IOWA - 4th CD Polk-adjacent counties north to MN border 
County County Seat
Pop.Cnty
07/01/06 est.
Allamakee Allamakee Waukon
14,699
Boone Boone Boone
26,397
Calhoun Calhoun Rockwell City
10,540
Cerro Gordo Cerro Gordo Mason City
44,794
Chickasaw Chickasaw New Hampton
12,607
Dallas Dallas Adel
49,526
Emmet Emmet Estherville
10,602
Floyd Floyd Charles City
16,517
Franklin Franklin Hampton
10,730
Greene Greene Jefferson
10,070
Hamilton Hamilton Webster City
16,226
Hancock Hancock Garner
11,794
Hardin Hardin Eldora
18,109
Howard Howard Cresco
9,784
Humboldt Humboldt Dakota City
10,083
Kossuth Kossuth Algona
16,323
Madison Madison Winterset
14,904
Marshall Marshall Marshalltown
39,571
Mitchell Mitchell Osage
10,933
Palo Alto Palo Alto Emmetsburg
9,758
Pocahontas Pocahontas Pocahontas
8,074
Story Story Nevada
80,296
Warren Warren Indianola
42,408
Webster Webster Fort Dodge
39,186
Winnebago Winnebago Forest City
11,376
Winneshiek Winneshiek Decorah
21,187
Worth Worth Northwood
7,728
Wright Wright Clarion
13,677
The Congressman for this district is U.S. Rep. Tom Latham (R)
 
   
   
 
 


County Chairs  ...from party websites as of March 31, 2007.  changes/corrections to action08 @ gmail. com
County  Democrats Republicans
Allamakee Website.  Karen Pratte of Waterville. 
563-535-7254   kprat@acegroup.cc 
Cloy Kuhse of Postville.
563-864-3433   cakuhse@netins.net 
Boone Georgia Robertson of Boone. 
georgiarobertson@gmail.com 
Charles Braun of Boone.
charles.braun@amesloan.com
Calhoun Carol Hood of Lohrville. 
712-465-6471   hoodcl01@iowatelecom.net 
Kevin Schreier of Somers.
515-463-2258
Cerro Gordo John Stone of Mason City.
641-423-3707
Jeff Mosiman of Nora Springs.
641-749-2217   j.mosiman@myclearwave.net 
Chickasaw Steven Lynch of Lawler.
563-238-2465    lynchsw@yahoo.com
Arnie Boge of Ionia.
641-228-4936   ajb@rconect.com 
Dallas Michael Carlson of Adel.
515-993-5198    mcarlson@prairieinet.net 
Website.  Mitch Hambleton of Dallas Center.
chair@dallascountygop.org 
Emmet John Nelson of Estherville.
712-362-5927
Deb Satern of Estherville.
712-362-4991
Floyd Jim Davis of Charles City.
641-228-7561   magic1974@mchsi.com 
Stephanie Laudner of Rockford.
641-756-3317   slaudner@omnitelcom.com
Franklin Vernon Harper of Hampton.
515-250-9083    verjud@hotmail.com 
Leonard Worden of Dows.
515-852-3362
Greene Nicole Schilling of Jefferson.
515-386-5516 
Jane Rosenberger of Jefferson.
515-386-5449
Hamilton Chris McGillian of Webster City.
515-832-2491
Connie Hoelscher of Williams.
515-854-2486   connielh@prairieinet.net 
Hancock Gloria Goll of Klemme.
641-587-2217   ggoll@comm1net.net
Brian Jones of Britt.
641-843-3014   bjones@iowabar.org 
Hardin Jon Heitland of Iowa Falls.
641-648-5460   heitlandjo@aol.com 
Andy Cable of Eldora.
641-939-5297   akble@starband.net 
Howard Gregory Murphy of Cresco.
563-547-3332    greg_murphy1956@yahoo.com
Kevin Schoeberl of Cresco.
563-547-1005
Humboldt Terry Kocher of Dakota City.
515-332-1223   kochers@gmail.com 
Greg Tille of Humboldt.
515-332-5705
Kossuth Jack Krieps of Algona.
515-295-7690   rjkrieps@awcmail.com
Jim Black of Algona.
515-295-7858   jeblk@awcmail.com 
Madison Robert Bell of Saint Charles.
641-396-2736   rfbell@netins.net 
Joe Van Ginkel of Cumming.
515-981-9497   jvgiii@aol.com 
Marshall Steve Sodders of State Center.
641-483-2383   soddersshrew@partnercom.net 
Barb Livingston of Marshalltown.
641-752-2236   blivy@mchsi.com
Mitchell Jeanette Armstrong of Osage.
641-736-2133   armstjea@iowatelecom.net 
Mike Mayer of Osage.
641-732-1370
Palo Alto Norlyn Stowell of Emmetsburg.
712-852-3604   norwell@iowatelecom.net
Lannie Miller of West Bend.
515-890-1258 
Pocahontas Website.  Lois Jirgens of Laurens.
712-841-2427   loisj@longlines.com 
Mike Diischer of Pocahontas.
712-335-4763
Story Website.  (515) 268-0313 storydems@yahoo.com
Jan Bauer of Ames.  515-292-3739   bauerjan@yahoo.com 
Russ Cross of Ames.
515-292-9645   crosswind@mchsi.com
Warren Website.  Donald Ruby of St Charles.
641-297-2342  rollwood@hotmail.com 
Rick Halvorsen of Indianola.
515-961-7997   halvorsenhomes@dybb.com
Webster Kim Molt of Fort Dodge.
515-573-4051   democratic@dodgenet.com
Michael Bradley of Fort Dodge.
515-576-2204   mike@webcorep.com
Winnebago John Ralls of Buffalo Center. 
641-562-2993   wbgodem@myway.com
John Laflen of Buffalo Center.
641-561-2324   laflen@wctatel.net 
Winneshiek John Beard of Decorah.
563-382-8305   rjbeard@oneota.net 
Ben Steines of Decorah.
563-382-8743   ben.steph@oneota.net
Worth Website.  Richard Baird of Manly.
641-454-2526   rbaird@worthcountyrepublicans.com
Wright Boyd Crees of Goldfield. 
515-825-3939 
John Utz of Rowan.
515-577-4812   wrightcountychair@excite.com 
State Central Committee members from the 4rd District:
Becky Greenwald 
Tom Harrington 
Kim Motl 
Chris Petersen 
Don Ruby 
Linda Vaudt 

