Roger W. Jepsen

A Senator from Iowa. Born in Cedar Falls, Black Hawk County, Iowa, December 23, 1928. Attended the public schools. Attended the University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls. Graduated from Arizona State University, Tempe, Ariz. , in 1950, and received a master's degree from the same university in 1953. Paratrooper in the United States Army 1946-1947. United States Army Reserve 1948-1960. Active in farming and the insurance and health care businesses. Scott County Supervisor 1962-1965. Iowa State senator 1966-1968. Lieutenant governor of Iowa 1968-1972. Elected as a Republican to the United States Senate, November 7, 1978, and served from January 3, 1979, to January 3, 1985. Unsuccessful candidate for reelection. Co-chairman, Joint Economic Committee (Ninety-eighth Congress). Chairman, National Credit Union Administration. Died in Bettendorf, Iowa, on November 13, 2020. Interment in Memorial Park Cemetery, Davenport, Iowa.