Senator Willa Charlene Conklin View All Years

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Compiled Historical Information

Date of Death: 9/3/2022

Birth County: Pottawattamie

Party Affiliation: Republican

Assemblies Served:
Senate: 63 (1969) - 64 (1971)

House: 62 (1967)

Home County: Black Hawk

Willa Charlene Conklin

Black Hawk County

Waterloo Republican 32nd Senatorial District Black Hawk County, Subdistrict No. 3. Born July 10, 1929, in Pottawattamie County, daughter of Charles Willard and Viola Gertrude Turner DeWitt. Graduated from Griswold High School 1947. Received a B.A. degree from Iowa State Teachers College, 1950 M.A. degree from State University of Iowa, 1953. Married Dwight Emerson Conklin, M.D., June 7, 1952 in Griswold. Children are Beth Ann, 14; Ralph Willard, 12, Robert Charles, 11, Barbara Jeanne-Anne, 9; James Dwight, 7. Member of the Presbyterian Church, Waterloo Woman's Club, PEO, DAR, AAUW, Medical Auxiliary, Alpha Gamma Delta, American Business Women's Assn., National Order of Women Legislators, State Society of State Legislators, Adult leader of Girl Scouts, Cub Scouts, and CAR. Teacher in Massena High School 1950-1952. Speech therapist in University Hospital School for Handicapped Children 1953-54. State representative in the 62nd General Assembly and State Senator in the 63rd General Assembly.

Senate District 32