–1983
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Lyle R. Krewson, 1983–1985
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Janet Metcalf, 1985–1993
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Linda Nelson, 1993–1997
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Brad Hansen
Brad L. Hansen (born October 30, 1968) is an American politician in the state of Iowa.
Hansen was born in Onawa, Iowa. He attended University of Iowa and is a businessman. A Republican, he served in the Iowa House of Representatives from 1997 to ...
, 1997–2003
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Steven Olson, 2003–2013
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Jerry Kearns, 2013–2019
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Jeff Kurtz, 2019–2021
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Martin Graber
Martin L. Graber (June 3, 1952 – January 31, 2025) was an American politician who was a Republican member of the Iowa House of Representatives from 2021 until his death. Formerly serving district 83, he was serving District 100 at the time o ...
, 2021–2023
References
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