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James D. O’Kane

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State Representative
Democrat
Legislator
Woodbury
71
01/14/1985 - 01/11/1987
1

Born September 28, 1951, in Sioux City. Graduated Heelan High School, 1969. Graduated Briar Cliff College, 1976. Married Linda Kay Whitmer, 1974. Daughter, Kristen Ann, born 1982. Son, Daniel Patrick, born in 1980. Member: NAACP, St. Boniface Men's Club, Sierra Club, Iowa Civil Liberties Union, American Planning Association, Sioux City Planning & Zoning Commission. Fourth term.

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State Representative
Democrat
Legislator
Woodbury
70
01/10/1983 - 01/13/1985
1

Born September 28, 1951, in Sioux City. Graduated Heelan High School, 1969. Graduated Briar Cliff College, 1976. Married Linda Kay Whitmer, 1974. Daughter, Kristen Ann, born 1982. Son, Daniel Patrick, born in 1980. Member: NAACP, St. Boniface Men's Club, Iowa Boundary Commission, Iowa Civil Liberties Union, American Planning Association, Sioux City Planning & Zoning Commission. Third term.

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State Representative
Democrat
Legislator
Woodbury
69
01/12/1981 - 01/09/1983
50

Born Sept. 28, 1951, in Sioux City. Graduated Heelan High School, 1969. Graduated Briar Cliff College, 1976. Married Linda Kay Whitmer, 1974. Son, Daniel Patrick, born in 1980. Member: Sierra Club, NAACP, National Wildlife Federation, St. Boniface Men's Club, Woodbury County Democratic Club, Iowa Boundary Commission, and Commission on Professional and Occupational Regulation. Second term.

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State Representative
Democrat
Paralegal
Woodbury
68
01/08/1979 - 01/11/1981
50

Sioux City District 50 Democrat Born Sept. 28, 1951 in Sioux City, Iowa. Graduated Heelan High School 1969. Graduated Briar Cliff College 1976. Married Linda Kay Whitmer, 1974. First term.

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