Sonja Egenes

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State Representative
Republican
Legislator
Story
69
01/12/1981 - 01/09/1983
43

Born Oct. 19, 1930, in St. Paul, daughter of the Rev. Samuel and Lillian Querna Carlsen. Attended St. Olaf College, S.U.I, and I.S.U. B.S., 1951. Graduate study, I.S.U. Fulbright Scholar, political history, Oslo, Norway. Taught government, I.S.U., 1960-62. Married John Stark Egenes, 1948. Son, Jay. Former director, Iowa Metropolitan Opera Auditions; Tax Study Division; "Ideas For a Better Iowa," Landscape Critics Council. Member: Ames International Orchestra Festival Association, Iowa Women's Political Caucus, Federation of Republican Women, Federated Women's Club Commissioner on Education Commission of the States. Phi Kappa Phi and Omicron Nu honoraries. Lutheran. Sixth term.

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State Representative
Republican
Legislator
Story
68
01/08/1979 - 01/11/1981
43

Story City District 43 Republican Born Oct. 19, 1930, in St. Paul, daughter of Rev. Samuel and Lillian Querna Carlsen. Attended St. Olaf College, S.U.I., and I.S.U. B.S., 1951. Graduate study I.S.U. Fulbright Scholar, political history, Oslo, Norway. Taught government I.S.U. 1960-62. Married John Stark Egenes, 1948. Son, Jay. Formerly Director Iowa Metropolitan Opera Auditions, Tax Study Division, "Ideas For a Better Iowa," Landscape Critics Council. Member The Academy of Political Science, U.N. Association, Ames International Orchestra Festival Association, Iowa Women's Political Caucus, Federation of Republican Women, Federated Women's Club, Commissioner on Education Commission of the States. Phi Kappa Phi, Omicron Nu honoraries. Lutheran. Fifth term.

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State Representative
Republican
Legislator
Story
67
01/10/1977 - 01/07/1979
43

Story City District 43 Republican Born Oct. 19, 1930, in St. Paul, daughter of Rev. Samuel and Lillian Querna Carlsen. Attended St. Olaf College, S.U.I., and I.S.U. B.S., 1951. Graduate study I.S.U. Fulbright Scholar, political history, Oslo, Norway. Taught government I.S.U. 1960-62. Married John Stark Egenes, 1948. Son, Jay. Formerly Director Iowa Metropolitan Opera Auditions, Tax Study Division, "Ideas For a Better Iowa," Landscape Critics Council. Member The Academy of Political Science, U.N. Association, Ames International Orchestra Festival Association, Iowa Women's Political Caucus, Federation of Republican Women, Federated Women's Club, Commissioner on Education Commission of the States. Phi Kappa Phi, Omicron Nu honoraries. Lutheran. Fourth term.

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State Representative
Republican
Legislator
Story
66
01/13/1975 - 01/09/1977
43

Story City District 43 Republican Born Oct. 19, 1930, in St. Paul, daughter of Rev. Samuel and Lillian Querna Carlsen. Schooled in St. Paul, Chicago, and Story City. Attended St. Olaf College, S.U.I., and I.S.U. B.S. in home economics education 1951. Graduate study I.S.U. Fulbright Scholar, political history, Oslo, Norway. Taught government I.S.U. 1960-62. Married John Stark Egenes of Story City, 1948. Son, Jay. Formerly Director Iowa Metropolitan Opera, Auditions, Tax Study Division, "Ideas For a Better Iowa," Landscape Critics Council. Member The Academy of Political Science, U.N. Association, Ames International Orchestra Festival Association, Iowa Women's Political Caucus, Federation of Republican Women, Federated Women's Club, Commissioner on Education Commission of the States. Phi Kappa Phi, Omicron Nu honoraries. Lutheran. Third term.

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State Representative
Republican
Housewife
Story
65
01/08/1973 - 01/12/1975
43

Story City District 43 Republican Born Oct. 19, 1930, in St. Paul, to Rev. Samuel and Lillian Querna Carlsen. Schooled in St. Paul, Chicago, and Story City. Attended St. Olaf College, S.U.I., and I.S.U. B.S. in home economics education 1951. Graduate study history and government, I.S.U. Fulbright Scholar, political history, Oslo, Norway. Taught government I.S.U. 1960-62. Fifth District Republican Congressional candidate 1962. Married John Stark Egenes of Story City 1948. One son, Jay. Formerly director Iowa Metropolitan Opera Auditions, School Reorg. Study Committee, Tax Study Division, "Ideas For a Better Iowa," Landscape Critics Council, Federation of Republican Women, Republican Workshop, Ames Choral Society, U.N. Assn. Phi Kappa Phi, Omicron Nu honoraries. 1962 U.P.I. "Iowa Woman of the Year." Lutheran. Second term.

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State Representative
Republican
Housewife
Story
64
01/11/1971 - 01/07/1973
33

Story City Story County Republican. Born Oct. 19, 1930, in St. Paul, Minn., to Rev. Samuel and Lillian Querna Carlsen. Schooled in St. Paul, Chicago, and Story City. Attended St. Olaf College, S.U.I., and I.S.U. B.S. in home economics education, 1951. Graduate study history and government, I.S.U. Fulbright Scholar, political history, Oslo, Norway. Taught government I.S.U., 1960-62. Fifth District Republican Congressional candidate, 1962. Married John Stark Egenes of Story City, 1948. One son, Jay. Landscape Critics Council, Federation of Republican Women, Republican Workshop, Ames Choral Society, U.N. Assn. Formerly director, Iowa Metropolitan Opera Auditions, School Reorg. Study Comm., Tax Study Division, "Ideas For a Better Iowa." Phi Kappa Phi, Omicron Nu honoraries. 1962 U.P.I. "Iowa Woman of the Year." Lutheran. First term.

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