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Iowa's 16th Senate district

Iowa's 16th
State Senate district

Map of the district
Senator
  Claire Celsi
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The 16th District of the Iowa Senate is located in central Iowa, and is currently composed of part of Polk and Dallas Counties.[1]

Current elected officials

Claire Celsi is the senator currently representing the 16th District.[2]

The area of the 16th District contains two Iowa House of Representatives districts:[3]

The district is also located in Iowa's 3rd congressional district, which is represented by Zach Nunn.[4]

List of representatives

[5]

Representative Party Dates Residence Notes
Eli Snow Wing Democrat 1852-1853 Davenport, Iowa
Ambrose Cowperthwaite Fulton Whig 1854-1855 Davenport, Iowa
William A. Loughridge Republican 1856-1859 Oskaloosa, Iowa
Oliver P. Sherraden Republican 1860-1861 Richland, Iowa
Issac Pearl Teter Republican 1862-1863 Sigourney, Iowa
John Ferguson McJunkin Republican 1864-1867 Washington County, Iowa
John A. Parvin Republican 1868-1869 Muscatine, Iowa
Samuel McNutt Republican 1870-1873 Muscatine, Iowa
Henry Thornburg Anti-Monopoly 1874-1875 Dallas County, Iowa
Henry Thornburg Republican 1876-1877 Dallas County, Iowa
John L. McCormack Democrat 1878-1879 Knoxville, Iowa
James F. Greenlee Republican 1880-1883 Marion County, Iowa
Eli Wilkin Republican 1884-1887 Winterset, Iowa
Richard Price Republican 1888-1891 Winterset, Iowa
Alva Lysander Hager Republican 1892 Greenfield, Iowa Elected to the U.S. House of Representatives is 1892.
Lucien Moody Kilburn Republican 1893-1899 Greenfield, Iowa
James Judson Crossley Republican 1900-1908 Winterset, Iowa
Arthur Criag Savage Republican 1909-1916 Adair, Iowa
Edward McMurray Smith Republican 1917-1924 Winterset, Iowa
John N. Langfitt Republican 1925-1932 Adair, Iowa Died in office in 1932.
Ora E. Husted Republican 1933-1940 Winterset, Iowa
Harry Samuel Love Republican 1941-1946 Bridgewater, Iowa Resigned before the end of his term to accept appointment to the State Board of Social Welfare.[6]
John Lyle Musmaker Republican 1947-1948 Greenfield, Iowa
Raymond R. Gillespie Democrat 1949-1952 Winterset, Iowa
Lorin B. Sayre Republican 1953-1956 Winterset, Iowa
Raymond R. Gillespie Democrat 1957-1960 Winterset, Iowa Died in office in 1960.
Joseph B. Flatt Republican 1961-1964 Winterset, Iowa
David M. Stanley Republican 1965-1966 Muscatine, Iowa
Roger John Shaff Republican 1967-1970 Clinton, Iowa
James A. Potgeter Republican 1971-1972 Steamboat Rock, Iowa
James V. Gallagher Democrat 1973-1982 Vail, Iowa
Dale L. Tieden Republican 1983-1992 Elkader, Iowa
Lyle E. Zieman Republican 1993-2000 Postville, Iowa
Mark Zieman Republican 2001-2002 Postville, Iowa
Julie M. Hosch Republican 2003-2004 Cascade, Iowa
Tom Hancock Democrat 2005-2012 Dubuque, Iowa
Dick L. Dearden Democrat 2013-2016 Des Moines, Iowa
Nate Boulton Democrat 2017-2022 Des Moines, Iowa
Claire Celsi Democrat 2023-Present Des Moines, Iowa

Historical District Boundaries

Source:[7]

Map Description Years Effective Notes
Scott County 1852-1855 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.[8]
Mahaska County 1856-1859
Keokuk County 1860-1863
Washington County 1864-1867
Muscatine County 1868-1873
Dallas County

Madison County

1874-1877
Marion County 1878-1883
Madison County

Warren County

1884-1887
Adair County

Madison County

1888-1962
Cedar County

Muscatine County

1963-1966
Clinton County 1967-1970
Franklin County (partial)

Hamilton County
Hardin County
Wright 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.[9]
Benton County (partial)

Black Hawk County (partial)
Buchanan County
Linn County (partial)
Tama County (partial)

1973-1982
Allamakee County

Clayton County
Winneshiek County

1983-1992
Allamakee County

Clayton County
Fayette County (partial)
Winneshiek County (partial)

1993-2002
Delaware County (partial)

Dubuque County (partial)

Jones County

2003-2012
Polk County (partial) 2013-2022
Dallas County (partial)
  • Northeastern most corner of the county, bounded by Jordan Creek Pkwy and Ashworth Rd.

Polk County (partial)

See also

References

  1. ^ "SENATE DISTRICT 16" (PDF). Iowa General Assembly. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
  2. ^ Agency, Iowa Legislative Services. "Iowa Legislature - Legislator List". Retrieved July 15, 2016.
  3. ^ "Iowa House Districts" (PDF). Iowa Legislative Services Agency. Retrieved July 15, 2016.
  4. ^ "Iowa Congressional Districts" (PDF). Iowa Legislative Services Agency. Retrieved July 15, 2016.
  5. ^ "Historic Legislator List SD 16".
  6. ^ "Samuel Love Factsheet Iowa Red Book".
  7. ^ "Iowa historic district map database".
  8. ^ "1846 Iowa Constitution" (PDF).
  9. ^ "Reapportionment in Iowa".