Dick Dearden

Dick L. Dearden


Member of the Iowa Senate from the 34th district 35th (1995–2003)
Incumbent
Assumed office January 9, 1995
Preceded by	Florence Buhr
Personal details
Born	(1938-06-03) June 3, 1938 Des Moines, Iowa
Political 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 representing the Northeast part of Des Moines and Pleasant Hill, Iowa.^[1]

Education

Dearden graduated from Des Moines East High School.^[1]

Career

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.

He is also a veteran of the National Guard.^[1]

Organizations

Dearden is a member of the following organizations:

AMVETS
American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees retirees
Izaak Walton League
Pheasants Forever
Ducks Unlimited
National Wild Turkey Federation
Former chairman of the Polk County Democratic Party^[1]

Family

Dearden has been married to his wife Sharon since 1959 and together they have two sons, David and Mark, and one daughter, Pamela, along with six grandchildren and one great-grandchild.^[1]

References

1 2 3 4 5 "About Senator Dearden". Iowa Senate District 16. Retrieved 4 December 2013.

External links

Senator Dick Dearden official Iowa Legislature site
Senator Dick Dearden official Iowa General Assembly site
State Senator Dick Dearden official constituency site

Profile at Project Vote Smart

Iowa Senate
Preceded by Florence Buhr	35th District 1995 – 2003	Succeeded by Jeff Lamberti
Preceded by Matt McCoy	34th District 2003 – present	Succeeded by Incumbent

Members of the Iowa Senate

86th General Assembly (January 12, 2015 – January 8, 2017) President of the Senate: Pam Jochum (D) President pro Tempore: Steve Sodders (D) Majority Leader: Michael Gronstal (D) Minority Leader: Bill Dix (R)

David Johnson (I) Randy Feenstra (R) Bill Anderson (R) Dennis Guth (R) Tim Kraayenbrink (R) Mark Segebart (R) Rick Bertrand (R) Michael Gronstal (D) Jason Schultz (R) Jake Chapman (R) Tom Shipley (R) Mark Costello (R) Julian Garrett (R) Amy Sinclair (R) Chaz Allen (D) Dick Dearden (D) Tony Bisignano (D) Janet Petersen (D) Jack Whitver (R) Brad Zaun (R) Matt McCoy (D) Charles Schneider (R) Herman Quirmbach (D) Jerry Behn (R) Bill Dix (R) Mary Jo Wilhelm (D) Amanda Ragan (D) Michael Breitbach (R) Tod Bowman (D) Jeff Danielson (D) William Dotzler (D) Brian Schoenjahn (D) Rob Hogg (D) Liz Mathis (D) Wally Horn (D) Steve Sodders (D) Robert Dvorsky (D) Tim Kapucian (R) Kevin Kinney (D) Ken Rozenboom (R) Mark Chelgren (R) Rich Taylor (D) Joe Bolkcom (D) Thomas Courtney (D) Vacant Chris Brase (D) Roby Smith (R) Dan Zumbach (R) Rita Hart (D) Pam Jochum (D)

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