The 22nd District of the

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is located in southern

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, and is currently composed of part of Polk County.

Current elected officials

Matt Blake is the senator currently representing the 22nd District. The area of the 22nd District contains two

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districts: *The 43rd District (represented by

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) *The 44th District (represented by

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) 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: * Merlin Hulse, 1983–1984 * Beverly Hannon, 1985–1992 * Patrick Deluhery, 1993–2002 *

Larry McKibben Larry E. McKibben (born January 5, 1947, in Marshalltown, Iowa) was the Iowa State Senator from the 22nd District. He had served in the Iowa Senate since 1997 and was an assistant minority leader until he retired in 2008. He received his B.A. ( ...

, 2003–2008 * Steve Sodders, 2009–2012 * Charles Schneider, 2013–2021 *

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, 2021–2023 *

Brad Zaun Bradley Zaun ( R- Urbandale) is an Iowa politician who represented the 22nd District, as well as serving the Iowa Senate President pro tempore. He was the Republican nominee for Iowa's 3rd congressional district in the 2010 general election. ...

, 2023–2025

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Current elected officials

Past senators

See also

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