IOWA OFFICIAL REGISTER _______________ 2009-2010 ________________ Publisher Iowa General Assembly Legislative Services Agency Glen Dickinson, Director Volume 73 iii TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. EXECUTIVE BRANCH ELECTED OFFICIALS Governor....................................................................................................................3 Lieutenant Governor ..................................................................................................5 Secretary of Agriculture.............................................................................................7 Attorney General........................................................................................................9 Auditor of State........................................................................................................11 Secretary of State .....................................................................................................13 Treasurer of State.....................................................................................................16 Executive Council....................................................................................................18 2. LEGISLATIVE BRANCH 83rd General Assembly............................................................................................21 The Legislative Branch............................................................................................22 Senate Officers and Staff .........................................................................................24 Listing of Senators by District .................................................................................26 Map of Senate Districts............................................................................................27 State Senators...........................................................................................................28 House Officers and Staff..........................................................................................45 Listing of Representatives by District......................................................................48 Map of House Districts ............................................................................................49 State Representatives ...............................................................................................50 Legislative Statutory Bodies ....................................................................................84 3. JUDICIAL BRANCH The Judicial Branch .................................................................................................93 Supreme Court and its Justices ................................................................................95 Court of Appeals and its Judges.............................................................................100 Justices of the Supreme Court and Judges of the Court of Appeals.......................104 District Court Judges..............................................................................................104 Judicial Magistrates ...............................................................................................109 Judicial Boards and Commissions .........................................................................113 4. EXECUTIVE BRANCH AGENCIES................................................................127 5. FEDERAL GOVERNMENT President and Vice President of the United States .................................................265 U.S. Senators..........................................................................................................266 Map of Iowa Congressional Districts.....................................................................268 U.S. Representatives ..............................................................................................269 U.S. Government Officials.....................................................................................272 U.S. Judicial Branch ..............................................................................................273 Historical Listing of Iowa’s U.S. Senators and Representatives............................275 Mayflower Compact ..............................................................................................278 Declaration of Independence .................................................................................279 Constitution of the United States ...........................................................................282 Amendments to the U.S. Constitution....................................................................289 6. LOCAL GOVERNMENT City Government, County Government .................................................................297 City Population Figures—2000/1990 Census........................................................299 County Statistical Information...............................................................................308 iv 7. HISTORY AND THE CONSTITUTION Early History of Iowa.............................................................................................313 The Underground Railroad in Iowa .......................................................................324 Territorial Officials and Governors of Iowa ..........................................................324 Historical Listing of State Officials of Iowa ..........................................................332 Origin and Naming of Iowa Counties ....................................................................345 The Drafting of Iowa’s Constitution......................................................................348 Constitution of the State of Iowa ...........................................................................350 8. IOWA PROFILE State Symbols and Song.........................................................................................375 Homes of Iowa Governors .....................................................................................380 State Capitol...........................................................................................................382 Restoration of the Iowa State Capitol ....................................................................386 Notable Iowans ......................................................................................................388 Monuments ............................................................................................................390 Iowa’s Diversified Economy .................................................................................397 Agriculture—Iowa’s Best-Known Industry...........................................................398 Iowa Labor Force Trends.......................................................................................400 Travel Iowa............................................................................................................401 Art and Culture ......................................................................................................404 State Parks and Recreation Areas ..........................................................................408 Fish and Wildlife Resources ..................................................................................411 Forestry and the Forest Resource...........................................................................413 Quick Facts About Iowa ........................................................................................415 Legal Holidays and Recognition Days...................................................................420 The Iowa Award ....................................................................................................421 Iowa Women’s Hall of Fame.................................................................................422 Iowa Veterans Organizations.................................................................................423 9. EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS State Universities ...................................................................................................429 Private Colleges and Universities ..........................................................................436 State Schools..........................................................................................................453 Community Colleges .............................................................................................455 Area Education Agencies.......................................................................................463 10. ELECTIONS Election Dates and Filing Deadlines......................................................................469 Absentee Voting ....................................................................................................469 Voter Registration..................................................................................................470 Iowa Democratic Party ..........................................................................................471 Republican Party of Iowa.......................................................................................471 INDEX........................................................................................................................473 HOW TO REACH YOUR OFFICIAL ...................................................................477 Dear Fellow Iowans: This Iowa Official Register has served as a historical and biographical record of Iowa’s governmental institutions and leaders for nearly 150 years. First