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nkpolitics1212

(8,617 posts) Thu Feb 21, 2019, 09:17 PM Feb 2019

The last Democratic US Representative from IA-4 is Neal Smith(1959-1995)

Neal Smith-D is 99 years old and still alive.

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The last Democratic US Representative from IA-4 is Neal Smith(1959-1995) (Original Post) nkpolitics1212 Feb 2019 OP

back in those days the 4th district must have been around Des Moines rurallib Feb 2019 #1

rurallib

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1. back in those days the 4th district must have been around Des Moines

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Thu Feb 21, 2019, 10:32 PM

Feb 2019

ETA - Smith's base was around central Iowa IIRC.

We have lost a couple of districts over the years.
What King has now was once the 6th (actually we were once up to 8).

The last lefty from that area was probably Berkley Bedell. That would have been in the 80s I would guess.

Bed time for me so I will check that out tomorrow if I remember.

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