Dolores Mertz
Dolores M. Mertz | |
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| Member of the Iowa House of Representatives from the 8th district 15th (1989–2003)[1] | |
| In office January 1989 – January 2011 | |
| Preceded by | Marcella Frevert |
| Succeeded by | Tom Shaw[2] |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 30, 1928 Bancroft, Iowa, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Residence | Ottosen, Iowa |
| Website | legis.iowa.gov/... |
Dolores M. Mertz (born May 30, 1928) was the Iowa State Representative from the 8th District. She served in the Iowa House of Representatives from 1989 through 2011.[3] She received her AA from Briar Cliff College.
Mertz served on several committees in the Iowa House – the Judiciary committee; the Natural Resources committee; the Transportation committee; and the Agriculture committee, where she is chair. She also serves on the Agriculture and Natural Resources Appropriations Subcommittee. Her political experience includes twenty-five years as Democrat precinct leader and 13 years on the Kossuth County Central Committee.
Mertz was re-elected in 2006 with 8,142 votes, running unopposed.[4]
She is the former co-chairperson, currently "Chairman Emeritus" on the Board of Directors of the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), a national association of legislators.[5]
References
- ^ https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislators/historicalInformation?lastName=&firstName=&chamberID=H&leadershipPositionID=&partyID=&districtID=17&countyID=&gaYear=Any&historicalGA=Any&historicalLA=Any
- ^ https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislators/historicalInformation?lastName=&firstName=&chamberID=H&leadershipPositionID=&partyID=&districtID=10&countyID=&gaYear=Any&historicalGA=Any&historicalLA=Any
- ^ http://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislators/legislator/legislatorAllYears?personID=16
- ^ Mertz, Dolores. Iowa Secretary of State. 2006. April 24, 2007
- ^ Board of Directors – ALEC |accessdate=April 17, 2012
External links
- Representative Dolores Mertz official Iowa General Assembly site
- Profile at Vote Smart
- Financial information (state office) at the National Institute for Money in State Politics
- Appearances on C-SPAN
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