Del Stromer
{{Short description|American politician}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
| honorific-prefix =
| name = Del Stromer
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| state_house1 = Iowa
| district1 = 86th
| term_start1 = January 9, 1967
| term_end1 = January 10, 1971
| predecessor1 = Vic Steuland
| state_house2 = Iowa
| district2 = 8th
| term_start2 = January 11, 1971
| term_end2 = January 7, 1973
| successor2 = Terry Branstad
| state_house3 = Iowa
| district3 = 9th
| term_start3 = January 8, 1973
| term_end3 = January 9, 1983
| state_house4 = Iowa
| district4 = 17th
| term_start4 = January 10, 1983
| term_end4 = January 13, 1991
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| successor =
| children = David, Pamela and Linda
| birth_name = Delwyn Dean Stromer
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1930|4|22}}
| birth_place = Garner, Iowa, US
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2003|9|7|1930|4|22}}
| death_place = West Des Moines, Iowa, US
| resting_place = Concord Township Cemetery, Garner, Iowa
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| party = Republican
| spouse = {{marriage|Harriet June Ostendorf|1950|2003}}; his death
| website = [https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislators/legislator/legislatorAllYears?personID=1171 Legislative website]
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Delwyn Dean Stromer (April 22, 1930 – September 7, 2003) was an American politician who served in the Iowa House of Representatives from 1967 to 1991. He served as Speaker of the Iowa House for two years, from 1981 to 1982.{{cite news|last1=Link|first1=Bob|title=Former legislator Stromer dies at 73|url=http://globegazette.com/news/local/former-legislator-stromer-dies-at/article_d431bc8d-744f-5e7f-867f-ee3959ad3559.html|accessdate=August 25, 2015|work=Globe Gazette|date=September 8, 2003}} Stromer was a member of the United States Army Reserve from 1951 to 1959, and served on active duty from 1953 to 1955.{{cite news|title=Delwyn D. Stromer|url=https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislators/legislator/legislatorAllYears?personID=1171|accessdate=August 25, 2015|agency=Iowa General Assembly|publisher=State of Iowa}} He died in 2003 at Mercy Medical Center in West Des Moines of cardiovascular disease complications.{{cite news|title=Obituaries|url=http://globegazette.com/news/local/obituaries/published-tuesday-september/article_c5cd67f8-1c17-5fd5-b393-5b269edd415b.html|accessdate=August 25, 2015|work=Globe Gazette|date=September 9, 2003}}
References
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External links
- {{cite news|last1=Yates|first1=Lahoma Dennis|title=Del Stromer Interview|url=http://dolearchivecollections.ku.edu/collections/oral_history/pdf/stromer_del_c2003.pdf|accessdate=August 25, 2015|publisher=University of Kansas}}
{{Speakers of the Iowa House of Representatives}}
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Category:United States Army reservists
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Category:People from Garner, Iowa
Category:20th-century members of the Iowa General Assembly
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