The 13th District of the Iowa Senate is located in southern Iowa, and is currently composed of Davis, Monroe and Wapello Counties, and portions of Appanoose County.
Current elected officials Cherielynn Westrich is the senator currently representing the 13th District.
The area of the 13th District contains two Iowa House of Representatives districts: The 25th District (represented by Hans Wilz) The 26th District (represented by Austin Harris)
The district is also located in Iowa's 3rd congressional district, which is represented by U.S. Representative Zach Nunn.
List of representatives
Representative Party Dates Residence Notes Democrat1846-1847Cedar County Whig1848-1851Tipton, Iowa Democrat1852-1853Springfield, Iowa Whig1854-1855Sigourney, Iowa Republican1856-1857Louisa County Republican1858-1861Louisa County Republican1862-1863Wapello, Iowa Republican1864-1867Monroe County Republican1868-1871Ottumwa, Iowa Republican1872-1877Ottumwa, Iowa Democrat1878-1881Ottumwa, Iowa Republican1882-1885Ottumwa, Iowa Democrat1886-1887What Cheer, Iowa Republican1888-1889Ottumwa, Iowa Democrat1890-1891Ottumwa, IowaSenator Ballingall "died while on an ocean voyage, near the port of Hong Kong, on his second trip around the world" while in office in 1891. Republican1892-1893Ottumwa, Iowa Republican1894-1897Ottumwa, Iowa Democrat1898-1901Ottumwa, Iowa Republican1902-1906Ottumwa, Iowa Democrat1907-1910Ottumwa, Iowa Democrat1911-1914Ottumwa, Iowa Republican1915-1922Ottumwa, Iowa Republican1923-1930Ottumwa, Iowa Democrat1931-1938Ottumwa, Iowa Republican1939-1954Ottumwa, Iowa Democrat1955-1958Ottumwa, Iowa Democrat1959-1962Ottumwa, Iowa1963-1964No senator from district 13 is listed on the Iowa Official Register for General Assembly 60. This is the combined result of redistricting and election cycles and affected multiple districts. Republican1965-1966Winterset, Iowa Republican1967-1970Pottawattamie CountyIn 1964, after previous amendments to the Iowa Constitution were determined to violate the 14th Amendment, an interim plan increased the number of senators and representatives in the state by apportioning additional senators and representatives to the most populous districts/counties. This plan existed from 1965 to 1970, when a new districting and apportionment plan was adopted. Democrat1967-1968Council Bluffs, Iowa Republican1969-1970Council Bluffs, Iowa Republican1971-1972Ida Grove, Iowa Republican1973-1974Cedar Rapids, Iowa Democrat1975-1978Cedar Rapids, Iowa Republican1979-1982Linn County Republican1983-1986Waterloo, IowaSenator Lind died while in office in 1986 and was succeeded by his son, Jim Lind. Republican1987-1997Waterloo, IowaSenator Lind resigned from office in 1997. Democrat1998-2002Black Hawk County Democrat2003-2010Jackson County Democrat2011-2012Maquoketa, Iowa Republican2013Milo, IowaSenator Sorenson resigned in 2013 after pleading guilty to obstruction of justice and other felonies related to campaign finances. Republican2014-2022Warren County Republican2023-presentWapello County
Historical district boundaries
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Map Description Years effective NotesBenton County Cedar County Linn County1846-1849From 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.Benton County Cedar County Linn County Tama County1850-1851Keokuk County1852-1855Louisa County1856-1863Monroe County1864-1867Wapello County1868-1885Iowa County Keokuk County1886-1887Wapello County1888-1962Adair County Clarke County Madison County1963-1966Pottawattamie County1967-1970Calhoun County (partial) Cherokee County Ida County Sac 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.Johnson County (partial) Linn County1973-1982Black Hawk County (partial)1983-1992Black Hawk County (partial)1993-2002Clinton County (partial) Bloomfield Township Brookfield Township Center Township Deep Creek Township Elk River Township Hampshire Township Waterford Township Andover Charlotte Clinton Delmar Goose Lake Dubuque County (partial) Mosalem Township Table Mound Township Washington Township Jackson County2003-2012Madison County Warren County (partial) Excluding Linn Township (partial) Cumming2013-2022 Appanoose County (partial) Excluding Independence Township Johns Township Lincoln Township Plano Davis County Monroe County Wapello County2023-present
See also Iowa General Assembly Iowa Senate
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