Wally Horn

Wally E. Horn (born November 28, 1933) is a former Iowa State Senator who served the 27th, 25, and 17th Districts.

Wally E. Horn
Member of the Iowa Senate
from the 17th district
25th (1983-1993)
27th (1993-2003)
In office
January 10, 1983 – 2019
Preceded byClarence Carney
Succeeded byTony Bisignano
Member of the Iowa House of Representatives
from the 28th district
In office
January 8, 1973 – January 10, 1983
Preceded byCharles E. Knoblauch
Succeeded byDonald Avenson
Personal details
Born (1933-11-28) November 28, 1933
Bloomfield, Iowa
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse(s)Phyllis Peterson
ResidenceCedar Rapids, Iowa
Alma materNortheastern Missouri State Teachers College
Texas A&M University
University of Texas
OccupationLegislator
WebsiteHorn's website

Horn served 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.

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.[1]

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.[1]

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[1]

Past memberships
  • NCSL Executive Board (15 years)[1]

Family

Horn is married to his wife Phyllis Peterson and together they have two children and seven grandchildren.[1]

gollark: I wonder if you could work out a scheme to buy/sell interest rates in some way, since those affect the economy.
gollark: And economists say that getting closer to *full* employment increases inflation, which is bad, so you could sell off your excess employment to reduce inflation!
gollark: They can just have negative GDP.
gollark: Small ones with undeveloped economies or ones with unelected leaders!
gollark: You could do this with GDP too, and other metrics, actually.

References
  1. "Senator Wally Horn". Iowa Senate District 35. Retrieved 11 December 2013.
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
2003–2019		 Succeeded by
Tony Bisignano


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