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Terms Used: Senate District 1Total Records Found: 124
| GA (Years) | Chamber | Name | District | Party | County | Video |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LA1 (1838-1839) | Councilor | George Hepner | 1 | Democrat | Des Moines | |
| LA1 (1838-1839) | Councilor | Arthur Inghram | 1 | Democrat | Des Moines | |
| LA1 (1838-1839) | Councilor | Robert Ralston | 1 | Democrat | Des Moines | |
| LA2 (1839-1840) | Councilor | George Hepner | 1 | Democrat | Des Moines | |
| LA2 (1839-1840) | Councilor | Arthur Inghram | 1 | Democrat | Des Moines | |
| LA2 (1839-1840) | Councilor | Robert Ralston | 1 | Democrat | Des Moines | |
| LA3 (1840-1841) | Councilor | Jesse B. Browne | 1 | Whig | Lee | |
| LA3 (1840-1841) | Councilor | Edward Johnstone | 1 | Democrat | Lee | |
| LA4 (1841-1842) | Councilor | Jesse B. Browne | 1 | Whig | Lee | |
| LA4 (1841-1842) | Councilor | Edward Johnstone | 1 | Democrat | Lee | |
| LA5 (1842-1843) | Councilor | Robert M. G. Patterson | 1 | Whig | Lee | |
| LA5 (1842-1843) | Councilor | William Patterson | 1 | Democrat | Lee | |
| LA6 (1843-1845) | Councilor | Robert M. G. Patterson | 1 | Whig | Lee | |
| LA6 (1843-1845) | Councilor | William Patterson | 1 | Democrat | Lee | |
| LA7 (1845-1845) | Councilor | James Brierly | 1 | Democrat | Lee | |
| LA7 (1845-1845) | Councilor | John Thompson | 1 | Democrat | Lee | |
| LA8 (1845-1846) | Councilor | James Brierly | 1 | Democrat | Lee | |
| LA8 (1845-1846) | Councilor | John Thompson | 1 | Democrat | Lee | |
| 1 (1846-1848) | Senate | Jacob Huner | 1 | Democrat | Lee | |
| 1 (1846-1848) | Senate | James Sprott | 1 | Whig | Lee | |
| 2 (1848-1850) | Senate | Thomas Stevenson Espy | 1 | Democrat | Lee | |
| 2 (1848-1850) | Senate | James Sprott | 1 | Whig | Lee | |
| 3 (1850-1852) | Senate | Nathan Baker | 1 | Democrat | Lee | |
| 3 (1850-1852) | Senate | Thomas Stevenson Espy | 1 | Democrat | Lee | |
| 4 (1852-1854) | Senate | Salmon Cowles | 1 | Democrat | Lee | |
| 4 (1852-1854) | Senate | James M. Love | 1 | Democrat | Lee | |
| 4 (1852-1854) | Senate | Calvin J. Price | 1 | Democrat | Lee | |
| 5 (1854-1856) | Senate | David Trowbridge Brigham | 1 | Democrat | Lee | |
| 5 (1854-1856) | Senate | James M. Love | 1 | Democrat | Lee | |
| 5 (1854-1856) | Senate | Exum Sumner McCulloch | 1 | Democrat | Lee | |
| 5 (1854-1856) | Senate | William A. Thurston | 1 | Democrat | Lee | |
| 6 (1856-1858) | Senate | Exum Sumner McCulloch | 1 | Democrat | Lee | |
| 6 (1856-1858) | Senate | William A. Thurston | 1 | Democrat | Lee | |
| 7 (1858-1860) | Senate | John R. Allen | 1 | Democrat | Lee | |
| 7 (1858-1860) | Senate | John Walker Rankin | 1 | Republican | Lee | |
| 8 (1860-1862) | Senate | Valentine Buechel | 1 | Democrat | Lee | |
| 8 (1860-1862) | Senate | John Walker Rankin | 1 | Republican | Lee | |
| 9 (1862-1864) | Senate | Frederick Hesser | 1 | Democrat | Lee | |
| 9 (1862-1864) | Senate | George Washington McCrary | 1 | Republican | Lee | |
| 10 (1864-1866) | Senate | Frederick Hesser | 1 | Democrat | Lee | |
| 10 (1864-1866) | Senate | George Washington McCrary | 1 | Republican | Lee | |
