Preceded by Clarence Carney Name Wally Horn Preceded by Charles Cnoblauch Spouse Phyllis Peterson | Occupation Legislator Website Horn's website | |
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Alma mater Northeastern Missouri State Teachers CollegeTexas A&M UniversityUniversity of Texas Education Northwest Missouri State University, Texas A&M University, University of Texas at Austin, Truman State University | ||
Senator Wally Horn of Cedar Rapids brings the 2018 session to an end
Wally E. Horn (born November 28, 1933) is the Iowa State Senator from the 17th District.
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- Senator Wally Horn of Cedar Rapids brings the 2018 session to an end
- Early life and education
- Career
- Current memberships
- Past memberships
- Family
- References
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.
Current memberships
Past memberships
Family
Horn is married to his wife Phyllis Peterson and together they have two children and seven grandchildren.