HAMMOND, Johnie - Ames (D)

District 31

Birth: August 22, 1932, Eupora, MS. Parents: Eunice and Arthur Franklin. Education: B.A., social work, University of Minnesota; B.B.A., business management, Iowa State University; attended University of Texas. Spouse: Earl, 1951. Children: 2 daughters, Linda and Pam; 2 sons, Bruce and Kit. Grandchildren: 11. Profession and Activities: League of Women Voters, First Baptist Church, deacon; National Advisory Committee to Americans United for Separation of Church and State; ICLU Board; NCSL Health Committee; Story County Battered Women's Shelter Board, Story County Board of Supervisors, 1975-79. Served 6 terms in Iowa House. Term: Second.

HANSEN, Steve - Sioux City (D)

District 1

Birth: February 5, 1955, Sioux City. Parents: Jean M. (McCanney) and Soren D. Hansen. Education: Graduated from Anthon-Oto Community High School, 1973; attended Briar Cliff College; B.A., graduated with honors, Morningside College, 1977; M.A., University of South Dakota-Vermillion, 1988. Spouse: Glenda DenHerder, 1983. Profession and Activities: Director of Woodbury County Juvenile Detention Center, 1980-1987. Currently self-employed. Community college adjunct instructor. Past state president of Iowa Jaycees. Member: Jaycees, Siouxland Ski Club, and several community boards. Served 4 terms in House. Term: Second.

HARPER, Patricia M. - Waterloo (D)

District 13

Birth: December 4, 1932, Cresco. Parents: Patrick
and Martha Mullaney. Education: B.A. and M.A., University of Northern Iowa. Children: 1 daughter, Susan. Grandchildren: 2. Profession and Activities: Taught high school math and science, 30 years. Member: National Alliance for the Mentally Ill, Black Hawk County; PRIDE booster club for Waterloo Community Schools; American Association of University Women; Delta Kappa Gamma Society International. Served 8 years in Iowa House.
Term: Second.

HEDGE, H. Kay - Fremont (R)

District 48

Birth: April 2, 1928, Rose Hill, IA. Parents: Harry K. and Ava Blair Hedge. Education: Attended Mahaska County rural schools; graduated high school, Fremont; attended University of Iowa. Military Service: U.S. Army, Korean Conflict, 1951-1953. Spouse: Alleen Hedge, 1951. Children: 1 daughter, Kimberly; 2 sons, H. Kevin and Mark. Grandchildren: 8. Profession and Activities: Farmer. Oskaloosa Chamber of Commerce. Member: Fremont United Methodist Church, Mahaska County Pork Producers, Iowa Cattleman's Association, Iowa Soybean Association, Iowa Corn Growers, Mahaska County Farm Bureau, American Legion. Term: Third.

Birth: November 28, 1933, Bloomfield, IA. Parents: Lyle and LaRetta Horn. Education: Graduated Bloomfield High School, 1952; B.S. (1958) Northeastern Missouri State Teachers College; M.A., 1962; graduate work, Texas A & M and University of Iowa. Military Service: U.S. Army, 1953-1955. Spouse: Phyllis Peterson, 1989. Children: 1 daughter, Julie; 1 son, Gregory. Grandchildren: 5. Profession and Activities: Former teacher and coach, Jefferson Senior High. Member: Christian Church and American Legion. Past president: Kiwanis, Cedar Rapids Education Association. Board member, Cedar Rapids Kids League Baseball. Former board member, Linn County Historical and Museum Association. Served 5 terms in Iowa House. Majority Leader, July 1992 to 1997. Term: Sixth.

IVERSON, Stewart, Jr. - Dows (R)

District 9

Birth: July 16, 1950, Dows, IA. Education: Graduated Dows Community High School, 1968; A.A. Ellsworth Community College, 1970; B.A., Buena Vista College, 1987. Military Service: United States Marine Corps, 1971-1973, Camp Pendleton. Spouse: Jeanine Daum, 1970. Children: 1 daughter, Shelley; 1 son, Stewart III. Profession and Activities: Farmer. Member: First Lutheran Church, American Legion, Farm Bureau, Corn Growers, Soybean Association, Pork Producers, Elks Club. Former member: Dows Community School Board, 15 years; Dows Cooperative Board of Directors. Term: Second.