Iowa's 37th Senate district
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| Type | District of the Upper House |
|---|---|
| Location |
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Senator | Molly Donahue (D) |
Parent organization | Iowa General Assembly |
The 37th District of the Iowa Senate is located in eastern Iowa, and is currently composed of part of Linn County.[1]
Current elected officials
Molly Donahue is the senator currently representing the 37th District.[2]
The area of the 37th District contains two Iowa House of Representatives districts:[3]
- The 73rd District (represented by Elizabeth Wilson)
- The 74th District (represented by Eric Gjerde)
The district is also located in Iowa's 2nd congressional district, which is represented by Ashley Hinson.[4]
Past senators
The district has previously been represented by:[5][6]
- David C. Hastings, 1860-1864
- Benjamin T. Hunt, 1864-1868
- Homer E. Newell, 1868-1870
- William G. Donnan, 1870-1871
- George Washington Bemis, 1872-1876
- Merrit W. Harmon, 1876-1878
- Daniel Darrow Chase, 1878-1882
- John L. Kamrar, 1882-1886
- Nicholas F. Weber, 1886-1890
- William Callum Smith, 1890-1894
- John English Rowen, 1894-1898
- Joseph Wallace, 1898-1902
- Fred Carlton Hartshorn, 1902-1907
- Charles Fremont Peterson, 1907-1911
- Daniel Cady Chase, 1911-1919, 1923
- Eugene Schaffter, 1919-1921
- William Schmedika, 1923-1927
- Oscar Ulstad, 1927-1931
- Irving H. Knudson, 1931-1935
- George Raymond Hill, 1936-1947
- Rex R. Bateson, 1947-1955
- John A. Walker, 1955-1963
- Donald G. Beneke, 1963-1967
- Alden J. Erskine, 1967-1973
- Charles S. Van Eaton, 1967-1969
- Charles K. Sullivan, 1969-1971
- Roger John Shaff, 1971-1973
- Minnette Fredrichs Doderer, 1973-1979
- Arthur A. Small, 1979–1987
- Charles Hughes Bruner, 1983–1991
- Ralph Rosenberg, 1991–1993
- Mary Kramer, 1993–2003
- Douglas Shull, 2003–2007
- Staci Appel, 2007–2011
- Kent Sorenson, 2011–2013
- Robert Dvorsky, 2013–2019
- Zach Wahls, 2019–2023
- Molly Donahue, 2023-Present
See also
References
- ^ "SENATE DISTRICT 37" (PDF). Iowa General Assembly. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
- ^ Agency, Iowa Legislative Services. "Iowa Legislature - Legislator List". Retrieved July 16, 2016.
- ^ "Iowa House Districts" (PDF). Iowa Legislative Services Agency. Retrieved April 14, 2025.
- ^ "Iowa Congressional Districts" (PDF). Iowa Legislative Services Agency. Retrieved April 14, 2025.
- ^ "Members of Iowa General Assemblies" (PDF). Iowa General Assembly. 2014. Retrieved July 16, 2016.
- ^ Frank J. Stork and Cynthia A. Clingan (1980). "The Iowa General Assembly: Our Legislative Heritage 1846-1980" (PDF). Iowa General Assembly. Retrieved July 16, 2016.