Dolores Mertz

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 (1928-05-30) May 30, 1928
Bancroft, Iowa, U.S.
Political party Democratic

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]

Born in Bancroft, Iowa to John and Gertrude (née Erickson) Shay, she earned her AA from Briar Cliff College.[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.
  2. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-03-02. Retrieved 2016-02-19.
  3. 1 2 3 "State Representative". 26 March 2017.
  4. ↑ "Board of Directors - American Legislative Exchange Council". www.alec.org.
Iowa House of Representatives
Preceded by
Sue Mullins		 15th District
1989–2003		 Succeeded by
Brian Quirk
Preceded by
Marcella Frevert		 8th District
2003–2011		 Succeeded by
Tom Shaw
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