Iowa's 16th Senate district
| Iowa's 16th State Senate district | |||
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The 16th District of the Iowa Senate is located in central Iowa, and is currently composed of part of Polk and Dallas counties.[1]
Current elected officials
Claire Celsi is the senator currently representing the 16th District.[2]
The area of the 16th District contains two Iowa House of Representatives districts:[3]
- The 31st District (represented by Mary Lee Madison)
- The 32nd District (represented by Jennifer Konfrst)
The district is also located in Iowa's 3rd congressional district, which is represented by Zach Nunn.[4]
List of representatives
| Representative | Party | Dates | Residence | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eli Snow Wing | Democrat | 1852-1853 | Davenport, Iowa | ||
| Ambrose Cowperthwaite Fulton | Whig | 1854-1855 | Davenport, Iowa | ||
| William A. Loughridge | Republican | 1856-1859 | Oskaloosa, Iowa | ||
| Oliver P. Sherraden | Republican | 1860-1861 | Richland, Iowa | ||
| Issac Pearl Teter | Republican | 1862-1863 | Sigourney, Iowa | ||
| John Ferguson McJunkin | Republican | 1864-1867 | Washington County, Iowa | ||
| John A. Parvin | Republican | 1868-1869 | Muscatine, Iowa | ||
| Samuel McNutt | Republican | 1870-1873 | Muscatine, Iowa | ||
| Henry Thornburg | Anti-Monopoly | 1874-1875 | Dallas County, Iowa | ||
| Henry Thornburg | Republican | 1876-1877 | Dallas County, Iowa | ||
| John L. McCormack | Democrat | 1878-1879 | Knoxville, Iowa | ||
| James F. Greenlee | Republican | 1880-1883 | Marion County, Iowa | ||
| Eli Wilkin | Republican | 1884-1887 | Winterset, Iowa | ||
| Richard Price | Republican | 1888-1891 | Winterset, Iowa | ||
| Alva Lysander Hager | Republican | 1892 | Greenfield, Iowa | Elected to the U.S. House of Representatives is 1892. | |
| Lucien Moody Kilburn | Republican | 1893-1899 | Greenfield, Iowa | ||
| James Judson Crossley | Republican | 1900-1908 | Winterset, Iowa | ||
| Arthur Criag Savage | Republican | 1909-1916 | Adair, Iowa | ||
| Edward McMurray Smith | Republican | 1917-1924 | Winterset, Iowa | ||
| John N. Langfitt | Republican | 1925-1932 | Adair, Iowa | Died in office in 1932. | |
| Ora E. Husted | Republican | 1933-1940 | Winterset, Iowa | ||
| Harry Samuel Love | Republican | 1941-1946 | Bridgewater, Iowa | Resigned before the end of his term to accept appointment to the State Board of Social Welfare.[6] | |
| John Lyle Musmaker | Republican | 1947-1948 | Greenfield, Iowa | ||
| Raymond R. Gillespie | Democrat | 1949-1952 | Winterset, Iowa | ||
| Lorin B. Sayre | Republican | 1953-1956 | Winterset, Iowa | ||
| Raymond R. Gillespie | Democrat | 1957-1960 | Winterset, Iowa | Died in office in 1960. | |
| Joseph B. Flatt | Republican | 1961-1964 | Winterset, Iowa | ||
| David M. Stanley | Republican | 1965-1966 | Muscatine, Iowa | ||
| Roger John Shaff | Republican | 1967-1970 | Clinton, Iowa | ||
| James A. Potgeter | Republican | 1971-1972 | Steamboat Rock, Iowa | ||
| James V. Gallagher | Democrat | 1973-1982 | Vail, Iowa | ||
| Dale L. Tieden | Republican | 1983-1992 | Elkader, Iowa | ||
| Lyle E. Zieman | Republican | 1993-2000 | Postville, Iowa | ||
| Mark Zieman | Republican | 2001-2002 | Postville, Iowa | ||
| Julie M. Hosch | Republican | 2003-2004 | Cascade, Iowa | ||
| Tom Hancock | Democrat | 2005-2012 | Dubuque, Iowa | ||
| Dick L. Dearden | Democrat | 2013-2016 | Des Moines, Iowa | ||
| Nate Boulton | Democrat | 2017-2022 | Des Moines, Iowa | ||
| Claire Celsi | Democrat | 2023-Present | Des Moines, Iowa | ||
Historical District Boundaries
Source:[7]
| Map | Description | Years effective | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scott County | 1852-1855 | From 1846 to 1857, district numbering was not utilized by the Iowa State Legislature. This convention was added with the passing of the 1857 Iowa Constitution. Numbering of districts pre-1857 is done as a matter of historic convenience.[8] | |
| Mahaska County | 1856-1859 | ||
| Keokuk County | 1860-1863 | ||
| Washington County | 1864-1867 | ||
| Muscatine County | 1868-1873 | ||
| Dallas County |
1874-1877 | ||
| Marion County | 1878-1883 | ||
| Madison County |
1884-1887 | ||
| Adair County |
1888-1962 | ||
| Cedar County |
1963-1966 | ||
| Clinton County | 1967-1970 | ||
| Franklin County (partial) Hamilton County |
1971-1972 | In 1970, the Iowa Legislature passed an amendment to the Iowa Constitution setting forth the rules for legislative redistricting in order to abide by the rules established by the Reynolds v. Sims Supreme Court case. The first reapportionment map created by the Republican controlled legislature was deemed unconstitutional, but was still used for the 1970 election.[9] | |
| Benton County (partial) Black Hawk County (partial) |
1973-1982 | ||
| Allamakee County |
1983-1992 | ||
| Allamakee County Clayton County |
1993-2002 | ||
Delaware County (partial)
Dubuque County (partial)
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2003-2012 | ||
Polk County (partial)
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2013-2022 | ||
Dallas County (partial)
Polk County (partial)
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See also
References
- ^ "SENATE DISTRICT 16" (PDF). Iowa General Assembly. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
- ^ Agency, Iowa Legislative Services. "Iowa Legislature - Legislator List". Retrieved July 15, 2016.
- ^ "Iowa House Districts" (PDF). Iowa Legislative Services Agency. Retrieved July 15, 2016.
- ^ "Iowa Congressional Districts" (PDF). Iowa Legislative Services Agency. Retrieved July 15, 2016.
- ^ "Historic Legislator List SD 16".
- ^ "Samuel Love Factsheet Iowa Red Book".
- ^ "Iowa historic district map database".
- ^ "1846 Iowa Constitution" (PDF).
- ^ "Reapportionment in Iowa".