Representative Donald J. Knapp View All Years

Compiled Historical Information
Date of Death: 7/2/2022
Party Affiliation: Democrat
Assemblies Served:
House: 69 (1981) - 74 (1991)
Home County: Dubuque
Donald J. Knapp
Dubuque County
Birth: March 20, 1932, Monticello. Parents: Hillard and Eleanor Simmons Knapp. Education: Graduated St. Martin's High School, 1950; associate's degree in police science and corrections from Kirkwood Community College; attended University of Iowa. Spouse: Janice L. Freese, 1953. Children: 3 daughters: LuAnn, Linda, and Lydia; 4 sons: Gregory, Martin, Walter, and Nicholas. Activities: Member, St. Martin's Catholic Church. Past officer, Jaycees. Boy Scout leader. Former justice of the peace. Twenty-six years in field of correctional work. Chair of Justice System Appropriations subcommittee. Committee member: Appropriations, Judiciary and Law Enforcement, State Government. Term: Fifth.