Tom Hancock is the Iowa

Iowa

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 State Senator from the 16th District. A Democrat

Iowa Democratic Party

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, he has served in the Iowa Senate

Iowa Senate

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 since 2005. He is retired from the United States Postal Service

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Hancock currently serves on several committees in the Iowa Senate: the Agriculture committee; the Appropriations committee; the Environment and Energy Independence committee; the Judiciary committee; the Transportation committee; and the Natural Resources committee, where he is vice chair. He also serves as chair of the Justice System Appropriations Subcommittee.

Hancock was last re-elected in 2008

Iowa Senate elections, 2008

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 with 17,129 votes, defeating Republican

Republican Party of Iowa

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 opponent Dave McLaughlin. http://www.sos.state.ia.us/pdfs/elections/2008/OfficialCanvass2008General.pdf

External links

• Senator Tom Hancock official Iowa Legislature site
• Senator Tom Hancock official Iowa General Assembly site
• State Senator Tom Hancock official constituency site