The 3rd district of the Iowa Senate, located in Northwestern Iowa, is currently composed of Buena Vista County, Osceola County, O'Brien County and parts of Cherokee County and Clay County.[1] Its current member of the Iowa Senate is Republican Lynn Evans.
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Current elected officials
editRepublican Lynn Evans has been the senator representing the 3rd District since 2023.
The area of the 3rd District contains two Iowa House of Representatives districts:[2]
- The 5th District (represented by Zach Dieken)
- The 6th District (represented by Megan Jones)
The district is also located in Iowa's 4th congressional district, which is represented by U.S. Representative Randy Feenstra.[3]
List of Representatives
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Historical District Boundaries
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| Map | Description | Years Effective | Notes |
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| Appanoose County Davis County |
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.[7] | |
| Appanoose County Davis County Wayne County |
1850-1851 | ||
| Van Buren County | 1852-1855 | ||
| Van Buren County | 1856-1859 | District 3 included a portion of district 2 during this period.[8] | |
| Davis County | 1860-1877 | ||
| Appanoose County | 1878-1883 | ||
| Appanoose County Monroe County |
1884-1887 | ||
| Appanoose County Davis County |
1888-1962 | ||
| Lucas County Monroe County |
1963-1966 | ||
| Appanoose County Lucas County Monroe County |
1967-1970 | ||
| Emmet 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.[9] | |
| Buena Vista County (partial) Cherokee County (partial) Clay County (partial) Palo Alto County (partial) Plymouth County (partial) Pocahontas County (partial) O'Brien County (partial) |
1973-1982 | ||
| Plymouth County Sioux County (partial) Woodbury County (partial) |
1983-1992 | ||
| Lyon County O'Brien County (partial) Osceola County Sioux County |
1993-2002 | ||
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Clay County Dickinson County O'Brien County Osceola County Sioux County (partial) |
2003-2012 | |
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Plymouth County (partial)
Woodbury County (partial)
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2013-2022 | |
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Buena Vista County Cherokee County (partial)
Clay County (partial) |
2023–Present |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Iowa Senate District 3 Map" (PDF).
- ^ https://www.legis.iowa.gov/DOCS/Resources/Redist/2011/2011-03-31/HouseStatewide8x11_color.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ https://www.legis.iowa.gov/DOCS/Resources/Redist/2011/2011-03-31/CongressStatewide8x11_color.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ "Iowa Senate District 3 Historic Senators".
- ^ "Biography Cyrus Bussey".
- ^ "Iowa State Senate District 3 Historic Legislators".
- ^ "1846 Iowa Constitution" (PDF).
- ^ "Iowa Senate District 3 Map 1856-1859" (PDF).
- ^ "Reapportionment in Iowa".
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