Dolores Mertz

Who is Dolores Mertz?

Dolores M. Mertz is the Iowa State Representative from the 8th District. She has served in the Iowa House of Representatives since 1988. She received her AA from Briar Cliff College.

Mertz currently serves on several committees in the Iowa House - the Judiciary committee; the Natural Resources committee; the Transportation committee; and the Agriculture committee, where she is chair. She also serves on the Agriculture and Natural Resources Appropriations Subcommittee. Her political experience includes twenty-five years as Democrat precinct leader and 13 years on the Kossuth County Central Committee.

Mertz was re-elected in 2006 with 8,142 votes, running unopposed.

She is the former co-chairperson, currently "Chairman Emeritus" on the Board of Directors of the American Legislative Exchange Council, ALEC, a national association of legislators.