Iowa's 14th Senate district explained

State:Iowa
District:14
Chamber:Senate
Representative:Sarah Trone Garriott
Party:Democratic

The 14th District of the Iowa Senate is located in central Iowa, and is currently composed of portions of Dallas County.[1]

Current elected officials

Sarah Trone Garriott is the senator currently representing the 14th District.[2]

The area of the 14th District contains two Iowa House of Representatives districts:

The district is also located in Iowa's 3rd congressional district, which is represented by U.S. Representative Zach Nunn.[3]

List of representatives

[4]

RepresentativePartyDatesResidenceNotes
bgcolor= Democrat1846-1849Jackson County
bgcolor= Democrat1850-1851Anamosa, Iowa
bgcolor= Whig1852-1855Oskaloosa, Iowa
bgcolor= Republican1856-1859Washington County
bgcolor= Republican1860Muscatine CountyResigned after having moved to Colorado in 1860.
bgcolor= Democrat1861Muscatine, Iowa
bgcolor= Republican1862-1863Muscatine County
bgcolor= Republican1864-1865Wapello, Iowa
bgcolor= Republican1866-1869Burlington, Iowa
bgcolor= Republican1870-1873Wapello, Iowa
bgcolor= Anti-Monopoly1874-1875Keokuk County
bgcolor= Republican1876-1877Keokuk County
bgcolor= Democrat1878-1879Washington County
bgcolor= Republican1880-1883Brighton, Iowa
bgcolor= Republican1884-1891Oskaloosa, Iowa
bgcolor= Republican1892-1895Mahaska County
bgcolor= Republican1896-1903Oskaloosa, Iowa
bgcolor= Republican1904-1908Oskaloosa, Iowa
bgcolor= Democrat1909-1916Mahaska County
bgcolor= Republican1917-1920Mahaska County
bgcolor= Republican1921-1924Oskaloosa, Iowa
bgcolor= Republican1925-1932Mahaska County
bgcolor= Democrat1933-1935Mahaska CountySenator Shangle died in office in 1935
bgcolor= Democrat1936-1952Mahaska County
bgcolor= Republican1953-1956Mahaska CountySenator Stewart died in 1956 while seeking re-election
bgcolor= Democratic1957-1960Mahaska County
bgcolor= Republican1961-1962Oskaloosa, IowaSenator Stanley died in office in 1962.
bgcolor= Republican1963-1964Oskaloosa, IowaTwo senators from district 14 are listed on the Iowa Official Register for General Assembly 60. This is the combined result of redistricting and election cycles and affected multiple districts.[5]
bgcolor= Republican1963-1966Cass County
bgcolor= Republican1967-1969Muscatine, IowaSenator Stanley resigned in 1969 to run for office in the US House of Representatives
bgcolor= Republican1970Wilton, Iowa
bgcolor= Republican1971-1972Cass County
bgcolor= Democrat1973-1980Linn County
bgcolor= Democrat1981-1982Linn County
bgcolor= Democrat1983-1984Black Hawk County
bgcolor= Democrat1985-1996Fayette County
bgcolor= Republican1997-2002Buchanan County
bgcolor= Democrat2003-2008Dubuque, Iowa
bgcolor= Democrat2009-2012Dubuque, Iowa
bgcolor= Republican2013-2022Buchanan County
bgcolor= Democrat2023-PresentDallas County

Historical District Boundaries

Source:[6]

MapDescriptionYears EffectiveNotes
1846-1851From 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.[7]
Mahaska1852-1855
Washington County1856-1859
Muscatine County1860-1863
Louisa County1864-1873
Keokuk County1874-1877
Washington County1878-1883
Mahaska County1884-1962
Audubon County
Cass County
Shelby County
1963-1966
Cedar County
Muscatine County
1967-1970
Carroll County
Crawford County
Monona County
1971-1972In 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.[8]
Linn County (partial)1973-1982
Black Hawk County (partial)
Buchanan County (partial)
Chickasaw County (partial)
Fayette County
1983-1992
Black Hawk County (partial)
Buchanan County (partial)
Delaware County (partial)
Fayette County (partial)
1993-2002
Dubuque County (partial) 2003-2012
Clarke County
Decatur County
Jasper County (partial)

Marion County (partial)

  • Excluding
    • Lake Prairie Township
    • Pella

Lucas County
Wayne County

2013-2022
Dallas County (partial) 2023-Present

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: District 14 Map .
  2. Web site: Iowa Legislature - Legislator List. Iowa Legislative Services. Agency. July 15, 2016.
  3. Web site: Iowa Congressional Districts . Iowa Legislative Services Agency . July 15, 2016.
  4. Web site: Table of Iowa Senate District 5 Historic Senators .
  5. Web site: Iowa Legislature GA list .
  6. Web site: Iowa State Senate District 2 Historic Legislators .
  7. Web site: 1846 Iowa Constitution .
  8. Web site: Reapportionment in Iowa .