Brian Schoenjahn

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Brian Schoenjahn (D) is currently serving his first term in the [Iowa]] Senate. He represents Senate District 12, which includes Buchanan and Clayton counties and precincts in Fayette, Black Hawk and Delaware counties.

Senator Schoenjahn is a member of the Education, Judiciary, Local Government, and Natural Resources and Environment Committees and a member of the Agriculture and Natural Resources Budget Subcommittee.

Senator Schoenjahn has served as mayor of Arlington since 1977. He has taught in the Starmont Community Schools since 1972, and is the current head of the social studies department. Senator Schoenjahn is also a volunteer EMT with the Arlington Fire Department and Ambulance Service, and has served on the Oelwein Covenant/Mercy Hospital Board of Directors since 1999.

Senator Schoenjahn holds a bachelor’s degree in social science and a master’s degree in political science from the University of Northern Iowa. He is also a licensed pilot.

Senator Schoenjahn and his wife, Barbara, have one daughter, Ashley. Barbara teaches elementary Physical Education at Starmont and is the women’s varsity volleyball coach. The family attends Sacred Heart Church in Oelwein.