| 11 (1866-1868) | Senate | Nathaniel Gates Hedges | 1 | Democrat | Lee | |
| 11 (1866-1868) | Senate | Joseph Hollman | 1 | Democrat | Lee | |
| 12 (1868-1870) | Senate | Nathaniel Gates Hedges | 1 | Democrat | Lee | |
| 12 (1868-1870) | Senate | Joseph Hollman | 1 | Democrat | Lee | |
| 13 (1870-1872) | Senate | Exum Sumner McCulloch | 1 | Democrat | Lee | |
| 14 (1872-1874) | Senate | Exum Sumner McCulloch | 1 | Democrat | Lee | |
| 15 (1874-1876) | Senate | Henry W. Rothert | 1 | Republican | Lee | |
| 16 (1876-1878) | Senate | Henry W. Rothert | 1 | Republican | Lee | |
| 17 (1878-1880) | Senate | James Madison Shelley | 1 | Democrat | Lee | |
| 18 (1880-1882) | Senate | James Madison Shelley | 1 | Democrat | Lee | |
| 19 (1882-1884) | Senate | Henry W. Rothert | 1 | Republican | Lee | |
| 20 (1884-1886) | Senate | Henry W. Rothert | 1 | Republican | Lee | |
| 21 (1886-1888) | Senate | Joseph M. Casey | 1 | Democrat | Lee | |
| 22 (1888-1890) | Senate | William Gustavus Kent | 1 | Democrat | Lee | |
| 23 (1890-1892) | Senate | William Gustavus Kent | 1 | Democrat | Lee | |
| 24 (1892-1894) | Senate | William Gustavus Kent | 1 | Democrat | Lee | |
| 25 (1894-1896) | Senate | John Downey | 1 | Democrat | Lee | |
| 26 (1896-1898) | Senate | John Downey | 1 | Democrat | Lee | |
| 27 (1898-1900) | Senate | David Arthur Young | 1 | Democrat | Lee | |
| 28 (1900-1902) | Senate | David Arthur Young | 1 | Democrat | Lee | |
| 29 (1902-1904) | Senate | David Arthur Young | 1 | Democrat | Lee | |
| 30 (1904-1906) | Senate | David Arthur Young | 1 | Democrat | Lee | |
| 31 (1906-1907) | Senate | David Arthur Young | 1 | Democrat | Lee | |
| 32 (1907-1909) | Senate | Edward Patrick McManus | 1 | Democrat | Lee | |
| 33 (1909-1911) | Senate | Edward Patrick McManus | 1 | Democrat | Lee | |
| 34 (1911-1913) | Senate | Edward Patrick McManus | 1 | Democrat | Lee | |
| 35 (1913-1915) | Senate | Edward Patrick McManus | 1 | Democrat | Lee | |
| 36 (1915-1917) | Senate | Joseph R. Frailey | 1 | Republican | Lee | |
| 37 (1917-1919) | Senate | Joseph R. Frailey | 1 | Republican | Lee | |
| 38 (1919-1921) | Senate | Joseph R. Frailey | 1 | Republican | Lee | |
| 39 (1921-1923) | Senate | Joseph R. Frailey | 1 | Republican | Lee | |
| 40 (1923-1925) | Senate | Isaac N. Snook | 1 | Democrat | Lee | |
| 41 (1925-1927) | Senate | Isaac N. Snook | 1 | Democrat | Lee | |
| 42 (1927-1929) | Senate | Joseph R. Frailey | 1 | Republican | Lee | |
| 43 (1929-1931) | Senate | Joseph R. Frailey | 1 | Republican | Lee | |
| 44 (1931-1933) | Senate | Joseph R. Frailey | 1 | Republican | Lee | |
| 45 (1933-1935) | Senate | Joseph R. Frailey | 1 | Republican | Lee | |
| 46 (1935-1937) | Senate | Timothy Francis Driscoll | 1 | Democrat | Lee | |
| 47 (1937-1939) | Senate | Timothy Francis Driscoll | 1 | Democrat | Lee | |
| 49 (1941-1943) | Senate | Stanley Lawrence Hart | 1 | Republican | Lee | |
| 50 (1943-1945) | Senate | Stanley Lawrence Hart | 1 | Republican | Lee | |
| 51 (1945-1947) | Senate | Stanley Lawrence Hart | 1 | Republican | Lee | |
| 52 (1947-1949) | Senate | Stanley Lawrence Hart | 1 | Republican | Lee | |
