The 2nd district of the Iowa Senate, located in Northwestern Iowa, is currently composed of Plymouth and Sioux counties. Its current member of the Iowa Senate is Republican Jeff Taylor.
Current elected officials Jeff Taylor is the senator currently representing the 2nd District.
The area of the 2nd District contains two Iowa House of Representatives districts: The 3rd District (represented by Dennis Bush) The 4th District (represented by Skyler Wheeler)
The district is also located in Iowa's 4th congressional district, which is represented by U.S. Representative Randy Feenstra.
List of representatives
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Representative Party Dates Residence Notes Whig1846–1849Van Buren County Democratic1846–1847 Whig1848–1851Van Buren County Whig1850–1851Birmingham Whig1852–1855Burlington Democratic1852–1853 Democratic1854–1855Burlington Democratic1856–1859Keokuk Democratic1860–1861Vernon Republican1862–1865 Republican1866–1869Village Township Republican1870–1873 Anti-Monopoly1874–1875 Democratic1876–1877 Democratic1878–1879 Republican1880–1881Bloomfield Republican1882–1883Keosauqua Democratic1884–1887Milton Republican1888–1895Bonaparte Republican1896–1899Fairfield Republican1900–1903Fairfield Republican1904–1908Douds Republican1909–1912Fairfield Republican1913–1916Farmington Republican1917–1920FairfieldDied in office in 1920. Republican1921–1928Fairfield Republican1929–1932Bonaparte Republican1933–1936Keosauque Republican1937–1944The Iowa Legislative historian suggests that the 1943–1944 50th General Assembly was finished out by Charles W. Wade. Republican1945–1952Douds Republican1953–1956Packwood Republican1957–1960Fairfield Republican1961–1964 Republican1965–1969Van Buren County Republican1969–1971Fairfield Republican1971–1972O'Brien County Republican1973–1981Osceola County Republican1981–1983Ocheyedan Democratic1983–1993Sioux City Republican1993–1997 Republican1997–2003Sioux City Republican2003–2005Orange City Republican2005–2009Sioux Center Republican2009–2021Hull Republican2021–presentSioux Center
Recent election results from statewide races Year Office Results2008 PresidentMcCain 73–25%2012 PresidentRomney 79–21%2016 PresidentTrump 79–16% SenateGrassley 86–12%2018 GovernorReynolds 82–17% Attorney GeneralMiller 69–31% Secretary of StatePate 82–17% TreasurerDavis 77–22% AuditorMosiman 77–21%2020 PresidentTrump 80–18% SenateErnst 80–18%2022 SenateGrassley 85–15% GovernorReynolds 88–11% Attorney GeneralBird 82–18% Secretary of StatePate 87–13% TreasurerSmith 82–18% AuditorHalbur 80–20%2024 PresidentTrump 82–17% Historical district boundaries
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Map Description Years effective NotesVan Buren County1846–1851From 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.Des Moines County1852–1855Van Buren County (part)
Lee County (part)1856–1859Van Buren County1860–1877Van Buren County
Davis County1878–1887Van Buren County Jefferson County1888–1962Van Buren County Appanoose County
Davis County1963–1966Van Buren County Jefferson County
Davis County1967–1970Clay County (part) Dickinson County
Lyon County (part)
O'Brien County (part)
Osceola County1971–1972In 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.Clay County (part) Dickinson County Emmet County (part) Lyon County (part) O'Brien County (part) Osceola County Palo Alto County (part) Sioux County (part)1973–1982Ida County (part)Monona County Woodbury County (part)1983–1992Plymouth County (part) Woodbury County (part)1993–2002Lyon County Plymouth County (part) Excluding Elkhorn Township Fredonia Township Garfield Township Henry Township Hungerford Township Lincoln Township Marion Township Meadow Township Remsen Township Union Township Sioux County (part) Excluding East Orange Township Floyd Township Grant Township Lynn Township2003–2012Cherokee County O'Brien County Plymouth County (part) Garfield Township Henry Township Meadow Township Remsen Township Sioux County2013–2022 Lyon County Plymouth County (part) America Township Elgin Township Fredonia Township Grant Township Johnson Township Meadow Township Portland Township Preston Township Sioux Township Washington Township Westfield Township Sioux County2023–present
See also Iowa General Assembly Iowa Senate
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