Dennis Black

Dennis H. Black


Member of the Iowa Senate from the 15th district 29th (1995-2003)
Incumbent
Assumed office January 9, 1995
Preceded by	William Dialeman
Member of the Iowa House of Representatives from the 58th district 71st (1983-1993)
In office 1983 – January 9, 1995
Preceded by	Janet Carl
Succeeded by	Danny Carroll
Personal details
Born	(1939-12-18) December 18, 1939 Randolph, Nebraska
Political party	Democratic
Spouse(s)	Faun Stewart
Children	3 children
Residence	Grinnell, Iowa
Alma mater	Utah State University
Occupation	Conservationist
Website	Black's website

Dennis H. Black (born December 18, 1939) is a Democratic politician, representing the 15th District in the Iowa Senate since 1995. He received his B.S. in Forest Management and M.S. in Natural Resources Economics from Utah State University.

Black currently serves on several committees in the Iowa Senate - the Agriculture committee; the Appropriations committee; the Natural Resources committee; the State Government committee; the Veterans Affairs committee; and the Environment & Energy Independence committee, where he is chair. He also serves as vice chair of the Agriculture and Natural Resources Appropriations Subcommittee. His prior political experience includes serving as a representative in the Iowa House of Representatives from 1982-1994.

Black was last re-elected in 2006 with 13,486 votes (56%), defeating Republican opponent Tim Morgan.^[1]

References

↑ Dennis Black Iowa State Legislature

External links

Senator Dennis Black official Iowa Legislature site
Senator Dennis Black official Iowa General Assembly site
State Senator Dennis Black official constituency site

Profile at Project Vote Smart
Senator Dennis Black's Photo Gallery at Picasa

Iowa House of Representatives
Preceded by Janet Carl	71st District 1983 – 1993	Succeeded by Tom Baker
Preceded by Steven Grubbs	58th District 1993 – 1995	Succeeded by Danny Carroll
Iowa Senate
Preceded by William Dialeman	29th District 1995 – 2003	Succeeded by Nancy Boettger
Preceded by Patrick Deluhery	21st District 2003 – present	Succeeded by Incumbent

Members of the Iowa Senate

86th General Assembly (2015-2016) President of the Senate: Pam Jochum (D) President pro Tempore: Steve Sodders (D) Majority Leader: Michael Gronstal (D) Minority Leader: Bill Dix (R)

David Johnson (R) Randy Feenstra (R) Bill Anderson (R) Dennis Guth (R) Tim Kraayenbrink (R) Mark Segebart (R) Rick Bertrand (R) Michael Gronstal (D) Jason Schultz (R) Jake Chapman (R) Tom Shipley (R) Mark Costello (R) Julian Garrett (R) Amy Sinclair (R) Chaz Allen (D) Dick Dearden (D) Tony Bisignano (D) Janet Petersen (D) Jack Whitver (R) Brad Zaun (R) Matt McCoy (D) Charles Schneider (R) Herman Quirmbach (D) Jerry Behn (R) Bill Dix (R) Mary Jo Wilhelm (D) Amanda Ragan (D) Michael Breitbach (R) Tod Bowman (D) Jeff Danielson (D) William Dotzler (D) Brian Schoenjahn (D) Rob Hogg (D) Liz Mathis (D) Wally Horn (D) Steve Sodders (D) Robert Dvorsky (D) Tim Kapucian (R) Kevin Kinney (D) Ken Rozenboom (R) Mark Chelgren (R) Rich Taylor (D) Joe Bolkcom (D) Thomas Courtney (D) Joe Seng (D) Chris Brase (D) Roby Smith (R) Dan Zumbach (R) Rita Hart (D) Pam Jochum (D)

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