| State: | Iowa |
| District: | 15 |
| Chamber: | Senate |
| Representative: | Tony Bisignano |
| Party: | Democratic |
The 15th District of the Iowa Senate is located in central Iowa, and is currently composed of part of the city of Des Moines in Polk Counties.[1]
Tony Bisignano is the senator currently representing the 15th District.[2]
The area of the 15th District contains two Iowa House of Representatives districts:[3]
The district is also located in Iowa's 3rd congressional district, which is represented by U.S. Representative Zach Nunn.[4]
| Representative | Party | Dates | Residence | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| bgcolor= | Democrat | 1846-1847 | Dubuque, Iowa | |||
| bgcolor= | Democrat | 1846-1847 | Dyersville, Iowa | |||
| bgcolor= | Democrat | 1848-1951 | Dubuque County | |||
| bgcolor= | Democrat | 1850-1851 | Dubuque County | |||
| bgcolor= | Whig | 1852-1855 | Marion County | |||
| bgcolor= | Republican | 1856-1857 | Sigourney, Iowa | |||
| bgcolor= | Republican | 1858-1859 | Richland, Iowa | |||
| bgcolor= | Republican | 1860-1863 | Washington County | |||
| bgcolor= | Republican | 1864-1867 | Muscatine, Iowa | |||
| bgcolor= | Republican | 1868-1871 | Washington, Iowa | |||
| bgcolor= | Republican | 1872-1875 | Washington County | |||
| bgcolor= | Democrat | 1876-1877 | Washington, Iowa | |||
| bgcolor= | Republican | 1878-1879 | Mahaska County | |||
| bgcolor= | Republican | 1880-1883 | Oskaloosa, Iowa | |||
| bgcolor= | Democrat | 1884-1891 | Marion County | |||
| bgcolor= | Democrat | 1892-1895 | Albia, Iowa | |||
| bgcolor= | Republican | 1896-1899 | Marysville, Iowa | |||
| bgcolor= | Democrat | 1900-1903 | Albia, Iowa | |||
| bgcolor= | Republican | 1904-1908 | Marion County | |||
| bgcolor= | Democrat | 1909-1916 | Albia, Iowa | |||
| bgcolor= | Republican | 1917-1924 | Albia, Iowa | |||
| bgcolor= | Republican | 1925-1932 | Marion County | |||
| bgcolor= | Democrat | 1933-1936 | Pella, Iowa | |||
| bgcolor= | Republican | 1937-1944 | Albia, Iowa | |||
| bgcolor= | Democrat | 1945-1948 | Pella, Iowa | |||
| bgcolor= | Democrat | 1949-1952 | Marion County | |||
| bgcolor= | Democrat | 1953-1956 | Knoxville, Iowa | |||
| bgcolor= | Republican | 1957-1962 | Knoxville, Iowa | |||
| bgcolor= | Republican | 1963-1964 | Marion County | |||
| bgcolor= | Democrat | 1965-1966 | Pottawattamie | |||
| bgcolor= | Democrat | 1967-1968 | Scott | |||
| bgcolor= | Republican | 1967-1968 | Davenport, Iowa | Beginning with the 62nd General Assembly, Iowa implemented a temporary measure to meet the requirements of Reynolds v. Sims. Under this plan, each senate district received one Senator except for 7 major cities in Iowa which received additional senators based on population. Senate District 15 in Davenport had two senators until 1970. [6] | ||
| bgcolor= | Republican | 1969-1970 | Davenport, Iowa | |||
| bgcolor= | Republican | 1969-1970 | Davenport, Iowa | |||
| bgcolor= | Democrat | 1971-1972 | Clare, Iowa | |||
| bgcolor= | Republican | 1973-1974 | Marion, Iowa | |||
| bgcolor= | Democrat | 1975-1976 | Marion, Iowa | |||
| bgcolor= | Democrat | 1977-1982 | Cedar Rapids, Iowa | |||
| bgcolor= | Republican | 1983-1986 | Nora Springs, Iowa | |||
| bgcolor= | Democrat | 1987-1990 | Mason City, Iowa | |||
| bgcolor= | Republican | 1991-1998 | Chickasaw County, Iowa | |||
| bgcolor= | Democrat | 1999-2002 | Chickasaw County, Iowa | |||
| bgcolor= | Democrat | 2003-2012 | Coralville, Iowa | |||
| bgcolor= | Democrat | 2013-2014 | Lynnville, Iowa | |||
| bgcolor= | Democrat | 2015-2018 | Newton, Iowa | |||
| bgcolor= | Republican | 2019-2022 | Bondurant, Iowa | |||
| bgcolor= | Democrat | 2023-Present | Des Moines, Iowa | |||
Source:[7]
| Map | Description | Years Effective | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1846-1849 | 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.[8] | ||
| Allamakee Black Hawk County Buchanan County Clayton County Delaware County Dubuque County Fayette County Winneshiek County | 1850-1851 | ||
| Madison County Marion County Warren County | 1852-1855 | ||
| Keokuk County | 1856-1859 | ||
| Washington County | 1860-1863 | ||
| Muscatine County | 1864-1867 | ||
| Washington County | 1868-1873 | ||
| Lousia County Washington County | 1874-1877 | ||
| Louisa County | 1878-1883 | ||
| Marion County | 1884-1887 | ||
| Marion County Monroe County | 1888-1962 | ||
| Pottawattamie County | 1963-1966 | ||
| Scott County | 1967-1970 | Beginning with the 62nd General Assembly, Iowa implemented a temporary measure to meet the requirements of Reynolds v. Sims. Under this plan, each senate district received one Senator except for 7 major cities in Iowa which received additional senators based on population. Senate District 15 in Davenport had two senators until 1970. [9] | |
| Calhoun County (partial) Webster County | 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.[10] | |
| Linn County (partial) | 1973-1982 | ||
| Cerro Gordo County (partial) Chickasaw County (partial) Floyd County Howard County Mitchell County | 1983-1992 | ||
| Chickasaw County Floyd County Howard County Mitchell County (partial) Winneshiek County | 1993-2002 | ||
Johnson County (partial)
Linn County (partial)
| 2003-2012 | ||
Jasper County (partial)
Polk County (partial)
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Polk County (partial)
| 2023-Present |