Michael (Mike) E. Gronstal (D-SS08)
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Capitol: 515.281.3371
FAX: 515.242.5212
District: 712.328.2808
Senator
State Capitol 1007 East Grand Avenue
Des Moines, IA 50319

District Office:
220 Bennett Avenue
Council Bluffs, IA 51503
Elected: 1985    Next Election: 2016
Spouse: Connie Meisenbach   DOB: 1/29/1950
Committee Assignments
ChairmanSenate Committee on Rules and Administration
ChairmanJoint Legislative Council
ChairmanJoint Legislative Council Committee on Service
MemberJoint Legislative Council Committee on Studies
Counties Representing
Allamakee / Chickasaw / Howard / Winneshiek

Bio

Mike Gronstal has served in the Iowa Senate since 1985 and was a member of the Iowa House for one term prior to that. He represents Senate District 50, which includes Council Bluffs and Carter Lake on the western border of Iowa. Senator Gronstal is the Senate Majority Leader and serves as chair of the Rules & Administration Committee. Mike is recognized by his colleagues for his dedicated work and knowledge of complex issues in the insurance and utilities business. During his years in the Legislature, Mike has worked to make Iowa the nation's leader in renewable fuels and to bring more biotechnology jobs and businesses to Iowa. He has led the effort to restore funding to Iowa’s community colleges and school districts. Moving Iowa to 25th in the nation in teacher pay and making community college more affordable for all Iowa families continue to be priorities. Mike is a graduate of Council Bluffs' St. Albert High School and Antioch College in Ohio. He also attended Loyola University in Chicago, Illinois. He and his wife, Connie, have two daughters- Kate, a civil engineer in Council Bluffs; and Sara, Director of Forensics for the Department of Communication Studies at Eastern Illinois University.