| 53 (1949-1951) | Senate | Stanley Lawrence Hart | 1 | Republican | Lee | |
| 54 (1951-1953) | Senate | Stanley Lawrence Hart | 1 | Republican | Lee | |
| 55 (1953-1955) | Senate | Stanley Lawrence Hart | 1 | Republican | Lee | |
| 56 (1955-1957) | Senate | Edward Joseph McManus | 1 | Democrat | Lee | |
| 57 (1957-1959) | Senate | Edward Joseph McManus | 1 | Democrat | Lee | |
| 58 (1959-1961) | Senate | Charles F. Eppers | 1 | Democrat | Lee | |
| 59 (1961-1963) | Senate | Charles F. Eppers | 1 | Democrat | Lee | |
| 60 (1963-1965) | Senate | Seeley G. Lodwick | 1 | Republican | Lee | |
| 61 (1965-1967) | Senate | Seeley G. Lodwick | 1 | Republican | Lee | |
| 62 (1967-1969) | Senate | Seeley G. Lodwick | 1 | Republican | Lee | |
| 63 (1969-1971) | Senate | Wilson Lloyd Davis | 1 | Republican | Lee | |
| 63 (1969-1971) | Senate | Seeley G. Lodwick | 1 | Republican | Lee | |
| 64 (1971-1973) | Senate | Lucas James DeKoster | 1 | Republican | Sioux | |
| 65 (1973-1975) | Senate | Lucas James DeKoster | 1 | Republican | Sioux | |
| 66 (1975-1977) | Senate | Lucas James DeKoster | 1 | Republican | Sioux | |
| 67 (1977-1979) | Senate | Lucas James DeKoster | 1 | Republican | Sioux | |
| 68 (1979-1981) | Senate | Lucas James DeKoster | 1 | Republican | Sioux | |
| 69 (1981-1983) | Senate | Lucas James DeKoster | 1 | Republican | Sioux | |
| 70 (1983-1985) | Senate | Milo Colton | 1 | Democrat | Woodbury | |
| 71 (1985-1987) | Senate | Milo Colton | 1 | Democrat | Woodbury | |
| 72 (1987-1989) | Senate | Al Sturgeon | 1 | Democrat | Woodbury | |
| 73 (1989-1991) | Senate | Al Sturgeon | 1 | Democrat | Woodbury | |
| 74 (1991-1993) | Senate | Al Sturgeon | 1 | Democrat | Woodbury | |
| 75 (1993-1995) | Senate | Al Sturgeon | 1 | Democrat | Woodbury | |
| 76 (1995-1997) | Senate | Steven D. Hansen | 1 | Democrat | Woodbury | |
| 77 (1997-1999) | Senate | Steven D. Hansen | 1 | Democrat | Woodbury | |
| 78 (1999-2001) | Senate | Steven D. Hansen | 1 | Democrat | Woodbury | |
| 79 (2001-2003) | Senate | Steven D. Hansen | 1 | Democrat | Woodbury | |
| 80 (2003-2005) | Senate | Steven H. Warnstadt | 1 | Democrat | Woodbury | |
| 81 (2005-2007) | Senate | Steven H. Warnstadt | 1 | Democrat | Woodbury | |
| 82 (2007-2009) | Senate | Steven H. Warnstadt | 1 | Democrat | Woodbury | |
| 83 (2009-2011) | Senate | Steven H. Warnstadt | 1 | Democrat | Woodbury | |
| 84 (2011-2013) | Senate | Rick Bertrand | 1 | Republican | Woodbury | |
| 85 (2013-2015) | Senate | David Johnson | 1 | Republican | Osceola | |
| 86 (2015-2017) | Senate | David Johnson | 1 | No Party Specified | Osceola | |
| 87 (2017-2019) | Senate | David Johnson | 1 | No Party Specified | Osceola | |
| 88 (2019-2021) | Senate | Zach Whiting | 1 | Republican | Dickinson | |
| 89 (2021-2023) | Senate | David D. Rowley | 1 | Republican | Dickinson | |
| 89 (2021-2023) | Senate | Zach Whiting | 1 | Republican | Dickinson | |
| 90 (2023-2025) | Senate | Rocky De Witt | 1 | Republican | Woodbury |
More than one legislator may have held a leadership position in a General Assembly.
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