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State Representative
Republican
Farmer
Grundy
68
01/08/1979 - 11/05/1979
38

Grundy Center District 38 Republican Born May 26, 1924, in Cedar Rapids, son of Thomas E. and Ora Evans. Married Jean Ruppelt, 1948. Two children. B.S. and M.S., Iowa State University. Graduate of Oak Ridge School of Reactor Technology and U.S. Army Command and General Staff College. Studied at University of St. Andrews, Scotland. Farmer and farm manager. Served 19 years in U.S. Army. Served as director, Hawkeye Institute of Technology, commissioner of Grundy County Memorial Hospital, assistant commissioner Grundy County Soil Conservation District, Grundy county engineer, chairman Grundy County board of Tax Review, president Grundy Center Development Corporation. Former member Republican State Central Committee and Republican National Finance Committee. Third term.

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State Representative
Republican
Farmer
Grundy
67
01/10/1977 - 01/07/1979
38

Grundy Center District 38 Republican Born May 26, 1924, in Cedar Rapids, son of Thomas E. and Ora Evans. Married Jean Ruppelt, 1948. Two children. B.S. and M.S., Iowa State University. Graduate Oak Ridge School of Reactor Technology, U.S. Army Command and General Staff College. Studied at University of St. Andrews, Scotland. Farmer and farm manager. Served 19 years in Army. Served as director, Hawkeye Institute of Technology, commissioner of Grundy County Memorial Hospital, assistant commissioner, Grundy County Soil Conservation District, county engineer, chairman Grundy County Board of Tax Review, president Grundy Center Development Corporation. Former member Republican State Central Committee, Republican National Finance Committee. Second term.

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State Representative
Republican
Engineer
Grundy
66
01/13/1975 - 01/09/1977
38

Grundy Center District 38 Republican Born May 26, 1924, in Cedar Rapids, son of Thomas E. and Ora Evans. Married Jean Ruppelt, 1948. Two children. B.S. in mechanical engineering, M.S. in civil engineering, Iowa State University. Graduate Oak Ridge School of Reactor Technology, U.S. Army Command and General Staff College. Studied history University of St. Andrews, Scotland. Farmer and farm manager. Nineteen years service U.S. Army. Served as director, Hawkeye Institute of Technology commissioner of Grundy County Memorial Hospital, assistant commissioner Grundy County Soil Conservation District, county engineer, chairman Grundy County Board of Tax Review, president Grundy Center Development Corporation. Former member Republican State Central Committee, Republican National Finance Committee. First term.

Information from State Historical Society of Iowa resources