The 15th District of the Iowa Senate is located in central Iowa, and is currently composed of part of the city of Des Moines in Polk County.
Current elected officials Tony Bisignano is the senator currently representing the 15th District.
The area of the 15th District contains two Iowa House of Representatives districts: The 29th District (represented by Brian Meyer) The 30th District (represented by Megan Srinivas)
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 Democrat1846–1847Dubuque, Iowa Democrat1846–1847Dyersville, Iowa Democrat1848–1951Dubuque County Democrat1850–1851Dubuque County Whig1852–1855Marion County Republican1856–1857Sigourney, Iowa Republican1858–1859Richland, Iowa Republican1860–1863Washington County Republican1864–1867Muscatine, Iowa Republican1868–1871Washington, Iowa Republican1872–1875Washington County Democrat1876–1877Washington, Iowa Republican1878–1879Mahaska County Republican1880–1883Oskaloosa, Iowa Democrat1884–1891Marion County Democrat1892–1895Albia, Iowa Republican1896–1899Marysville, Iowa Democrat1900–1903Albia, Iowa Republican1904–1908Marion County Democrat1909–1916Albia, Iowa Republican1917–1924Albia, Iowa Republican1925–1932Marion County Democrat1933–1936Pella, Iowa Republican1937–1944Albia, Iowa Democrat1945–1948Pella, Iowa Democrat1949–1952Marion County Democrat1953–1956Knoxville, Iowa Republican1957–1962Knoxville, Iowa Republican1963–1964Marion County Democrat1965–1966Pottawattamie County Democrat1967–1968Scott County Republican1967–1969Davenport, IowaBeginning with the 62nd General Assembly, Iowa implemented a temporary measure to meet the requirements of Reynolds v. Sims. Under this plan, each senate district received one Senator except for 7 major cities in Iowa which received additional senators based on population. Senate District 15 in Davenport had two senators until 1970. Republican1969–1970Davenport, Iowa Republican1969–1970Davenport, Iowa Democrat1971–1972Clare, Iowa Republican1973–1974Marion, Iowa Democrat1975–1976Marion, Iowa Democrat1977–1982Cedar Rapids, Iowa Republican1983–1986Nora Springs, Iowa Democrat1987–1990Mason City, Iowa Republican1991–1998Chickasaw County Democrat1999–2002Chickasaw County Democrat2003–2012Coralville, Iowa Democrat2013–2014Lynnville, Iowa Democrat2015–2018Newton, Iowa Republican2019–2022Bondurant, Iowa Democrat2023–presentDes Moines, Iowa
Historical district boundaries
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Map Description Years effective NotesBlack Hawk County Buchanan County Clayton County Delaware County Dubuque County Fayette County 1846–1849From 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.Allamakee Black Hawk County Buchanan County Clayton County Delaware County Dubuque County Fayette County Winneshiek County1850–1851Madison County Marion County Warren County1852–1855Keokuk County1856–1859Washington County1860–1863Muscatine County1864–1867Washington County1868–1873Lousia County Washington County1874–1877Louisa County1878–1883Marion County1884–1887Marion County Monroe County1888–1962Pottawattamie County1963–1966Scott County1967–1970Beginning with the 62nd General Assembly, Iowa implemented a temporary measure to meet the requirements of Reynolds v. Sims. Under this plan, each senate district received one senator, except for seven major cities, which received additional senators based on population. Senate District 15 in Davenport had two senators until 1970.Calhoun County (partial) Webster 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.Linn County (partial)1973–1982Cerro Gordo County (partial) Chickasaw County (partial) Floyd County Howard County Mitchell County1983–1992Chickasaw County Floyd County Howard County Mitchell County (partial) Winneshiek County1993–2002Johnson County (partial) Big Grove Township Cedar Township Clear Creek Township Graham Township Hardin Township Jefferson Township Madison Township Monroe Township Newport Township Oxford Township Penn Township Coralville Iowa City (partial Western neighborhoods around US-218 North Liberty Oxford Shueyville Solon Swisher Tiffin Linn County (partial) Bertram Township Brown Township Buffalo Township College Township Franklin Township Linn Township Marion Township (partial) Region south of Marion and west of US-151 Putnam Township Bertram Ely Lisbon Mount Vernon Springville2003–2012Jasper County (partial) Excluding Elk Creek Township Fairview Township Lynn Grove Township Palo Alto Township Lynnville Monroe Reasnor Sully Polk County (partial) Beaver Township Camp Township Clay Township Elkhart Township Franklin Township Four Mile Township Washington Township Altoona Bondurant Carlisle (partial) Northern areas formerly part of Four Mile Township Elkhart Mitchellville RunnellsPolk County (partial) Des Moines (partial)2023–present
See also Iowa General Assembly Iowa Senate
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