Iowa's 47th Senate district

Senate District 47

Type	District of the Upper House
Location	Scott County
Senator	Scott Webster (R)
Parent organization	Iowa General Assembly

The 47th District of the Iowa Senate is located in eastern Iowa, and is currently composed of part of Scott County.^[1]

Current elected officials

Scott Webster is the senator currently representing the 47th District.^[2] He was preceded by Roby Smith, who currently is serving as Iowa's State Treasurer.

The area of the 47th District contains two Iowa House of Representatives districts:^[3]

• The 93rd District (represented by Phyllis Thede)
• The 94th District (represented by Gary Mohr)

The district is also located in Iowa's 2nd congressional district, which is represented by Mariannette Miller-Meeks.^[4]

Past senators

The district has previously been represented by:^[5][6]

• John L. Buren, 1965–1966
• J. Henry Lucken, 1967–1970
• Charles Laverty, 1971–1972
• Richard Ramsey, 1973–1982
• Calvin Hultman, 1983–1990
• Derryl McLaren, 1991–1992
• Donald Gettings, 1993–1998
• David Miller, 1999–2002
• Keith Kreiman, 2003–2010
• Mark Chelgren, 2011–2012
• Roby Smith, 2013–2023
• Scott Webster, 2023–present

References

1. "SENATE DISTRICT 47" (PDF). Iowa General Assembly. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
2. Agency, Iowa Legislative Services. "Iowa Legislature - Legislator List". Retrieved July 17, 2016.
3. "Iowa House Districts" (PDF). Iowa Legislative Services Agency. Retrieved July 17, 2016.
4. "Iowa Congressional Districts" (PDF). Iowa Legislative Services Agency. Retrieved July 17, 2016.
5. "Members of Iowa General Assemblies" (PDF). Iowa General Assembly. 2014. Retrieved July 17, 2016.
6. Frank J. Stork and Cynthia A. Clingan (1980). "The Iowa General Assembly: Our Legislative Heritage 1846-1980" (PDF). Iowa General Assembly. Retrieved July 17, 2016.