Joe (Joe) Bolkcom (D-SS43)
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Capitol: 515.281.3371
FAX: 515.242.5212
District: 319.337.6280
Senator
State Capitol 1007 East Grand Avenue
Des Moines, IA 50319

District Office:
728 Second Avenue
Iowa City, IA 52245
Elected: 1998    Next Election: 2014
Spouse: Karen Kubby   DOB: 7/29/1956
Committee Assignments
ChairmanSenate Committee on Ways and Means
ChairmanJoint Legislative Council Committee on Tax Expenditure
Co-ChairJoint Interim Study Committee on Property Assessment Appeal Board Review
Co-ChairJoint Interim Study Committee on Mental Health and Disability Services Redesign Fiscal Viability
MemberSenate Committee on Human Resources
MemberJoint Legislative Council Committee on Fiscal
MemberSenate Committee on Natural Resources and Environment
MemberSenate Committee on Appropriations
MemberSenate Committee on Commerce
Counties Representing
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Bio

State Senator Joe Bolkcom is currently serving his fourth term in the Iowa Senate. He represents Senate District 39, which includes Iowa City and University Heights. He previously served for six years on the Johnson County Board of Supervisors. Senator Bolkcom is an Assistant Senate Majority Leader and chair of the Ways & Means Committee. He also serves on the Appropriations, Commerce, Natural Resource & Environment, and Human Resources committees, as well as the Health & Human Services Budget Subcommittee. Before becoming a county supervisor, he worked for three years at the Johnson County Public Health Department addressing the county’s leading heath issues, including youth access to tobacco products and environmental health concerns.

Bolkcom helped found and direct two senior citizen advocacy organizations fighting for lower health care cost for seniors in Iowa and Illinois. He has also been active in state and local environmental protection efforts. Senator Bolkcom lives in Iowa City. His hobbies include running, hiking, cooking, gardening, and bicycling. Senator Bolkcom graduated from Saint Ambrose University and earned a masters degree in Public Affairs from University of Iowa.








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