Iowa's 4th Senate district explained

State:Iowa
District:4
Chamber:Senate
Representative:Tim Kraayenbrink
Party:Republican

The 4th district of the Iowa Senate is located in Northwestern Iowa. It is currently composed of Calhoun, Pocahontas, Sac, and Webster counties.[1]

Current elected officials

Tim Kraayenbrink is the senator currently representing the 4th District.[2]

The area of the 4th District contains two Iowa House of Representatives districts:[3]

The district is also located in Iowa's 4th congressional district, which is represented by U.S. Representative Randy Feenstra.[4]

List of representatives

[5]

RepresentativePartyDatesResidenceNotes
bgcolor= Whig1846-1847Wapello County
bgcolor= Democrat1848-1849Ottumwa
bgcolor= Democrat1850-1851Ottumwa
bgcolor= Democrat1852-1855Jefferson County
bgcolor= Whig1852-1855Jefferson County
bgcolor= Democrat1856-1859Burlington
bgcolor= Republican1856-1859Burlington
bgcolor= Democrat1860-1867Appanoose County
bgcolor= Republican1868-1869CentervilleTerm ended early due to election as Lieutenant Governor of Iowa.
bgcolor= Republican1870-1871Centerville
bgcolor= Democrat1872-1875Appanoose
bgcolor= Republican1876-1877Centerville
bgcolor= Republican1878-1879Monroe County
bgcolor= Greenback1880-1883Wayne County
bgcolor= Republican1884-1887Wayne County
bgcolor= Republican1888-1891Chariton
bgcolor= Republican1892-1895Wayne County
bgcolor= Republican1896-1899Lucas County
bgcolor= Republican1900-1903Wayne County
bgcolor= Republican1904-1906Chariton
bgcolor= Republican1907-1908Chariton
bgcolor= Republican1909-1912Humeston
bgcolor= Republican1913-1916Chariton
bgcolor= Republican1917-1920Corydon
bgcolor= Republican1921-1924Chariton
bgcolor= Republican1925-1928Corydon
bgcolor= Republican1929-1932Lucas County
bgcolor= Democrat1933CharitonDied in office on January 14, 1933.
bgcolor= Democrat1933-1936Humeston
bgcolor= Republican1937-1940Lucas County
bgcolor= Republican1941-1944Corydon
bgcolor= Republican1945-1948Lucas County
bgcolor= Republican1949-1950Corydon
bgcolor= Republican1951-1952Corydon
bgcolor= Republican1953-1962CharitonTerm ended early due to selection to the Iowa Supreme Court
bgcolor= Republican1963-1964Chariton
bgcolor= Democrat1965-1968Decatur County
bgcolor= Republican1969-1970Elision
bgcolor= Republican1971-1972Garner
bgcolor= Democrat1973-1982Kossuth County
bgcolor= Republican1983-1992Osceola County
bgcolor= Democrat1993-2012Palo Alto County
bgcolor= Republican2013-2022Hancock County
bgcolor= Republican2023–PresentWebster County

Historical District Boundaries

Source:[6]

MapDescriptionYears EffectiveNotes
1846-1849From 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]
1850-1851
Jefferson County1852-1855
Des Moines County1856-1859
Appanoose County1860-1877
Monroe County
Wayne County
1878-1883
Lucas County
Wayne County
1884-1962
Decatur County
Ringgold County
Union County
1963-1966
Clarke County
Decatur County
Ringgold County
Wayne County
1967-1970
Cerro Gordo (partial)
Hancock County
Winnebago County
Wright County (partial)
Worth 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]
Emmet County (partial)
Hancock County (partial)
Humboldt County (partial)
Kossuth County, Iowa
Palo Alto County (partial)
Pocahontas County (partial)
Winnebago County
1973-1982
Cherokee County
Clay County (partial)
Lyon County
O'Brien County
Osceola County
Sioux County (partial)
1983-1992
Clay County (partial)
Dickinson County
Emmet County
Kossuth County (partial)
Palo Alto County
1993-2002
Emmet County
Humboldt County
Kossuth County
Palo Alto County
Pocahontas County
Webster County (partial)
2003-2012
Emmet County
Hancock County
Kossuth County
Winnebago County
Wright County
2013-2022
Calhoun County
Pocahontas County
Sac County
Webster County
2023–Present

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2023 Iowa Senate District 4 .
  2. Web site: Tim Kraayenbrink Iowa Legis Bio .
  3. https://www.legis.iowa.gov/DOCS/Resources/Redist/2011/2011-03-31/HouseStatewide8x11_color.pdf
  4. https://www.legis.iowa.gov/DOCS/Resources/Redist/2011/2011-03-31/CongressStatewide8x11_color.pdf
  5. Web site: Table of Iowa Senate District 4 Historic Senators .
  6. Web site: Iowa State Senate District 2 Historic Legislators .
  7. Web site: 1846 Iowa Constitution .
  8. Web site: Reapportionment in Iowa .