Worth County IAGenWeb

Representatives of Worth County in the Iowa Legislature
1860 - 2022

The Iowa Legisture met every two year from 1846 to 1967, from the 1st to the 62nd General Assembly (G.A.). Starting in
1969, with the 63rd G.A., they've met every year (with each G.A. including two years). Worth County was organized in 1857.
[Click on their names to see photos and view their biographies
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G. A. DATE REPRESENTATIVE DIST. PARTY AGE OCCUPATION BORN DIED
8 1860 Bowdoin, Elbridge G. 58 R 40 Lawyer Feb 16, 1820 Jan 24, 1893
9 1862 Smeltzer, Charles C. 54 D 25 Lawyer Jan 29, 1837 July 13, 1878
10 1864 Pritchard, Charles D. 57 R 33 Lawyer Aug 9, 1830 Dec 26, 1911
11 1866 Dwelle, Lemuel 58 R 41 Miller Aug 16, 1824 Feb 8, 1917
12 1868 Tenny, Charles W. 59   33 Farmer Feb 16, 1834 Mar 1, 1906
13 1870 Hartshorn, Benjamin F. 65 R 37 Lawyer Aug 18, 1833 May 8, 1916
14 1872 Secor, David 66 R 35 Farmer Jan 6, 1836 Sep 14, 1907
15 1874 Secor, David 69 R 37 Farmer " "
16 1876 Bush, Henry H. 69 R 38 Lawyer July 2, 1837 Sep 14, 1907
17 1878 Walker, Andrew C. 77 R 50 Farmer Jan 16, 1828 July 17, 1901
18 1880 Hull, Justin M. 77 R 34 Physician June 9, 1845 Apr 9, 1889
19 1882 Anderson, John E. 77 R 35 Lawyer Mar 24, 1846 Nov 28, 1921
20 1884 Wattson, George F. 86 R 40 Druggist Aug 19, 1843 Apr 13, 1913
21 1886 Rustad, Simon 86 R 59 Farmer Jan 9, 1826 May 20, 1894
22 1888 Slosson, John M. 93 Ind. 52 Farmer May 19, 1839 Mar 29, 1900
23 1890 Jewett, Charles F. 93 R 53 Farmer Aug 19, 1836 May 17, 1909
24 1892 Ellickson, James 91 R 32 Farmer Sep 4, 1859 Feb 12, 1916
25 1894 Haugen, Gilbert N. 91 R 34 County Treasurer Apr 21, 1859 July 18, 1933
26 1896 Haugen, Gilbert N. 91 R 36 Banker " "
27 1898 Hanson, Wm. Ole 91 R 54 Banker May 13, 1843 Apr 27, 1927
28 1900 Koto, Paul O. 91 R 44 Druggist October, 1855 June 19, 1915
29 1902 Secor, Eugene 91 R 60 Real Estate May 13, 1841 May 14, 1919
30 1904 Olson, Herbrand L. 91 R 58 Farmer Jan 27, 1845 Dec 29, 1932
31 1906 Olson, Herbrand L. 91 R 60 Farmer " "
32 1907 Blackmore, Albin C. 94 R 63 Retired Aug 19, 1843 Aug 29, 1915
33 1909 Blackmore, Albin C. 94 R 65 Retired " "
34 1911 Collin, Edwin 94 R 68 Lawyer Aug 31, 1842 Aug 9, 1929
35 1913 Rone, Tollef 94 R 58 Farmer, Insurance Apr 27, 1854 Jan 7, 1935
36 1915 Rone, Tollef 94 R 60 Farmer, Insurance " "
37 1917 Slosson, John M. 94 R 40 Real Estate, Farmer Oct 27, 1876 Feb 9, 1963
38 1919 Slosson, John M. 94 R 42 Real Estate, Farmer " "
39 1921 Schulte, Herman H. 94 R 57 Farmer Nov 19, 1863 Aug 11, 1946
40 1923 Schulte, Herman H. 94 R 59 Farmer " "
41 1925 Schulte, Herman H. 94 R 61 Farmer " "
42 1927 Torgeson, Samuel R. 94 R 34 Banker May 28, 1892 Sep 25, 1954
