Iowa's 47th Senate district explained

Senate District 47
Type:	District of the Upper House
Location:	Scott County
Leader Title:	Senator
Leader Name:	Scott Webster (R)
Parent Organization:	Iowa General Assembly

The 47th District of the Iowa Senate is located in eastern Iowa, and is currently composed of part of Scott County.^[1]

Current elected officials

Scott Webster is the senator currently representing the 47th District.^[2] He was preceded by Roby Smith, who currently is serving as Iowa's State Treasurer.

The area of the 47th District contains two Iowa House of Representatives districts:^[3]

• The 93rd District (represented by Phyllis Thede)
• The 94th District (represented by Gary Mohr)

The district is also located in Iowa's 2nd congressional district, which is represented by Mariannette Miller-Meeks.^[4]

Past senators

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

• John L. Buren, 1965–1966
• J. Henry Lucken, 1967–1970
• Charles Laverty, 1971–1972
• Richard Ramsey, 1973–1982
• Calvin Hultman, 1983–1990
• Derryl McLaren, 1991–1992
• Donald Gettings, 1993–1998
• David Miller, 1999–2002
• Keith Kreiman, 2003–2010
• Mark Chelgren, 2011–2012
• Roby Smith, 2013–2023
• Scott Webster, 2023–present

Notes and References

1. Web site: SENATE DISTRICT 47 . Iowa General Assembly. March 28, 2024.
2. Web site: Iowa Legislature - Legislator List. Iowa Legislative Services. Agency. July 17, 2016.
3. Web site: Iowa House Districts . Iowa Legislative Services Agency . July 17, 2016.
4. Web site: Iowa Congressional Districts . Iowa Legislative Services Agency . July 17, 2016.
5. Web site: Members of Iowa General Assemblies . Iowa General Assembly . 2014 . July 17, 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 17, 2016.