Senate Journal: Page 842: Wednesday, April 9, 2003
President Kramer presented the Honorable Christopher Rants,
Speaker of the House of Representatives, who welcomed the Pioneer
Lawmakers on behalf of the House.
President Kramer presented the Honorable Richard F. Drake,
member of the Senate and President of the Pioneer Lawmakers
Association, who responded to the welcome.
Senator Drake announced the following 1983 class of Pioneer
Lawmakers: Dennis H. Black, Eugene H. Blanshan, Philip E.
Brammer (deceased), Florence D. Buhr, Brian Carter, Kathleen
Halloran (Chapman), Milo Colton, James J. Cooper, Paul G.
Copenhaver, Thomas Fey, Daniel P. Fogarty (deceased), Robert J.
Grandia, John D. Groninga, Michael E. Gronstal, Josephine K.
Gruhn, Johnie Hammond, Ward Handorf, Mark Haverland, Donald
F. Hermann (deceased), Jack Holveck, Randy Hughes, Deo A.
Koenigs, Thomas Mann, Jr., John E. McIntee, Leo P. Miller, Louis J.
Muhlbauer (deceased), C. Arthur Ollie, David Osterberg, Edward G.
Parker, Donald J. Paulin, Doris Ann Peick, Wilmer Rensink, Jack
Rife, Bill D. Royer, Gary C. Sherzan, Donald L. Shoultz, Robert J.
Skow, David M. Tabor, Janis I. Torrence, Mike Van Camp, Harlan W.
Van Gerpen, Richard J. Varn, and Jo Ann Zimmerman.
Honorary members of the 2003 class were the following: Liz
Isaacson, Dennis C. Prouty, Robert L. Schulz, David Scott, John C.
Soener, and William Wimmer.
Senator Drake presented Michael Blouin, Director of the Iowa
Department of Economic Development, who addressed the joint
convention:
This has got to be from Cal Hultman. Those who can’t see this, it’s a fish drawn on
a piece of paper. Cal and I, years ago, used to go at it in committees and on the floor,
and one time he cornered me and he said, “You know, you’re making that argument so
often, it’s starting to smell like dead fish.” And from that point on—you have to know
me, I did make the arguments quite often—from that point on, Cal and I used to slip
each other a fish when we got tired of listening to what the other was saying.
Cal, I haven’t said a word yet, and you’re already giving me a fish.
This is a very heady place to stand. I am deeply honored to be here. One of your
previous speakers from a few years ago mentioned to me the other day when he heard I
was going to speak that it was a great opportunity—all the old folks start stumbling
back in here, limping down the aisle, and reminiscing about how great things were.
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