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