Senator William D. Palmer View All Years

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Compiled Historical Information
Date of Death: 2/22/2020
Party Affiliation: Democrat
Assemblies Served:
Senate: 63 (1969) - 77 (1997)
House: 61 (1965) - 62 (1967)
Home County: Polk
William D. Palmer
Polk County
Des Moines Democrat 32nd Senatorial District Born Jan. 13, 1935, in Iowa City, son of George D. and Florence I. Palmer. Educated East Des Moines High School and Life Underwriters Training Course. Married Evelyn L. Johnson, June, 1953. Two sons, one daughter. President of Palmer and Associates, Inc., General Insurance Agency. Member Masons, Lions, Optimists, Union Park Methodist Church, Highland Memory Gardens Cemetery Board, and Inner Urban Community Health Center Corp. Board. Representative 61st and 62nd General Assemblies, Senator 63rd, 64th, 65th, 66th, 67th General Assemblies.