Wally E. Horn is the Iowa State Senator from the 17th District. A Democrat

Iowa Democratic Party

The Iowa Democratic Party is the local branch of the Democratic Party in the state of Iowa.-Current elected officials:Iowa Democrats are in control of the Iowa Senate, one of the state's United States Senate seats, and three out of the state's five United States House of Representatives seats. ...

, he received his BS and MA from Northeastern Missouri State Teachers College

Truman State University

Truman State University is a public liberal arts and sciences university in Missouri, United States and a member of the Council of Public Liberal Arts Colleges. About 6,000 students attend Truman, pursuing degrees in 43 undergraduate and 9 Graduate programs. It is located in Kirksville in...

, with graduate work done at Texas A&M University

Texas A&M University

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 and the University of Texas.

Horn currently serves on several committees 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...

 - the Judiciary committee; the Labor and Business Relations committee; the Rebuild Iowa committee; and the State Government committee. He also serves on the Education Appropriations Subcommittee.

Horn was last re-elected in 2006

Iowa Senate elections, 2006

The 2006 Iowa Senate election was held on November 7, 2006. The Senate seats for the twenty-five odd-numbered districts were up for election. Senate terms are staggered such that half the membership is elected every two years. Senators serve four-year terms. Prior to the election, the Senate...

 with 15,332 votes, running unopposed. http://www.sos.state.ia.us/pdfs/GenOffResults.pdf

External links

• Senator Wally Horn official Iowa Legislature site
• Senator Wally Horn official Iowa General Assembly site
• State Senator Wally Horn official constituency site