Senator Joe Bolkcom View All Years

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Compiled Historical Information
Party Affiliation: Democrat
Assemblies Served:
Senate: 78 (1999) - 89 (2021)
Home County: Johnson
Joe Bolkcom
Johnson County
Legislator. Born in Minnesota, raised in Moline, IL. Resides in Iowa City. Received B.A. from St. Ambrose University and M.A. from the University of Iowa. Former member of Johnson County Board of Supervisors. Member of Iowa Chapter of the Sierra Club, Iowa Groundwater Association, American Federation of Teachers, ARC of Johnson County, and Iowa Civil Liberties Union. Wife Karen Kubby. Serving second term in Senate.