Eugene S. "Gene" Fraise (born May 7, 1932) is the Iowa State Senator from the 46th District. He has served in the Iowa Senate

Iowa Senate

The Iowa Senate is the upper house of the Iowa General Assembly. There are 50 members of the Senate, representing 50 single-member districts across the state with populations of approximately 59,500 per constituency. Each Senate district is composed of two House districts...

 since 1986, when he filled a vacancy left by Lowell Junkins' resignation. http://www.legis.state.ia.us/Pubinfo/Library/Members19812002.pdf

Fraise currently serves on several committees in the Iowa Senate - the Appropriations committee; the Judiciary committee; and the Agriculture committee, where he is chair. He also serves as vice chair of the Justice System Appropriations Subcommittee. His prior political experience includes sitting on the Lee County

Lee County, Iowa

-2010 census:The 2010 census recorded a population of 35,862 in the county, with a population density of . There were 16,205 housing units, of which 14,610 were occupied.-2000 census:...

 Board of Supervisors for seven years.

Fraise was re-elected in 2004 with 14,272 votes (53%), defeating Republican

Republican Party of Iowa

The Republican Party of Iowa is the affiliate of the United States Republican Party in Iowa. The State Central Committee is led by Chairman Matt Strawn and Co-Chairman Bill Schickel...

 opponent Doug P. Abolt. http://www.sos.state.ia.us/pdfs/elections/2004/general/CanvassSummary.pdf

External links

• Senator Gene Fraise official Iowa Legislature site
• Senator Gene Fraise official Iowa General Assembly site
• State Senator Gene Fraise official constituency site