Website Dearden's website Children 3 children Name Dick Dearden | Occupation Retired Spouse Sharon Dearden Religion Lutheran | |
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Residence Des Moines, Iowa, United States | ||
Senator Dearden's Retirement Resolution 4/19/16
Dirk L. Dearden (born June 3, 1938) wass the Iowa State Senator from the 34th District. A Democrat, he served in the Iowa Senate from 1995 to 2017 representing the Northeast part of Des Moines and Pleasant Hill, Iowa.
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Education
Dearden graduated from Des Moines East High School.
Career
Dearden currently serves on several committees in the Iowa Senate - the Appropriations committee; the Labor and Business Relations committee; the Rules and Administration committee; the State Government committee; the Ethics committee, where he is vice chair; and the Natural Resources committee, where he is chair. His prior political experience includes serving on the Polk County Central Committee since 1972, serving as Chairman of the Polk County Democrats from 1980 to 1982, and serving as a delegate to the 1996 Democratic National Convention.
Dearden was last re-elected in 2008 with 17,704 votes, defeating Republican opponent Scott Strosahl. [1]
He is also a veteran of the National Guard.
Organizations
Dearden is a member of the following organizations:
Family
Dearden has been married to his wife Sharon since 1959 and together they have two sons, David and Mark, and one daughter, Pamela, along with six grandchildren and one great-grandchild.