43 1929 Torgeson, Samuel R. 94 R 36 Banker " "
44 1931 Torgeson, Samuel R. 94 R 38 Banker " "
45 1933 Ostby, Paul J. D. 94 D 56 Farmer Oct 27, 1876 Sep 16, 1951
46 1935 Blattspieler, Lewis 94 D 50 Pharmacist July 29, 1885 July 1, 1952
47 1937 Randall, Claus 94 R 54 Farmer Oct 5, 1882 Jan 23, 1957
48 1939 Randall, Claus 94 R 56 Farmer " "
49 1941 Randall, Claus 94 R 58 Farmer " "
50 1943 Norland, Norman 94 D 54 Farmer Feb 26, 1888 Sep 15, 1952
51 1945 Norland, Norman 94 D 56 Farmer " "
52 1947 Norland, Norman 94 D 58 Farmer " "
53 1949 Norland, Norman 94 D 60 Farmer " "
54 1951 Norland, Norman 94 D 60 Farmer " "
55 1953 Christiansen, Wayland R. 94 R 57 Retired County Auditor Aug 12, 1895 Jan 28, 1960
56 1955 Christiansen, Wayland 94 R 59 Retired County Auditor " "
57 1957 Christiansen, Wayland 94 R 61 Retired County Auditor " "
58 1959 Mueller, Harold 94 D 52 Farmer July 6, 1906 Sep 3, 1998
59 1961 Mueller, Harold 94 D 54 Farmer " "
60 1963 Mueller, Harold 94 D 56 Farmer " "
61 1965 Mueller, Harold 94 D 58 Farmer " "
62 1967 Klein, James T. 94 R 29 Planning Analyst July 31, 1937  
63 1969 Klein, James T. 94 R 31 Planning Analyst "  
63 1970 Logemann, Kenneth L. 94 R 33 Farmer July 11, 1937 Mar 4, 2013
64 1971-1972 Logemann, Kenneth L. 7 R 34 Farmer " "
65 1973-1974 Norland, Lowell E. 12 D 42 Farmer Aug 14, 1931  
66 1975-1976 Norland, Lowell E. 12 D 44 Farmer "  
67 1977-1978 Norland, Lowell E. 12 D 46 Farmer "  
68 1979-1980 Norland, Lowell E. 12 D 48 Farmer "  
69 1981-1982 Norland, Lowell E. 12 D 50 Farmer "  
70 1983-1984 Norland, Lowell E. 19 D 52 Farmer "  
71 1985-1986 Norland, Lowell E. 19 D 54 Farmer "  
72 1987-1988 May, Dennis J. 19 D 40 Farmer, Realtor Aug 21, 1947  
73 1989-1990 May, Dennis J. 19 D 42 Farmer, Realtor "  
74 1991-1992 Bartz, Merlin E. 19 R 30 Farmer, Laborer Mar 16, 1961  
75 1993-1994 May, Dennis J. 20 D 46 Farmer, Realtor Aug 21, 1947  
76 1995-1996 May, Dennis J. 20 D 48 Farmer, Realtor "  
77 1997-1998 May, Dennis J. 20 D 50 Farmer, Realtor "  
78 1999-2000 May, Dennis J. 20 D 52 Farmer, Realtor "  
79 2001-2002 May, Dennis J. 20 D 54 Farmer, Realtor "  
80 2003-2004 Rayhons, Henry V. 11 R 37 Politician May 8, 1936  
81 2005-2006 Rayhons, Henry V. 11 R 39 Politician "  
82 2007-2008 Rayhons, Henry V. 11 R 41 Politician "  
83 2009-2010 Rayhons, Henry V. 11 R 43 Politician "  
84 2011-2012 Rayhons, Henry V. 11 R 45 Politician "  
85 2013-2014 Byrnes, Josh 51 R 39 Professor 1974  
86 2015-2016 Byrnes, Josh 51 R 41 Professor "  
87 2017-2018 Bloomingdale, Jane 51 R 61 Tax Accountant 1956  
88 2019-2020 Bloomingdale, Jane 51 R 63 Tax Accountant "  
89 2021-2022 Bloomingdale, Jane 51 R 65 Tax Accountant "  

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