Dolores Mertz

Dolores M. Mertz (born May 30, 1928) was the Iowa State Representative from the 8th District. She served in the Iowa House of Representatives from 1989 through 2011.[3]

Dolores M. Mertz
Member of the Iowa House of Representatives from the 8th district 15th (1989–2003)[1]
In office January 1989 – January 2011
Preceded by	Marcella Frevert
Succeeded by	Tom Shaw[2]
Personal details
Born	May 30, 1928 Bancroft, Iowa, U.S.
Political party	Democratic

Born in Bancroft, Iowa to John and Gertrude (née Erickson) Shay, she earned her AA from Briar Cliff College (now Briar Cliff University).[3]

Mertz served 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 precinct leader and 13 years on the Kossuth County Central Committee.[3] Mertz was re-elected in 2006 with 8,142 votes, running unopposed.

She is the former co-chairperson, currently "Chairman Emeritus" on the Board of Directors of the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), a national association of legislators.[4]

References

1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-03-02. Retrieved 2016-02-19.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-03-02. Retrieved 2016-02-19.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
3. "State Representative". 26 March 2017. Archived from the original on 26 March 2017.
4. "Board of Directors - American Legislative Exchange Council". www.alec.org.

External links

• Financial information (state office) at the National Institute for Money in State Politics
• Appearances on C-SPAN