- Dick Dearden
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Dick L. Dearden 
Member of the Iowa Senate
from the 34th district
35th (1995–2003)Incumbent Assumed office
January 9, 1995Preceded by Florence Buhr Personal details Born June 3, 1938
Des Moines, IowaPolitical party Democrat Spouse(s) Sharon Children 3 children Residence Des Moines, Iowa Occupation Retired Religion Lutheran Website Dearden's website Dirk L. Dearden (born June 3, 1938) is the Iowa State Senator from the 34th District. A Democrat, he has served in the Iowa Senate since 1995.
Dearden currently serves on several committees in the Iowa Senate - the Appropriations committee; the Labor and Business Relations committee; the Rules and Administration committee; the State Government committee; the Ethics committee, where he is vice chair; and the Natural Resources committee, where he is chair. His prior political experience includes serving on the Polk County Central Committee since 1972, serving as Chairman of the Polk County Democrats from 1980 to 1982, and serving as a delegate to the 1996 Democratic National Convention.
Dearden was last re-elected in 2008 with 17,704 votes, defeating Republican opponent Scott Strosahl. [1]
External links
- Senator Dick Dearden official Iowa Legislature site
- Senator Dick Dearden official Iowa General Assembly site
- State Senator Dick Dearden official constituency site
- Biography, voting record, and interest group ratings at Project Vote Smart
- Campaign contributions at the National Institute for Money in State Politics
Iowa Senate Preceded by
Florence Buhr35th District
1995 – 2003Succeeded by
Jeff LambertiPreceded by
Matt McCoy34th District
2003 – presentSucceeded by
IncumbentMembers of the Iowa Senate 84th General Assembly (2011-2012)
President of the Senate: Jack Kibbie (D) • President pro Tempore: Jeff Danielson (D) • Majority Leader: Michael Gronstal (D) • Minority Leader: Paul McKinley (R)- Rick Bertrand (R)
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- Jack Kibbie (D)
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- Bill Dix (R)
- Jeff Danielson (D)
- William Dotzler (D)
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- Tod Bowman (D)
- Pam Jochum (D)
- Robert Dvorsky (D)
- Tom Hancock (D)
- Wally Horn (D)
- Vacant*
- Rob Hogg (D)
- Tim Kapucian (R)
- Dennis Black (D)
- Steve Sodders (D)
- Herman Quirmbach (D)
- Jerry Behn (R)
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- Bill Anderson (R)
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- Nancy Boettger (R)
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- Dick Dearden (D)
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- Kent Sorenson (R)
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- Sandra Greiner (R)
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*Swati Dandekar (D) resigned, effective September 16, 2011. Liz Mathis (D) won a special election on November 8, 2011 to fill the seat.Categories:- 1938 births
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