Democratic Party members of the Iowa House of Representatives

Larry_Marek

Larry Marek (born 1940) is a Democratic politician, representing the 89th District in the Iowa House of Representatives since 2008. From Washington County, Iowa, Marek served in the Iowa National Guard for eight years. He went to the University of Iowa on a farm operation program. Marek was a farmer and was involved with the banking business.

Joyce_Lonergan

Joyce Lonergan (March 5, 1934 – January 17, 2006) was an American politician who served in the Iowa House of Representatives from 1975 to 1987.Born in Benton County, Lonergan graduated from Boone High School and attended Boone Junior College.

Kay_Halloran

Kathleen Halloran Chapman (born January 19, 1937), known as Kay Chapman or Kay Halloran, is an American politician and attorney who served as Mayor of Cedar Rapids, Iowa from 2006 to 2009.

Thomas_A._Renda

Thomas A. Renda (born September 19, 1937) was an American politician in the state of Iowa.
Renda was born in Des Moines, Iowa. He attended Drake University and Loras College and is a lawyer and judge. He served in the Iowa House of Representatives from 1965 to 1971 as a Democrat.

Wes_Whitead

Wesley Edward Whitead (April 15, 1933 – February 22, 2024) was an American politician who was a Democratic member of the Iowa House of Representatives from the 1st District. He represented the district from 1997 through 2011, with a two-year interruption from 2001 through 2003, when he was defeated by Republican Greg Hoversten. He did not run for re-election in 2010.During his last term in the Iowa House, Whitead served on the Environmental Protection, Local Government, Natural Resources, and Public Safety committees, as well as serving as vice-chair of the Veterans Affairs committee.
Whitead died on February 22, 2024, at the age of 90.

Ed_Skinner

Edwin Walter "Ed" Skinner (February 9, 1936 – January 12, 2015) was an American politician in the state of Iowa.
From Runnells, Iowa, Skinner went to Drake University, University of Iowa, and received his law degree from Drake University Law School. He practiced law in Altoona, Iowa and was the city attorney for the cities of Altoona and Pleasant Hill, Iowa. Skinner was a Democrat who served in the Iowa House of Representatives from 1969 to 1973. He died in Des Moines, Iowa.

John_Connors_(politician)

John H. Connors (December 2, 1922 – March 7, 2009) was an American politician in the state of Iowa. Connors was born in Des Moines, Iowa. He attended high school there, and then the Harvard University Trade Union Program. He served in World War II with the United States Navy Reserve. He was a firefighter in the Des Moines Fire Department. In 1945 he married Marjorie Leonard. He has four children. Connors served in the Iowa House of Representatives from 1973 to 2005 as a Democrat. He served the 64th district from 1973 to 1981, and the 68th district from 1981 to 2005. He died in Des Moines in 2009, at the age of 86.