The 8th District of the Iowa Senate is located in Western Iowa, and is currently composed of Fremont, Harrison, and Mills counties, and the majority of Pottawattamie County.[1]
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Current elected officials
editMark Costello is the senator currently representing the 8th District.
The area of the 8th District contains two Iowa House of Representatives districts:[2]
- The 15th District (represented by Matt Windschitl)
- The 16th District (represented by David Sieck)
The district is also located in Iowa's 4th congressional district, which is represented by U.S. Representative Randy Feenstra.
List of representatives
editHistorical District Boundaries
editSource:[4]
| Map | Description | Years Effective | Notes |
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| Jefferson County | 1846-1851 | 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.[5] | |
| Davis County | 1852-1855 | ||
| Wapello County | 1856-1859 | ||
| Des Moines County | 1860-1863 | ||
| Cass County |
1864-1867 | ||
| Adams County |
1868-1869 | ||
| Adams County |
1870-1873 | ||
| Fremont County |
1874-1877 | ||
| Adams County |
1878-1883 | ||
| Mills County |
1884-1962 | ||
| Henry County |
1963-1966 | ||
| Henry County |
1967-1970 | ||
| Buena Vista County Clay County (partial) |
1971-1972 | ||
| Bremer County (partial) Chickasaw County (partial) |
1973-1982 | ||
| Hancock County (partial) Humboldt County |
1983-1992 | ||
| Hancock County Humboldt County |
1993-2002 | ||
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Allamakee County Chickasaw County
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2003-2012 | |
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Pottawattamie County (partial)
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2013-2022 | [6] |
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Fremont County Harrison County
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2023–Present |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ https://www.legis.iowa.gov/DOCS/Resources/Redist/2011/2011-03-31/SenateStatewide8x11_color.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ https://www.legis.iowa.gov/DOCS/Resources/Redist/2011/2011-03-31/HouseStatewide8x11_color.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ "District 8 historic senators".
- ^ "Iowa State Senate District 2 Historic Legislators".
- ^ "1846 Iowa Constitution" (PDF).
- ^ "Iowa Senate District 8" (PDF).
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