State Legislators
Democrats Republicans
State Senators State Senators
Amanda Ragan of Mason City.  (Cerro Gordo-Dist. 7)
John P. "Jack" Kibbie of Emmetsburg.  (Palo Alto-Dist. 4)
Rich Olive of Story City.  (Story-Dist. 5)
Herman C. Quirmbach of Ames. (Story-Dist. 23)
Staci Appel of Ackworth.  (Warren-Dist. 37)
Daryl Beall of Fort Dodge.  (Webster-Dist. 25)
Mark Zieman of Postville.  (Allamakee-Dist. 8)
Jerry Behn of Boone.  (Boone-Dist. 24)
E. Thurman Gaskill of Corwith.  (Hancock-Dist. 6)
State Representatives State Representatives
Donovan Olson of Boone.  (Boone-Dist. 48)
Brian Quirk of New Hampton.  (Chickasaw-Dist. 15)
Mark Kuhn of Charles City.  (Floyd-Dist. 14)
McKinley Bailey of Webster City.  (Hamilton-Dist. 9)
Dolores Mertz of Ottosen.  (Kossuth-Dist. 8)
Mark Smith of Marshalltown.  (Marshall-Dist. 43)
Marcella Frevert of Emmetsburg.  (Palo Alto-Dist. 7)
Lisa Heddens of Ames.  (Story-Dist. 46)
Beth Wessel Kroeschell of Ames.  (Story-Dist. 45)
Mark Davitt of Indianola.  (Warren-Dist. 74)
Helen Miller of Fort Dodge.  (Webster-Dist. 49)
Bill Schickel of Mason City.  (Cerro Gordo-Dist. 13)
Ralph Watts of Adel.  (Dallas-Dist. 47)
Henry Rayhons of Garner.  (Hancock-Dist. 11)
Linda Upmeyer of Garner.  (Hancock-Dist. 12)
Polly Granzow of Eldora.  (Hardin-Dist. 44)
Jodi Tymeson of Winterset.  (Madison-Dist. 73)
Dave Deyoe of Nevada.  (Story-Dist. 10)
Dave Tjepkes of Gowrie.  (Webster-Dist. 50)
Chuck Gipp of Decorah.  (Winneshiek-Dist. 16)

 
 

Media
AMES
The Tribune (Ames) 
Iowa State Daily
WOI FM 90.1 (Ames/Des Moines) 
1430 KASI (Ames) 

MASON CITY
Globe-Gazette (Mason City/Clear Lake) 
KIMT-3 (CBS-Mason City) 
106.1 KLSS FM/KRIB
KGLO AM 1300

 

Allamakee - Waukon Standard
Boone - Boone News-Republican
Calhoun - Rockwell City Calhoun Co. Advocate 
Cerro Gordo - Globe-Gazette
Chickasaw - New Hampton Tribune
Dallas - Dallas County News
Emmet - Estherville Daily News
Floyd - Charles City Press
Franklin - Hampton Chronicle
Greene - Jefferson Herald
Hamilton-The Daily Freeman-Journal
Hancock - Garner Leader & Signal 
Hardin - Eldora Herald-Ledger 
Howard - Cresco Times
Humboldt - The Humboldt Independent
Kossuth - The Algona Upper Des Moines
Madison - Winterset Madisonian
Marshall - Times-Republican
Mitchell - Mitchell County Press News
Palo Alto - Emmetsburg Reporter/Democrat
Pocahontas - Pocahontas Record Democrat 
Story - The Tribune
Warren - The Record Herald and Indianola Tribune
Webster - The Messenger
Winnebago - Forest City Summit
Winneshiek - Decorah Public Opinion/Journal
Worth - The Northwood Anchor
Wright - The Wright County Monitor

 
 

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