Iowa's 9th Senate district

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The 9th District of the Iowa Senate is located in southwestern Iowa, and is currently composed of Adams, Cass, Montgomery, Page, Ringgold, Taylor, and part of Union counties. [1]

Iowa's 9th
State Senate district

Map of the district
Senator
  Tom Shipley (politician)
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Current elected officials

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Tom Shipley (politician) is the senator currently representing the 9th District.

The area of the 9th District contains two Iowa House of Representatives districts:[2]

The district is also located in Iowa's 3rd congressional district, which is represented by U.S. Representative Zach Nunn.[3]

List of representatives

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[4]

Representative Party Dates Residence Notes
Francis Springer Whig 1846-1849 Columbus Junction, Iowa
Norman Everson Whig 1850-1851 Washington, Iowa
Amos Harris Democrat 1852-1853 Centerville, Iowa
Nathan Udell Democrat 1854-1855 Appanoose County
Daniel Anderson Republican 1856-1859 Albia, Iowa
Alvin Saunders Republican 1860-1861 Mount Pleasant, Iowa Saunders was appointed to be the Governor of the Nebraska Territory in 1861 by President Abraham Lincoln
Leroy Palmer Republican 1861 Mount Pleasant, Iowa
Theron Woolson Republican 1862-1863 Henry County
John Foote Republican 1864-1865 Burlington, Iowa
Fitz Warren Republican 1866-1867 Des Moines County
Jefferson Casady Democrat 1868-1871 Council Bluffs, Iowa
John Stone Republican 1872-1875 Glenwood, Iowa
George Franklin Wright Republican 1876-1877 Council Bluffs, Iowa Not to be confused with George G. Wright, though George F. Wright did work for and with George G. Wright in Keosauqua, Iowa.[5]
John Patterson Republican 1878-1881 Des Moines County
Benton Jay Hall Democrat 1882-1884 Des Moines County Hall was elected to the United States House of Representatives in 1884.
William Dodge Democrat 1886-1893 Des Moines County
Thomas Harper Democrat 1894-1897 Burlington, Iowa
William McArthur Republican 1898-1901 Burlington, Iowa
Frederick Smith Democrat 1902-1910 Des Moines County
LaMonte Cowles Republican 1911-1914 Burlington, Iowa
Frank Thompson Republican 1915-1922 Burlington, Iowa
Edward Romkey Republican 1923-1926 Burlington, Iowa
Clyde Topping Republican 1927-1934 Burlington, Iowa
James M. Bell Democrat 1935-1938 Burlington, Iowa
Frederick Cromwell Republican 1939-1946 Burlington, Iowa
William Skourup Republican 1947-1950 Burlington, Iowa
Thomas Dailey Democrat 1951-1958 Burlington, Iowa
Carl Hoschek Democrat 1959-1962 Burlington, Iowa
Jacob Mincks Democrat 1963-1966 Wapello County
Gene Glenn Democrat 1967-1970 Ottumwa, Iowa
Leigh Curran Republican 1971-1972 Mason City, Iowa
Dale Tieden Republican 1973-1982 Elkader, Iowa
Ray Taylor Republican 1983-1994 Steamboat Rock, Iowa
Stewart Iverson Republican 1995-2002 Wright County
Robert Brunkhorst Republican 2003-2006 Waverly, Iowa
William Heckroth Democrat 2007-2010 Waverly, Iowa
Bill Dix Republican 2011-2012 Shell Rock, Iowa
Nancy Boettger Republican 2013-2014 Harlan, Iowa
Jason Schultz Republican 2015-2022 Schleswig, Iowa
Tom Shipley Republican 2023-Present Adams County

Historical District Boundaries

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Source:[6]

Map Description Years Effective Notes
Louisa County

Washington 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.[7]
Appanoose County

Davis County (partial)
Decatur County
Wayne County

1852-1855
Clarke County

Lucas County
Monroe County

1856-1859
Henry County 1860-1863
Des Moines County 1864-1867
Cass County

Fremont County
Mills County
Pottawattamie

1868-1869
Cass County

Mills County
Montgomery County
Pottawattamie County

1870-1871
Mills County

Montgomery County
Pottawattamie County

1872-1873
Mills County

Pottawattamie County

1874-1877
Des Moines County 1878-1962
Wapello County 1963-1970
Cerro Gordo County (partial)

Franklin County (partial)

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.[8]
Allamakee County

Clayton County
Delaware County (partial)
Dubuque County (partial)
Fayette County (partial)
Winneshiek County

1973-1982
Franklin County

Hamilton County (partial)
Hancock County (partial)
Hardin County
Wright County

1983-1992
Franklin County

Hamilton County (partial)
Hardin County
Wright County (partial)

1993-2002
  Bremer County

Black Hawk County (partial)

Butler County
Fayette County (partial)

2003-2012
  Crawford County (partial)

Harrison County
Ida County
Monona County
Shelby County
Woodbury County (partial)

2013-2022
  Adams County
Cass County
Montgomery County

Page County
Ringgold County
Taylor County
Union County (partial)

2023-Present

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "District 9 Map" (PDF).
  2. ^ "Iowa House Districts" (PDF). Iowa Legislative Services Agency. Retrieved July 15, 2016.
  3. ^ "Iowa Congressional Districts" (PDF). Iowa Legislative Services Agency. Retrieved July 15, 2016.
  4. ^ "Table of Iowa Senate District 4 Historic Senators".
  5. ^ "George F Wright Fact Sheet".
  6. ^ "Iowa State Senate District 2 Historic Legislators".
  7. ^ "1846 Iowa Constitution" (PDF).
  8. ^ "Reapportionment in Iowa".