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Russell L. Wyckoff

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State Representative
Democrat
Farmer
Benton
67
01/10/1977 - 01/07/1979
31

Vinton District 31 Democrat Born March 2, 1925, in Vinton, son of Charles and Neva Wyckoff. Graduated Urbana High School 1942. Served in U.S. Army Infantry during World War II. Awarded Bronze Star. Married Margie Ploeger, 1946. Sons: John, Ted, Richard, James. Former school board member. Farmer, member Benton County Farm Bureau, National and County Historical Society, National Rifle Association, Life Member Iowa Trapshooting Association, American Legion, Lions, Izaak Walton League. Fourth term.

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State Representative
Democrat
Farmer
Benton
66
01/13/1975 - 01/09/1977
31

Vinton District 31 Democrat Born March 2, 1925, in Vinton, son of Charles and Neva Wyckoff. Graduated Urbana High School 1942. Served in U.S. Army Infantry as rifleman during World War II. Awarded Bronze Star for action during Rhineland Campaign in Europe. Married Margie Ploeger, Schaller, 1946. Sons, John, Ted, Richard, James. Former school board member. Farmer, member Benton County Farm Bureau, National and County Historical Society, National Rifle Association, Life Member Iowa Trapshooting Association, American Legion, Lions, Izaak Walton League. Third term.

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State Representative
Democrat
Farmer
Benton
65
01/08/1973 - 01/12/1975
31

Vinton District 31 Democrat Born in Vinton March 2, 1925, son of Charles and Neva Rouse Wyckoff. Attended Urbana Grade School. Graduated Urbana High School 1942. Served in U.S. Army Infantry as rifleman during World War II. Awarded Bronze Star for action during Rhineland Campaign in Europe. Married Margie Ploeger of Schaller 1946. Four sons, John, Ted, Richard, all Viet Nam veterans, and James, a student at Vinton High School. On Urbana Consolidated School Board 5 years, two as president. Farmer, member Benton County Farm Bureau, Benton County Historical Society, National Rifle Association, Life Member Iowa Trapshooting Assn., American Legion, and Lions. Second term in Iowa House.

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State Representative
Democrat
Farmer
Benton
64
01/11/1971 - 01/07/1973
42

Vinton Benton and Black Hawk Counties Democrat. Born in Vinton March 2, 1925, son of Charles and Neva Wyckoff. Attended Urbana Grade School. Graduated Urbana High School 1942. Served in United States Army 1943-45. Awarded Bronze Star Medal for infantry action during Rhineland Campaign in Europe. Married Margie Ploeger of Schaller 1946. Four sons: John, Ted, Richard, all Vietnam veterans; and James, a student in Vinton. Served on the Urbana Consolidated School Board five years, two as president. Farmer, member of Benton County Farm Bureau, National Rifle Assn., life member Iowa Trapshooting Assn., American Legion. Methodist, First term.

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