Iowa's 16th Senate district explained

State:Iowa
District:16
Chamber:Senate
Representative:Claire Celsi
Party:Democratic

The 16th District of the Iowa Senate is located in central Iowa, and is currently composed of part of Polk and Dallas Counties.[1]

Current elected officials

Claire Celsi is the senator currently representing the 16th District.[2]

The area of the 16th District contains two Iowa House of Representatives districts:[3]

The district is also located in Iowa's 3rd congressional district, which is represented by Zach Nunn.[4]

List of representatives

[5]

RepresentativePartyDatesResidenceNotes
bgcolor= Democrat1852-1853Davenport, Iowa
bgcolor= Whig1854-1855Davenport, Iowa
bgcolor= Republican1856-1859Oskaloosa, Iowa
bgcolor= Republican1860-1861Richland, Iowa
bgcolor= Republican1862-1863Sigourney, Iowa
bgcolor= Republican1864-1867Washington County, Iowa
bgcolor= Republican1868-1869Muscatine, Iowa
bgcolor= Republican1870-1873Muscatine, Iowa
bgcolor= Anti-Monopoly1874-1875Dallas County, Iowa
bgcolor= Republican1876-1877Dallas County, Iowa
bgcolor= Democrat1878-1879Knoxville, Iowa
bgcolor= Republican1880-1883Marion County, Iowa
bgcolor= Republican1884-1887Winterset, Iowa
bgcolor= Republican1888-1891Winterset, Iowa
bgcolor= Republican1892Greenfield, IowaElected to the U.S. House of Representatives is 1892.
bgcolor= Republican1893-1899Greenfield, Iowa
bgcolor= Republican1900-1908Winterset, Iowa
bgcolor= Republican1909-1916Adair, Iowa
bgcolor= Republican1917-1924Winterset, Iowa
bgcolor= Republican1925-1932Adair, IowaDied in office in 1932.
bgcolor= Republican1933-1940Winterset, Iowa
bgcolor= Republican1941-1946Bridgewater, IowaResigned before the end of his term to accept appointment to the State Board of Social Welfare.[6]
bgcolor= Republican1947-1948Greenfield, Iowa
bgcolor= Democrat1949-1952Winterset, Iowa
bgcolor= Republican1953-1956Winterset, Iowa
bgcolor= Democrat1957-1960Winterset, IowaDied in office in 1960.
bgcolor= Republican1961-1964Winterset, Iowa
bgcolor= Republican1965-1966Muscatine, Iowa
bgcolor= Republican1967-1970Clinton, Iowa
bgcolor= Republican1971-1972Steamboat Rock, Iowa
bgcolor= Democrat1973-1982Vail, Iowa
bgcolor= Republican1983-1992Elkader, Iowa
bgcolor= Republican1993-2000Postville, Iowa
bgcolor= Republican2001-2002Postville, Iowa
bgcolor= Republican2003-2004Cascade, Iowa
bgcolor= Democrat2005-2012Dubuque, Iowa
bgcolor= Democrat2013-2016Des Moines, Iowa
bgcolor= Democrat2017-2022Des Moines, Iowa
bgcolor= Democrat2023-PresentDes Moines, Iowa

Historical District Boundaries

Source:[7]

MapDescriptionYears EffectiveNotes
Scott County1852-1855From 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.[8]
Mahaska County1856-1859
Keokuk County1860-1863
Washington County1864-1867
Muscatine County1868-1873
Dallas County
Madison County		1874-1877
Marion County1878-1883
Madison County
Warren County		1884-1887
Adair County
Madison County		1888-1962
Cedar County
Muscatine County		1963-1966
Clinton County1967-1970
Franklin County (partial)
Hamilton County
Hardin County
Wright 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.[9]
Benton County (partial)
Black Hawk County (partial)
Buchanan County
Linn County (partial)
Tama County (partial)		1973-1982
Allamakee County
Clayton County
Winneshiek County		1983-1992
Allamakee County
Clayton County
Fayette County (partial)
Winneshiek County (partial)		1993-2002
Delaware County (partial)

Dubuque County (partial)

  • Excluding
    • Dubuque Township (partial)
      • Portions of Dubuque Township North of the city of Dubuque are part of District 16.
    • Table Mound Township
    • Washington Township
    • Dubuque

Jones County

2003-2012
Polk County (partial) 2013-2022
Dallas County (partial)
  • Northeastern most corner of the county, bounded by Jordan Creek Pkwy and Ashworth Rd.

Polk County (partial)

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: SENATE DISTRICT 16. Iowa General Assembly. March 28, 2024.
  2. Web site: Iowa Legislature - Legislator List. Iowa Legislative Services. Agency. July 15, 2016.
  3. Web site: Iowa House Districts . Iowa Legislative Services Agency . July 15, 2016.
  4. Web site: Iowa Congressional Districts . Iowa Legislative Services Agency . July 15, 2016.
  5. Web site: Historic Legislator List SD 16 .
  6. Web site: Samuel Love Factsheet Iowa Red Book .
  7. Web site: Iowa historic district map database .
  8. Web site: 1846 Iowa Constitution .
  9. Web site: Reapportionment in Iowa .

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