Iowa's 18th Senate district explained

State:	Iowa
District:	18
Chamber:	Senate
Representative:	Janet Petersen
Party:	Democratic

The 18th District of the Iowa Senate is located in central Iowa, and is currently composed of part of Polk County.^[1]

Current elected officials

Janet Petersen is the senator currently representing the 18th District.^[2]

The area of the 18th District contains two Iowa House of Representatives districts:^[3]

• The 35th District (represented by Ako Abdul-Samad)
• The 36th District (represented by Marti Anderson)

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

Past senators

The district has previously been represented by:^{[5] [6]}

• Robert Carr, 1983–1989
• Mike Connolly, 1990–2002
• Mary Lundby, 2003–2008
• Swati Dandekar, 2009–2011
• Liz Mathis, 2012
• Janet Petersen, 2013–present

See also

• Iowa General Assembly
• Iowa Senate

Notes and References

1. Web site: SENATE DISTRICT 18. Iowa General Assembly. March 28, 2024.
2. Web site: Iowa Legislature - Legislator List. Iowa Legislative Services. Agency. July 15, 2016.
3. Web site: Iowa House Districts . Iowa Legislative Services Agency . July 15, 2016.
4. Web site: Iowa Congressional Districts . Iowa Legislative Services Agency . July 15, 2016.
5. Web site: Members of Iowa General Assemblies . Iowa General Assembly . 2014 . July 15, 2016.
6. Web site: The Iowa General Assembly: Our Legislative Heritage 1846-1980 . Frank J. Stork and Cynthia A. Clingan . Iowa General Assembly . 1980 . July 15, 2016.