Wally Horn
# Wally Horn

Wally E. Horn (born November 28, 1933) is a former Iowa State Senator who served the 27th, 25, and 17th Districts.

Horn served on several committees in the Iowa Senate - the Judiciary committee; the Labor and Business Relations committee; the Rebuild Iowa committee; and the State Government committee. He also serves on the Education Appropriations Subcommittee.

## Early life and education

Horn was raised in Bloomfield, Iowa and graduated from Bloomfield High School. A Democrat, he received his BS and MA from Northeastern Missouri State Teachers College, with graduate work done at Texas A&M University and the University of Texas at Austin.

## Career

Outside of his political career, Horn worked for more than 30 years as a high school teacher, coach, and information facilitator for schools in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Prior, he served in the US Army.

## Organizations

### Current memberships

* Council State Government
* Midwest Legislature's Executive Board
* Executive committee for the Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee
* Community Correction Board
* Elks and Moose Lodges Board
* American Legion
* Veterans of Foreign Wars

### Past memberships

* NCSL Executive Board (15 years)

## Family

Horn is married to his wife Phyllis Peterson and together they have two children and seven grandchildren.

