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Legislative Districts and 2001 Iowa Redistricting
House District 77 includes new Iowa City precincts 1-5, 9, 11, 13, and 19-21 (old precincts 1-6, 9, 11, and 19-21) and University Heights. Rep. Mary Mascher (D-Iowa City) lived in this district in 2001 and was re-elected in 2002. House District 78 includes new Iowa City precincts 6, 10, 12, 14-18, and 22-25 (old precincts 10, 12-18 and 22-25), plus East Lucas Township (North and South). Rep. Vicki Lensing (D-Iowa City) lived in this district in 2001 and was re-elected in 2002. Senate District 39 includes House Districts 77 and 78. It encompasses University Heights, East Lucas Township, and all of Iowa City east of Mormon Trek Boulevard (except certain areas east of Scott Blvd. annexed after 2000 - see below). Sen. Joe Bolkcom (D-Iowa City) lived in this district in 2001 and was re-elected in 2002. House District 29 includes parts of southern and eastern Linn County (including the cities of Bertram, Ely, Lisbon, Mt. Vernon and Springville) and the following Johnson County precincts:
House District 30 is entirely within Johnson County and includes the following precincts:
Senate District 15 includes House Districts 29 and 30. Sen. Bob Dvorsky (D-Coralville) lived in this district in 2001 and was re-elected in 2002. Tiffin recently annexed parts of Clear Creek Township; these areas remain part of House District 29, since the boundaries are defined as the January 1, 2000 city limits. House District 79 includes Scott and Lincoln Townships and the portion of West Branch within Johnson County. It also includes all of Cedar County and northern Muscatine County (including the cities of Atalissa, West Liberty, and Wilton and the unincorporated town of Moscow). Rep. Dan Boddicker (R-Tipton) lived in this district in 2001 and was re-elected in 2002. Senate District 40 includes House District 79 and an additional section of Muscatine County (including the city of Muscatine). Two senators lived in this district in 2001: Richard Drake (R-Muscatine) and Thomas Fiegen (D-Clarence). Both Senators Drake and Fiegen were elected to four year terms in 2000 which were scheduled to expire in 2004. Under provisions of the redistricting bill, this seat appeared on the 2002 ballot for a two year term, and Senator Drake defeated Senator Fiegen. This seat was on the 2004 ballot for a full four-year term. Iowa City annexed parts of Scott Township, including Hummingbird Lane and the Iowa City Care Center, after January 1, 2000. These areas remain part of Senate District 40 and House District 79, since the boundaries are defined as the January 1, 2000 city limits. House District 89 includes part of Jefferson County, all of Washington County, and the following Johnson County precincts:
Senate District 45 includes the Johnson County precincts in House District 89, part of Wapello County, and all of Jefferson, Van Buren, and Washington counties. Three incumbent senators - Sandra Greiner (R-Keota), David Miller (R-Fairfield), and Mark Shearer (D-Washington) - lived in this district in 2001. Senators Miller and Shearer were elected to four year terms in 1998 which expired in 2002. In the 2002 general election, Miller defeated Shearer for a four year term to expire in 2006. Senator Greiner was elected to a four year term in 2000 which was scheduled to expire in 2004, but she resigned the final two years of the Senate term and was elected to the House District 89 seat in 2002. Johnson County is in the 2nd Congressional District with the following counties:
No incumbent Representative lived in the district at the time the map was approved. Rep. Jim Leach (R-Iowa City) subsequently moved into the 2nd district and was re-elected in 2002. Redistricting Process, 2001 All congressional and legislative districts must be redrawn every 10 years to reflect the results of the U.S. Census, so that all districts have nearly equal population. In Iowa, districts are drawn by the Legislative Service Bureau, a nonpartisan body. On April 12, 2001, the Legislative Service Bureau released its first plan. Public hearings were held in several locations throughout the state, including Iowa City. Legislators were only allowed to vote yes or no on the entire plan and could not make any changes. The Iowa Senate rejected the first plan on May 2 (the House did not vote). Under Iowa law, the Legislative Service Bureau was then directed to prepare a second plan, which it issued on June 1, 2001. No public hearings on the second plan were required or held. Legislators were again allowed only a yes or no vote and could not make changes. Both houses of the Iowa Legislature approved the second plan in a one-day special session on June 19, 2001.
Governor Vilsack signed the bill on June 22. Had the second plan been rejected, the Legislative Service Bureau would have prepared a third plan. Legislators would have been able to amend the third plan. If the House and Senate could not agree, or if the bill had been vetoed by the Governor, redistricting would have been determined by state courts. In 1991, the Legislature approved the first plan presented by the Legislative Service Bureau. In 1981, the process went to a third plan, which was approved without changes. Legislators Redistricted Into Johnson County, 2001
Legislator Redistricted Out Of Johnson County
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