Introduction
Joe M. Seng (September 27, 1946 – September 16, 2016) was the Iowa State Senator from the 45th District. A Democrat, he served in the Iowa Senate from 2003 until 2016. He received a DVM from Iowa State University and worked as a veterinarian in Davenport, running a veterinary clinic for low income families.
As of October 2011, Seng served on several committees in the Iowa Senate - the Commerce, Ethics, and Natural Resources and Environment committees. He also served as chair of the Agriculture Committee and as vice chair of the Ways and Means Committee, as well as serving as a member of the Economic Development Appropriations Subcommittee. Before serving in the Senate, Seng served as the 43rd District representative in the Iowa House of Representatives from 2000 to 2002 and served as an alderman in Davenport. Seng died in office on September 16, 2016, from brain cancer.
Electoral history
| Election | Political result | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iowa House of Representatives primary elections, 2000 District 43 Turnout: 346 | Democratic | Joe Seng | Democratic | 295 | 85.3 | ||
| Robert Juarez | Democratic | 49 | 14.2 | ||||
| Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2000 District 43 Turnout: 11,487 | Democraticgain from Republican | Joe Seng | Democratic | 6,480 | 56.4 | ||
| Tom Ryan | Republican | 4,841 | 42.1 | ||||
| Iowa Senate elections, 2002 District 43 Turnout: 16,167 | Democratic(newly redistricted) | Joe M. Seng* | Democratic | 11,043 | 68.3 | ||
| John D. Gumpert | Republican | 4,728 | 29.2 | ||||
| Rich Moroney | Libertarian | 385 | 2.4 | ||||
| Iowa Senate elections, 2006 District 43 | Democratichold | Joe M. Seng* | Democratic | unopposed | |||
| Iowa Senate elections, 2010 District 43 Turnout: 16,245 | Democratichold | Joe M. Seng* | Democratic | 9,894 | 60.9 | ||
| Mark J. Riley | Republican | 5,991 | 36.9 | ||||
- *Incumbent