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783:W. Jacobsen
778:B. Jacobsen
480:W. Thompson
257:Iowa Senate
214:Piqua, Ohio
128:Piqua, Ohio
83:Preceded by
30:Hiram Smith
1803:Categories
1715:E. Hubbard
1634:Harrington
1350:Cunningham
1285:J. C. Cook
1275:J. C. Cook
1255:Loughridge
1240:A. Hubbard
1187:Cunningham
989:Loughridge
673:Thorington
668:J. P. Cook
615:Finkenauer
379:2009-05-12
290:References
182:Republican
156:Republican
121:1843-03-22
1682:Gilchrist
1677:Dickinson
1604:McPherson
1574:Carpenter
1541:Gilchrist
1355:Gilchrist
1335:Utterback
1207:Lightfoot
1147:Frederick
1142:J. Wilson
1127:J. Wilson
1029:Updegraff
941:Lightfoot
881:Henderson
876:Updegraff
866:Ainsworth
733:G. Curtis
590:Mezvinsky
585:Schwengel
575:Schwengel
500:S. Curtis
208:Biography
162:Education
73:In office
1788:A. Dodge
1760:Hastings
1740:Campbell
1609:W. Smith
1536:Thurston
1521:Jamieson
1506:Anderson
1428:H. Smith
1413:Cummings
1325:Ramseyer
1192:N. Smith
1182:LeCompte
1177:Thurston
1132:R. Clark
1117:G. Dodge
1094:Feenstra
1074:N. Smith
1064:Bandstra
1049:LeCompte
1039:Biermann
984:Grinnell
926:Grassley
911:Willford
906:Robinson
896:Connolly
886:Birdsall
828:Loebsack
798:Bromwell
683:Vandever
663:L. Clark
545:S. Clark
212:Born in
66:district
1783:Chapman
1765:Leffler
1705:Perkins
1700:Struble
1624:Swanson
1619:Vincent
1516:Hepburn
1501:Hepburn
1473:Scherle
1345:Goodwin
1315:Kendall
1260:Sampson
1245:Pomeroy
1197:Scherle
1162:Cousins
1122:Palmer
1004:Deering
946:Boswell
891:Pickett
871:Burdick
856:Allison
793:L. Wolf
763:Vollmer
718:Farwell
698:W. Wolf
658:Leffler
555:Kennedy
535:Seerley
525:B. Hall
510:McCrary
495:A. Hall
230:Indians
192:in the
1725:Steele
1710:Thomas
1667:Conner
1657:Holmes
1594:Bowman
1569:Oliver
1546:Hoeven
1526:Towner
1491:McDill
1468:Hansen
1463:Jensen
1458:Wearin
1453:Dowell
1448:Prouty
1433:Conger
1423:Kasson
1408:Kasson
1390:Grandy
1385:Bedell
1375:Greigg
1370:Hoeven
1340:Dowell
1330:Dowell
1290:Weaver
1265:Weaver
1217:Latham
1212:Grandy
1202:Harkin
1112:Kasson
1084:Latham
1079:Ganske
1054:Carter
1034:Haugen
1024:Butler
1019:Sweney
1014:Fuller
1009:Weller
994:Walden
951:Latham
916:Gwynne
861:Donnan
838:Hinson
818:Nussle
808:Blouin
803:Culver
758:Pepper
753:Dawson
743:Rumple
723:Murphy
703:Cotton
620:Hinson
605:Braley
600:Nussle
570:Martin
565:Eicher
520:McCoid
485:Miller
411:from
130:, U.S.
1735:Boies
1730:Scott
1720:Scott
1672:Woods
1639:Narey
1614:Green
1599:Hager
1584:Lyman
1579:Pusey
1531:Evans
1511:Flick
1380:Mayne
1305:Lacey
1300:White
1295:Lacey
1280:Cutts
1270:Cutts
1044:Talle
999:Pratt
956:Young
936:Nagle
931:Evans
921:Gross
901:Sweet
823:Leach
813:Tauke
788:Talle
773:Letts
728:Hayes
713:Price
708:Tufts
693:Smyth
688:Price
678:Davis
595:Leach
550:Hedge
515:Stone
147:, U.S
56:from
1775:Terr
1692:11th
1649:10th
1589:Reed
1496:Sapp
1443:Hull
1438:Hays
1365:Coad
1222:King
1172:Cole
1167:Good
1152:Kerr
1089:King
966:Nunn
961:Axne
768:Hull
748:Wade
738:Lane
610:Blum
560:Kopp
540:Gear
530:Gear
490:Henn
253:Iowa
186:Iowa
135:Died
115:Born
58:Iowa
1564:Orr
1556:9th
1483:8th
1400:7th
1250:Orr
1232:6th
1104:5th
1069:Kyl
1059:Kyl
976:4th
848:3rd
650:2nd
472:1st
63:7th
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