Rielly, Tom – Oskaloosa (D)
District 38
Term: Serving second term in Senate.
Profession: Owns Rielly
Insurance and Financial Services. Served four terms as mayor of
Oskaloosa. Education: Graduated from Oskaloosa Senior High
School. Received B.A. in finance from Loras College.
Memberships and Activities: Member of the Oskaloosa Area
Chamber and Development Group, Sons of the American Legion,
Fraternal Order of the Eagles, PBO Elks Lodge No. 340, and
Knights of Columbus. Past president of the Oskaloosa Jaycees, past
Mahaska County YMCA board member, and past member of the
Rotary and Kiwanis. Birth and Residence: Born in 1966 in
Oskaloosa. Resides in Oskaloosa. Family Members: Wife Mary;
two daughters.
Schmitz, Becky – Fairfield (D)
District 45
Term: Serving first term in Senate.
Profession: Social worker.
Education: Received B.A. in social work from the University of
Kansas, and M.S. in social work from the University of
Washington. Memberships and Activities: Past president of Iowa
School Social Workers Association and Southern Prairie
Education Association. Member of the Iowa State Education
Association and Fairfield Chamber of Commerce. Board member
of Fairfield Cultural Alliance. Birth and Residence: Born in 1949
in Charles City. Resides in Fairfield. Family Members: Husband
Ron; one son and one daughter.
Schoenjahn, Brian – Arlington (D)
District 12
Term: Serving second term in Senate.
Profession: Career
educator. Education: Received B.A. in social science and M.A. in
political science from the University of Northern Iowa.
Memberships and Activities: Certified mentor of new
professionals to the teaching profession. Former mayor of
Arlington. Community volunteer fire fighter and emergency
service provider. Community member of the Covenant/Mercy
Board of Directors in Oelwein. Birth and Residence: Born in
1949 in Carroll. Resides in Arlington. Family Members: Wife
Barbara; one daughter.
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Seng, Joe M., Dr. – Davenport (D)
District 43
Term: Served one term in House. Serving second term in
Senate. Profession: Veterinarian. Education: Received D.V.M.
from Iowa State University. Memberships and Activities:
Former Davenport alderman. Member of NAACP, Scott County
Democrats, Knights of Columbus, Iowa Veterinary Medical
Association, and Marquette Academy School Board. Birth and
Residence: Born in 1946 in Lost Nation. Resides in Davenport.
Family Members: One daughter and two grandchildren.
Seymour, James A. – Woodbine (R)
District 28
Term: Serving third term in Senate.
Profession: Retired
hospital president and CEO. Education: Attended Northern
Illinois State Teacher College and Creighton University. Military
Service: Served in the U.S. Marine Corps Reserves for 12 years.
Memberships and Activities: Member of the Community
Memorial Hospital Advisory Board, American Legion, Kiwanis
Club, and Farm Bureau. Birth and Residence: Born in 1939 in
Rockford, Illinois. Resides in Woodbine. Family Members: Wife
Dottie; three children and nine grandchildren.
Sodders, Steve – State Center (D)
District 22
Term: Serving first term in Senate.
Profession: Deputy sheriff.
Education: Received A.A. from Marshalltown Community
College. Memberships and Activities: Serves on boards of Youth
and Shelter Services, Iowa River Chapter American Red Cross,
Tobacco Prevention Commission, and D.A.R.E. Iowa Association.
Birth and Residence: Born in 1968 in Ames and raised in Slater.
Resides in State Center. Family Members: Wife Carrie; one son
and one daughter.
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Stewart, Roger – Preston (D)
District 13
Term: Serving second term in Senate.
Profession: Farmer and
banker. Education: Graduated from Maquoketa High School.
Attended Cornell College. Graduate of the Graduate School of
Banking at the University of Wisconsin. Memberships and
Activities: Serves on Regional Workforce Investment Board and
the East Central Intergovernmental Association Board. Chairman of
Jackson County Revolving Loan Board, bank director of
Maquoketa State Bank, and past president of Maquoketa Rotary.
Member of United Methodist Church. Birth and Residence: Born
in 1931 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Resides on a farm near Preston.
Family Members: Wife Jennie;
three children and seven
grandchildren.
Ward, Pat – West Des Moines (R)
District 30
Term: Serving third term in Senate.
Profession: Served as
director of public and government relations for an electric utility
company in central Illinois. Served as Staff and Communications
Director, Iowa Senate Republican Staff. Education: Received
B.S. in legal studies/business, Central Missouri State University.
Memberships and Activities: Sustaining member of Junior
League of Des Moines, active volunteer in children’s schools, and
former member of Community Advisory Education Board of West
Des Moines. Former chair of American Business Women’s
Association (Central Illinois), and former chair of International
Association of Business Communicators (Central Illinois). Member
of Plymouth Congregational Church of Christ. Birth and
Residence: Born in 1957 in Clinton, Missouri, and raised on a farm
near California, Missouri. Resides in West Des Moines. Family
Members: Husband John; one son and one daughter.
Warnstadt, Steve – Sioux City (D)
District 1
Term: Served four terms in House. Serving second term in
Senate. Profession: Adjunct instructor. Education: Graduated
from Sioux City North High School. Received B.A. and graduated
with honors from Drake University. Received M.A. from Temple
University. Military Service: Served three years active duty in the
U.S. Army and is a Desert Storm veteran. Serves in Iowa National
Guard. Memberships and Activities: Member of Veterans of
Foreign Wars, American Legion, New Perspectives, Inc., and
Wesley United Methodist Church. Birth and Residence: Born in
1967 in Sioux City. Resides in Sioux City. Family Members:
Wife Mary; one son and one daughter.
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