Leonard Boswell Bio

                                                                                     BIOGRAPHY

Name:                                                             Rep. Leonard L. Boswell

 

Born:                                                   Jan. 10, 1934

                                                               

Residence:                                         Des Moines, Iowa

                                                                                                           

Family:                                               Wife: M. Darlena Votava (Dody); 3 children

Divorced: Jacquelyn

                                               

Religion:                                            Community of Christ

 

Education:                                         BA, Business Administration, Graceland College, 1969

                                                           

Military Service:                                Lieutenant Colonel, United States Army, Vietnam, Germany, Portugal, 1956-1976

                                                           

Professional Career:                         Farmer

 

Political Career:                                Representative, United States House of Representatives, 1997-present

President, Iowa State Senate, 1992-1996

Senator, Iowa State Senate, 1984-1996

Candidate, Lieutenant Governor, State of Iowa, 1994

 

Organizations:                                  Member, Cattlemen’s Association

Chair, Farmers’ Cooperative

Board Member, Graceland College

Board Member, Iowa Department of Economic Development

 

House Committees:                         Member, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

                                                            Member, Committee on Agriculture