The 6th district of the Iowa Senate is located in western Iowa. It is currently composed of Audubon, Carroll, Crawford, Ida, and Shelby counties, and part of Pottawattamie County.
Current elected officials Jason Schultz is the senator currently representing the 6th District.
The area of the 6th District contains two Iowa House of Representatives districts: The 11th District (represented by Brian Best) The 12th District (represented by Steven Holt)
The district is also located in Iowa's 4th congressional district, which is represented by U.S. Representative Randy Feenstra.
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Representative Party Dates Residence Notes Whig1846-1849Burlington Whig1846-1847Des Moines County Democrat1848-1849Burlington Democrat1850-1851Des Moines County Democrat1850-1851Des Moines County Whig1852-1853Wapello County Democrat1854-1855Wapello County Republican1856-1859Jefferson County Republican1860-1863Ringgold County Republican1864-1867Decatur County Republican1868-1869Albia, Iowa Republican1870-1871Chariton, Iowa Republican1872-1875Osceola, Iowa Republican1876-1877Chariton, Iowa Republican1878-1879Decatur City, Iowa Republican1880-1883Mount Ayr, Iowa Republican1884-1887Creston, Iowa Republican1888-1895Bedford, Iowa Republican1896-1899Chariton, Iowa Republican1900-1903Taylor County Republican1904-1908Corning, Iowa Republican1909-1912Lenox, Iowa Republican1913-1916Athelstan, Iowa Republican1917-1918Corning, IowaResigned while in office to serve in the US Army during World War I. Republican1919-1920Villisca, Iowa Republican1921-1924Corning, Iowa Republican1925-1928Prescott, Iowa Republican1929-1932Adams County Republican1933-1936Corning, Iowa Republican1937-1940Bedford, Iowa Republican1941-1944Lenox, Iowa Republican1945Bedford, IowaSenator Kirketeg died while in office in 1945. Republican1945-1948Bedford, IowaWife of Ole Kirketeg, Senator Kirketeg took her husband's position after his death in 1945 and was subsequently elected to complete his term, making her the first woman senator in the state of Iowa. Republican1949-1952Corning, IowaSenator Humbert died while in office in 1952. Republican1953-1956Conway, Iowa Republican1957-1960Corning, Iowa Democrat1961-1964Lenox, Iowa Republican1963-1969Clarinda, Iowa Republican1969-1970Malvern, IowaElected in a special election. Republican1971-1972Fredericksburg, Iowa Democrat1973-1976Cerro Gordo County Democrat1977-1982Clear Lake, Iowa Republican1983-1988Ottosen, Iowa Democrat1989-1992Palo Alto County Republican1993-1996Ida Grove, Iowa Republican1997-2002Odebolt, IowaKing was elected to the US House of Representatives in 2002. Republican2003-2008Hancock County Republican2009-2012Grafton, Iowa Republican2013-2020Crawford County Republican2021-2022Manning, Iowa Republican2023-presentCrawford County
Historical district boundaries Map Description Years effective NotesDes Moines 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.Wapello County1852-1855Jefferson County1856-1859Adams County Ringgold County Taylor County Union County1860-1861Adams County Montgomery County Page County Ringgold County Taylor County Union County1862-1863Decatur County1864-1865Decatur County Ringgold County1866-1867Monroe County1868-1869Clarke County Lucas County Union County1870-1873Clarke County Lucas County1874-1877Decatur County Ringgold County Taylor County1878-1883Ringgold County Taylor County Union County1884-1887Adams County Taylor County1888-1962Fremont County Mills County Page County1963-1970Bremer County Chickasaw County Howard County Winneshiek 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.Cerro Gordo County (partial) Worth County1973-1982Clay County (partial) Dickinson County Emmet County Palo Alto County (partial)1983-1992Crawford County Ida County Monona County Sac County Woodbury County (partial)1993-2002Cerro Gordo (partial) Excluding Mason Township Owen Township Portland Township Mason City Franklin County (partial) Excluding Ackley Dows Hancock County Winnebago County Worth County2003-2012Audubon County Buena Vista Carroll County Crawford County (partial) East Boyer Hayes Township Iowa Township Jackson Township Milford Township Nishnabotny Township Stockholm Township West Side Township Aspinwall Deloit Manilla Vail Westside2013-2022 Audubon County Carroll County Crawford County Ida County Pottawattamie County (partial) Knox Township Pleasant Township Avoca Shelby Shelby County2023-present
See also Iowa General Assembly Iowa Senate
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