Senator Michael E. Gronstal View All Years

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Party Affiliation: Democrat

Assemblies Served:
Senate: 71 (1985) - 86 (2015)

House: 70 (1983)

Home County: Pottawattamie

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Michael E. Gronstal

Pottawattamie County

Birth: January 29, 1950, Council Bluffs. Parents: Angela and Paul Gronstal. Education: Graduated St. Albert the Great Central Catholic High School; attended Loyola University, Chicago; B.A., Antioch College, Yellow Springs, Ohio. Spouse: Connie Meisenbach. Children: 2 daughters: Kate and Sara. Profession and Activities: Served on Boards of Directors of River Bluffs Community Mental Health Center and the Chemical Dependency Agency. Former member: Governor's Drug Treatment Licensing Board, and Iowa Democratic Party State Central Committee, 5th District. Former chair, Pottawattamie County Democratic Party, 1986-1988. Assistant majority leader, 71st and 72nd General Assemblies. Majority whip, 73rd General Assembly. President of Senate, 74th General Assembly, 2nd session. 1 term in Iowa House. Term: Third.

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