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Thomas Townsend

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State Senator
Democrat
Bills & Committees
Retired Electrician
Dubuque
91
01/13/2025 - 01/10/2027
36

Term

Serving first term in Senate.

Profession

Certified electrician.

Education

Scales Mound High School.

Military Service

U.S. Navy. Honorably discharged after six years of service as an EM1(SS). Successfully completed Navy Nuclear Power Program.

Memberships and Activities

Current president, Dubuque Area Labor Harvest; member and former business manager, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 704; member, Iowa Volunteer Hall of Fame; inaugural representative for IBEW 11th District on International IBEW Veterans Committee; former treasurer, Dubuque Area Labor Management Council; past chair, Labor Board; former president, Dubuque Building and Construction Trades Council; member, executive board, Iowa State Building and Construction Trades; president, Dubuque Federation of Labor; past board member and past chair, United Way Dubuque Area Tri-States; member, Iowa State Federation of Labor Executive Board; former member, Greater Dubuque Development Executive Board; former member, Iowa Economic Development Authority and University of Iowa Labor Center Advisory Committee; past president, Iowa State Conference; former treasurer, Iowa Electrical Workers Council; former member, County Compensation Board; chair, Dubuque Building Code Advisory and Appeals Board.

Birth and Residence

Born in 1966 in northwest Illinois. Raised in Scales Mound, Illinois, and resides in Dubuque.

Family Members

Wife, Judee; three children; five grandchildren.