Rick Edwards today announced that he will run for the Iowa House of Representatives in District 55. The district includes most of Winneshiek County, a large part of Fayette County and some of Clayton County. Edwards is running to replace Rep. Roger Thomas who announced his retirement earlier this week. “The opportunity to serve in the [...]
Roger Thomas is serving his 7th term in the Iowa House. He is a Ranking Member of the Economic Growth/Rebuild Iowa committee. He also serves on the Agriculture, Veterans Affairs, Ways and Means, Transportation and Infrastructure and Capitals Appropriations Subcommittees. Roger Thomas and his wife, Rosemary live on the family farm west of Elkader. They have [...]
State Representative Roger Thomas, D-Elkader, announced today that he will seek re-election in the new House District 55 which includes Fayette, Winneshiek, and Clayton Counties in 2012. Thomas is currently serving his seventh term in the Iowa House. He serves as the Ranking Member of Economic Growth and Rebuild Iowa committee, and holds positions on Agriculture, [...]
House Democratic Leader Kevin McCarthy and Assistant Democratic Leaders Ako Abdul-Samad, Mary Mascher, Mark Smith, and Sharon Steckman today announced the lead democrats on House committees for the 2011 legislative session. The following will be the ranking members for the 2011 legislative session, which begins on January 10: Agriculture – Rep. Helen Miller Commerce – Rep. [...]
State Representatives Roger Thomas of Elkader and Andrew Wenthe of Hawkeye joined Senators Brian Schoenjahn of Arlington and Bill Heckroth of Waverly at the Volga River State Recreation Area to participate in the new campground opening ribbon cutting ceremony. The new campground at the north end of the Volga River was funded by a $1.5 million [...]
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