Wally Horn

Wally E. Horn
Member of the Iowa Senate from the 17th district 25th (1983-1993) 27th (1993-2003)
Incumbent
Assumed office January 10, 1983
Preceded by	Clarence Carney
Member of the Iowa House of Representatives from the 28th district
In office January 8, 1973 – January 10, 1983
Preceded by	Charles Cnoblauch
Succeeded by	Donald Avenson
Personal details
Born	(1933-11-28) November 28, 1933 Bloomfield, Iowa
Political party	Democrat
Spouse(s)	Phyllis Peterson
Residence	Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Alma mater	Northeastern Missouri State Teachers College Texas A&M University University of Texas
Occupation	Legislator
Website	Horn's website

Wally E. Horn (born November 28, 1933) is the Iowa State Senator from the 17th District.

Horn currently serves on several committees in the Iowa Senate - 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 with 15,332 votes, running unopposed. [1]

Early life and education

Horn was raised in Bloomfield, Iowa and graduated from Bloomfield High School. A Democrat, he received his BS and MA from Northeastern Missouri State Teachers College, with graduate work done at Texas A&M University and the University of Texas at Austin.

Career

Outside of his political career, Horn worked for more than 30 years as a high school teacher, coach, and information facilitator for schools in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Prior, he served in the US Army.

Organizations

Current memberships

• Council State Government
• Midwest Legislature's Executive Board
• Executive committee for the Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee
• Community Correction Board
• Elks and Moose Lodges Board
• American Legion
• Veterans of Foreign Wars

Past memberships

• NCSL Executive Board (15 years)

Family

Horn is married to his wife Phyllis Peterson and together they have two children and seven grandchildren.

External links

• Senator Wally Horn official Iowa Legislature site
• Senator Wally Horn official Iowa General Assembly site
• State Senator Wally Horn official constituency site
• Profile at Project Vote Smart

Iowa House of Representatives
Preceded by Charles Knoblauch	28th District 1973 – 1983	Succeeded by Donald Avenson
Iowa Senate
Preceded by Clarence Carney	25th District 1983 – 1993	Succeeded by Richard Varn
Preceded by Richard Varn	27th District 1993 – 2003	Succeeded by Ron Wieck
Preceded by Tom Flynn	17th District 2003 – present	Succeeded by Incumbent