Richard Vande Hoef | |
Office1: | Member of the Iowa House of Representatives |
Term Start1: | January 11, 1993 |
Term End1: | January 10, 1999 |
Office2: | Member of the Iowa State Senate |
Term Start2: | January 12, 1981 |
Term End2: | January 11, 1993 |
Birth Name: | Richard Peter Vande Hoef |
Birth Date: | 15 May 1925 |
Birth Place: | Boyden, Iowa, United States |
Death Place: | Sibley, Iowa |
Party: | Republican |
Occupation: | farmer |
Spouse: | Harriet Van Der Maten |
Richard Peter Vande Hoef (May 15, 1925 – December 20, 2020) was an American politician in the state of Iowa. Vande Hoef was born in Boyden, Iowa, in May 1925. He was a veteran of World War II, serving in the United States Army and worked as a farmer. He served in the 2nd District of the Iowa State Senate from 1981 to 1993, and House of Representatives from 1993 to 1999, as a Republican.[1] Vande Hoef died in December 2020 in Sibley, Iowa, at the age of 95.[2]