Leonard L. Boswell (born January 10 1934), American politician, has been a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives since 1997, representing the 3rd District of Iowa (map). He was born in Missouri, was educated at Graceland University in Lamoni, Iowa, served in the United States Army, and was a farmer and a member of the Iowa Senate before entering the House.

Election History

1996: Defeated Mike Mahaffey 49%-48%

1998: Defeated Larry McKibben 57%-41%

2000: Defeated Jay Marcus 63%-34%

2002: Defeated Stan Thompson 53%-45%

Congressional Committees

• U.S. House Committee on Agriculture
• U.S. House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
• U.S. House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence

External link

• official website