Representative Dennis Black View All Years

Compiled Historical Information
Party Affiliation: Democrat
Assemblies Served:
Senate: 76 (1995) - 85 (2013)
House: 70 (1983) - 75 (1993)
Home County: Jasper
Dennis Black
Jasper County
Birth: December 18, 1939, near Randolph, Nebraska. Parents: Howard T. and Helen L. Axelson Black. Education: Graduated Wausa High School, 1958; B.S., 1963, and M.S., 1965, from Utah State University, Logan, Utah. Spouse: Faun Stewart, 1963. Children: 1 daughter, Anne Marie; 2 sons: Stewart and Steven. Activities: Director, Jasper County Conservation Board. Newton Community School Board of Directors. Jasper County Soil Conservation District, commissioner. Member: Izaak Walton League and Jasper County Farm Bureau. Received 1980 "Grassroots Conservationist of the Year," Sierra Club of America; 1982 "Conservation Employee of the Year," Iowa Association of County Conservation Boards; 1984 "County Conservationist of the Year," Izaak Walton League of Iowa. Term: Fourth.