Iowa's 11th Senate district explained

State:Iowa
District:11
Chamber:Senate
Representative:Julian Garrett
Party:Republican

The 11th District of the Iowa Senate is located in centralIowa, and is currently composed of Warren County and parts of Marion County[1]

Current elected officials

Julian Garrett is the senator currently representing the 11th District.[2]

The area of the 11th District contains two Iowa House of Representatives districts:

The district is also located in Iowa's 1st congressional district, which is represented by U.S. Representative Mariannette Miller-Meeks.[3]

List of Representatives

Source:[4]

RepresentativePartyDatesResidenceNotes
bgcolor= Democrat1846-1847Johnson County
bgcolor= Democrat1848-1851Muscatine County
bgcolor= Democrat1852-1855Fremont County
bgcolor= Democrat1856-1859Taylor County
bgcolor= Democrat1860-1861Ottumwa, Iowa
bgcolor= Republican1862-1863Ottumwa, Iowa
bgcolor= Republican1864-1867Fairfield, Iowa
bgcolor= Republican1868-1869Henry County
bgcolor= Republican1870-1875Henry County
bgcolor= Republican1876-1877Mount Pleasant, Iowa
bgcolor= Republican1878Fairfield, IowaMcCoid was elected to the US House of Representatives for Iowa's 1st congressional district in 1878
bgcolor= Republican1880-1883Fairfield, Iowa
bgcolor= Republican1844-1887Columbus Junction, Iowa
bgcolor= Independent1888-1891Indianola, Iowa
bgcolor= Republican1892-1895Osceola, Iowa
bgcolor= Democrat1896-1899Warren County
bgcolor= Republican1900-1903Osceola, Iowa
bgcolor= Republican1904-1908Osceola, Iowa
bgcolor= Republican1909-1912Warren County
bgcolor= Republican1913-1916Osceola, Iowa
bgcolor= Republican1917-1920Warren County
bgcolor= Republican1921-1924Osceola, IowaThurston was elected to the US House of Representatives for Iowa's 5th congressional district in 1924.
bgcolor= Republican1925-1928Warren County
bgcolor= Republican1929-1932Clarke County
bgcolor= Republican1933-1940Warren County
bgcolor= Republican1941-1948Osceola, Iowa
bgcolor= Republican1949-1952Warren County
bgcolor= Republican1953-1956Warren County
bgcolor= Republican1957-1964Osceola, Iowa
bgcolor= Democrat1965-1966Mahaska County
bgcolor= Democrat1967-1968Pleasantville, Iowa
bgcolor= Republican1969-1970Indianola, Iowa
bgcolor= Republican1971Woodbury CountySenator Sullivan died in office in 1971
bgcolor= Democrat1971-1972Sioux City, Iowa
bgcolor= Democrat1973-1974Dubuque County
bgcolor= Democrat1975-1976Jackson County
bgcolor= Republican1977-1982Dubuque County
bgcolor= Republican1983-2002Bremer County
bgcolor= Democrat2003-2012Waterloo, Iowa
bgcolor= Republican2013-2014Pottawattamie County
bgcolor= Republican2015-2022Nodaway, Iowa
bgcolor= Republican2023-PresentWarren County

Historical district boundaries

MapDescriptionYears EffectiveNotes
Benton County
Cedar County
Linn County
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.[5]
Benton County
Cedar County
Linn County
Tama County
1850-1851
Adams County
Fremont County
Mills County
Montgomery County
Page County
Ringgold County
Taylor County
Union County
1852-1859
Wapello County1860-1863
Jefferson County1864-1867
Henry County1868-1877
Jefferson County1878-1883
Louisa County
Washington County
1884-1887
Clarke County
Warren County
1888-1962
Keokuk County
Mahaska County
1963-1966
Marion County
Warren County
1967-1970
Woodbury County (partial) 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.[6]
Delaware County (partial)
Dubuque County (partial)
Jackson County (partial)
Jones County (partial)
1973-1982
Black Hawk County (partial)
Bremer County
Butler County
Grundy County
1983-1992
Black Hawk County (partial)
Bremer County
Butler County
Grundy County
1993-2002
Black Hawk County (partial) 2003-2012
Adams County
Cass County (partial)

Pottawattamie County (partial)

Union County

2013-2022
Marion County (partial)
  • Franklin Township
  • Knoxville Township
  • Union Township
  • Knoxville

Warren County

2023-Present

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: District 11 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: Historic Legislator List .
  5. Web site: 1846 Iowa Constitution .
  6. Web site: Reapportionment in Iowa .