Iowa's 5th State Senate district is located in Northwestern Iowa. It is currently composed of Dickinson, Emmet, Kossuth and Palo Alto counties and part of Clay County.
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Current elected officials
editDave Rowley is the senator currently representing the 5th District.
The area of the 5th District contains two Iowa House of Representatives districts:[2]
- The 9th District (represented by Henry Stone)
- The 10th District (represented by John Wills)
The district is also located in Iowa's 4th congressional district, which is represented by U.S. Representative Randy Feenstra.[3]
List of representatives
edit| Map | Description | Years Effective | Notes |
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| Dallas County |
1846-1849 | 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.[9] | |
| Boone County Dallas County |
1850-1851 | ||
| Henry County | 1852-1855 | ||
| Davis County | 1856-1859 | ||
| Decatur County |
1860-1863 | ||
| Clarke County |
1864-1869 | ||
| Wayne County |
1870-1877 | ||
| Clarke County |
1878-1883 | ||
| Clarke County |
1884-1887 | ||
| Decatur County |
1888-1962 | ||
| Adams County |
1963-1966 | ||
| Adams County |
1967-1970 | ||
| Butler 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.[10] | |
| Cerro Gordo County (partial) Franklin County (partial) |
1973-1982 | ||
| Buena Vista Calhoun County |
1983-1992 | ||
| Buena Vista Cherokee County |
1993-2002 | ||
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Hamilton County Story County (partial)
Webster County (partial) |
2003-2012 | |
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Calhoun County
Humboldt County |
2013-2022 | |
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Clay County (partial)
Dickinson County |
2023-Present |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "2023 Iowa Senate District 5" (PDF). Iowa State Legislator.
- ^ https://www.legis.iowa.gov/DOCS/Resources/Redist/2011/2011-03-31/HouseStatewide8x11_color.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ https://www.legis.iowa.gov/DOCS/Resources/Redist/2011/2011-03-31/CongressStatewide8x11_color.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ "Table of Iowa Senate District 5 Historic Senators".
- ^ "Legislator Fact Sheet Theodore Thompson".
- ^ "Legislator Fact Sheet X T Prentis".
- ^ "Legislator Fact Sheet Kyhl".
- ^ "Legislator Fact Sheet Fuhrman".
- ^ "1846 Iowa Constitution" (PDF).
- ^ "Reapportionment in Iowa".
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