Senator Sandy Salmon View All Years

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Compiled Historical Information

Party Affiliation: Republican

Assemblies Served:
Senate: 90 (2023) - 91 (2025)

House: 85 (2013) - 89 (2021)

Home County: Black Hawk
Bremer

Sandy Salmon

Bremer County

Term

Serving first term in Senate. Served five terms in House.

Profession

Family farm owner and retired home educator.

Education

Graduated from Kingsley-Pierson High School. Received B.A. in business management from the University of Northern Iowa.

Military Service

U.S. Marine Corps.

Memberships and Activities

Celebration Assembly of God Church, NICHE (state homeschool organization), Farm Bureau, Marine Corps League, Bremer County Corn Growers, and Black Hawk County Republican Women. Served as a 4-H leader in Black Hawk County and with Metro Home Educators (Waterloo/Cedar Falls).

Birth and Residence

Born in 1955 in Lawton, Oklahoma. Raised on a farm near Kingsley and resides near Janesville.

Family Members

Husband, Matt; three sons and 12 grandchildren.

Senate District 29