Iowa's 1st Senate district explained

State:	Iowa
District:	1
Chamber:	Senate
Representative:	Rocky De Witt
Party:	Republican

The 1st district of the Iowa Senate, located in Northwestern Iowa, is currently composed of part of Woodbury County^[1] Its current member of the Iowa Senate is Republican Rocky De Witt.

List of Representatives

Source:^[2]

Representative	Party		Dates	Residence	Notes
	bgcolor=		Democratic	1846-1848	Fort Madison
	bgcolor=		Whig	1846-1850	Summittville
	bgcolor=		Democratic	1848-1852	Fort Madison
	bgcolor=		Democratic	1850-1852	West Point
	bgcolor=		Democratic	1852-1855	Keokuk
	bgcolor=		Democratic	1852-1854
	bgcolor=		Democratic	1854-1856
	bgcolor=		Democratic	1852-1854	Fort Madison
	bgcolor=		Democratic	1854-1858	Harrison Township	^[3]
	bgcolor=		Democratic	1854-1858	Fort Madison
	bgcolor=		Democratic	1858-1860
	bgcolor=		Republican	1858-1862	Keokuk
	bgcolor=		Democratic	1860-1862	Fort Madison
	bgcolor=		Democratic	1862-1866	Fort Madison
	bgcolor=		Republican	1862-1866	Keokuk
	bgcolor=		Democratic	1866-1870
	bgcolor=		Democratic	1866-1870
	bgcolor=		Democratic	1870-1874	Harrison Township
	bgcolor=		Republican	1874-1878	Keokuk	^[4]
	bgcolor=		Democratic	1878-1882	Keokuk	^[5]
	bgcolor=		Republican	1882-1886	Keokuk	^[6]
	bgcolor=		Democratic	1886-1888	Fort Madison	^[7]
	bgcolor=		Democratic	1888-1894	Fort Madison	^[8]
	bgcolor=		Democratic	1894-1898	Lee County	^[9]
	bgcolor=		Democratic	1898-1907	Keokuk	^[10]
	bgcolor=		Democratic	1907-1915	Keokuk	^[11]
	bgcolor=		Republican	1915-1923	Fort Madison	^[12]
	bgcolor=		Democratic	1923-1927	West Point	^[13]
	bgcolor=		Republican	1927-1935	Fort Madison	^[14]
	bgcolor=		Democratic	1935-1937	Belfast	^[15]
	bgcolor=		Republican	1937-1955	Keokuk	^[16]
	bgcolor=		Democratic	1955-1959	Keokuk	^[17]
	bgcolor=		Democratic	1959-1963	Keokuk	^[18]
	bgcolor=		Republican	1963-1969	Wever	^[19]
	bgcolor=		Republican	1969-1971	Keokuk	^[20]
	bgcolor=		Republican	1971-1983	Hull	^[21]
	bgcolor=		Democratic	1983-1987	Sioux City	^[22]
	bgcolor=		Democratic	1987-1995	Sioux City	^[23]
	bgcolor=		Democratic	1995-2003	Sioux City	^[24]
	bgcolor=		Democratic	2003-2013	Sioux City	^[25]
	bgcolor=		Republican	2011-2013	Sioux City	^[26]
	bgcolor=		Republican	2013-2015	Ocheyedan	^[27]
		Independent	2015-2019	Ocheyedan	^[28]
	bgcolor=		Republican	2019-2021	Spirit Lake	^[29]
	bgcolor=		Republican	2021-2023		^[30]
	bgcolor=		Republican	2023–Present		^[31]

Election Results

2018

Historical District Boundaries

Source:^[32]

Map	Description	Years Effective	Notes
	Lee County	1846 - 1857	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.^[33]
	Lee County	1858-1970
	Plymouth CountySioux CountyLyon County (part)	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.^[34]
	Plymouth County (part)Sioux County (part) Lyon County (part)	1973-1982
	Woodbury County (part)	1983-1992
	Woodbury County (part)	1993-2002
	Woodbury County (part) Sioux City (North Half)	2003-2012
	Lyon County Osceola County Dickinson County Clay County Palo Alto County	2013-2022
	Woodbury County (part) Sioux City (North Half) Concord Township Banner Township Lawton	2023–Present

See also

• Iowa General Assembly
• Iowa Senate

Notes and References

1. Web site: SENATE DISTRICT 1. . March 28, 2024.
2. Web site: Iowa State Senate District 1 Historic Legislators .
3. Web site: Legislator Details - E. S. McCulloch .
4. Web site: Legislator Details - Henry Rothert .
5. Web site: Legislator Details - James Shelley .
6. Web site: Legislator Details - Henry Rothert .
7. Web site: Legislator Details - J. M. Casey .
8. Web site: Legislator Details - William Kent .
9. Web site: Legislator Details - John Downey .
10. Web site: Legislator Details - David Young .
11. Web site: Legislator Details - Edward P. McManus .
12. Web site: Legislator Details - Joseph Frailey .
13. Web site: Legislator Details - Isaac Snook .
14. Web site: Legislator Details - Joseph Frailey .
15. Web site: Legislator - Timothy Driscoll .
16. Web site: Legislator Details - Stanley Hart .
17. Web site: Legislator Details - Edward J. McManus .
18. Web site: Legislator Details - Charles Eppers .
19. Web site: Legislator Details - Seeley Lodiwck .
20. Web site: Legislator Details - Wilson Davis .
21. Web site: Legislator Details - Lucas Dekoster .
22. Web site: Legislator Details - Milo Colton . 6 February 2023.
23. Web site: Legislator Details - Al Sturgeon . 6 February 2023.
24. Web site: Legislator Details - Steven Hansen . 6 February 2023.
25. Web site: Legislator Details - Steven Warnstadt . 6 February 2023.
26. Web site: Legislator Details - Rick Bertrand . 6 February 2023.
27. Web site: Legislator Details - David Johnson . 6 February 2023.
28. Web site: Legislator Details - David Johnson . 6 February 2023.
29. Web site: Legislator Details - Zach Whiting . 6 February 2023.
30. Web site: Legislator Details - Dave Rowley . 6 February 2023.
31. Web site: Legislator Details - Rocky De Witt . 6 February 2023.
32. Web site: Iowa State Senate District 1 Historic Legislators .
33. Web site: 1846 Iowa Constitution .
34. Web site: Reapportionment in Iowa .