Dolores M. Mertz is the Iowa State Representative from the 8th District. She has served in the Iowa House of Representatives

Iowa House of Representatives

The Iowa House of Representatives is the lower house of the Iowa General Assembly. There are 100 members of the House of Representatives, representing 100 single-member districts across the state with populations of approximately 29,750 for each constituency...

 since 1988. She received her AA from Briar Cliff College.

Mertz currently serves on several committees in the Iowa House - the Judiciary committee; the Natural Resources committee; the Transportation committee; and the Agriculture committee, where she is chair. She also serves on the Agriculture and Natural Resources Appropriations Subcommittee. Her political experience includes twenty-five years as Democrat

Iowa Democratic Party

The Iowa Democratic Party is the local branch of the Democratic Party in the state of Iowa.-Current elected officials:Iowa Democrats are in control of the Iowa Senate, one of the state's United States Senate seats, and three out of the state's five United States House of Representatives seats. ...

 precinct leader and 13 years on the Kossuth County

Kossuth County, Iowa

-2010 census:The 2010 census recorded a population of 15,543 in the county, with a population density of . There were 7,486 housing units, of which 6,697 were occupied.-2000 census:...

 Central Committee.

Mertz was re-elected in 2006 with 8,142 votes, running unopposed.

External links

• Representative Dolores Mertz official Iowa General Assembly site