LittleSis: Berkley Warren Bedell

The 98-year-old Bedell died December 7 2019, three days after suffering a massive stroke in Naples, Florida. Bedell represented the former Sixth Congressional District in northwest Iowa for six terms. A Representative from Iowa; born in Spirit Lake, Dickinson County, Iowa, March 5, 1921; educated in Spirit Lake public schools; graduated, Spirit Lake High School, 1939; attended Iowa State University, Ames, 1940-1942; engaged in fishing tackle business; founder and chairman of Berkley & Co., Spirit Lake; served in United States Army, first lieutenant, 1942-1945; member, Spirit Lake Board of Education, 1957-1962; unsuccessful candidate for election in 1972 to the Ninety-third Congress; delegate to Iowa State Democratic conventions, 1972-1974; elected as a Democrat to the Ninety-fourth and to the five succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1975-January 3, 1987); was not a candidate for reelection in 1986; is a resident of Spirit Lake, Iowa.

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Ronald Platt	Leonard L Boswell, Barbara Boxer, Bruce Braley, Tom Carper, Chris Dodd, Dick Durbin, Tom Harkin, Tim Johnson, Democratic National Committee, Iowa Democratic Party, John Robert Norris, Tom PAC
Celia Gilbert	Barbara Boxer, Peter Anthony Defazio, Chris Dodd, Tom Harkin, Tim Johnson, Barack Obama, Democratic National Committee, Democracy for America, Les AuCoin, Elaine Baxter, Obama Victory Fund 2012, Obama Victory Fund
Daniel Berger	Barbara Boxer, Bruce Braley, Tom Carper, Peter Anthony Defazio, Chris Dodd, Tim Johnson, Barack Obama, Democratic National Committee, Iowa Democratic Party, Martin O'Malley, Christie Vilsack, Obama Victory Fund 2012
Marc Winkelman	Barbara Boxer, Bruce Braley, Tom Carper, Chris Dodd, Dick Durbin, Tom Harkin, Barack Obama, Democratic National Committee, Iowa Democratic Party, Christie Vilsack, Obama Victory Fund 2012, Staci Appel
Ronald L Platt	Leonard L Boswell, Barbara Boxer, Bruce Braley, Tom Carper, Chris Dodd, Dick Durbin, Tom Harkin, Tim Johnson, Democratic National Committee, Iowa Democratic Party, John Robert Norris, Tom PAC
Sandor Straus	Barbara Boxer, Bruce Braley, Tom Carper, Peter Anthony Defazio, Tom Harkin, Tim Johnson, Barack Obama, Democratic National Committee, Iowa Democratic Party, Democracy for America, Rick Nolan, Obama Victory Fund 2012
John Hunting	Leonard L Boswell, Barbara Boxer, Tom Carper, Tom Harkin, Tim Johnson, Barack Obama, Howard Eliot Wolpe III, Democratic National Committee, John Robert Norris, Les AuCoin, Dave Nagle, Rick Nolan
Alan Solomont	Leonard L Boswell, Barbara Boxer, Tom Carper, Chris Dodd, Dick Durbin, Tom Harkin, Tim Johnson, Barack Obama, Democratic National Committee, Iowa Democratic Party, Democracy for America, Sheila McGuire
John C Culver	Leonard L Boswell, Chris Dodd, Tom Harkin, Dave Loebsack, Barack Obama, Democratic National Committee, Iowa Democratic Party, Bill Gluba, John Robert Norris, Rebecca Greenwald, Ann Hutchinson, Neal Smith
BettyLu Saltzman	Barbara Boxer, Bruce Braley, Dick Durbin, Tom Harkin, Tim Johnson, Barack Obama, Howard Eliot Wolpe III, Democratic National Committee, Iowa Democratic Party, Ann Hutchinson, Obama Victory Fund 2012
Merle Chambers	Barbara Boxer, Chris Dodd, Tom Harkin, Tim Johnson, Barack Obama, Bob Graham, Democratic National Committee, Iowa Democratic Party, Christie Vilsack, Obama Victory Fund 2012, Obama Victory Fund
Kurt E Rasmussen	Leonard L Boswell, Bruce Braley, Tom Harkin, Dave Loebsack, Iowa Democratic Party, John Robert Norris, Rebecca Greenwald, Christie Vilsack, Jim Mowrer, Monica Vernon, Staci Appel
Amnon Rodan	Barbara Boxer, Bruce Braley, Tom Carper, Chris Dodd, Dick Durbin, Tom Harkin, Tim Johnson, Barack Obama, Democratic National Committee, Iowa Democratic Party, Christie Vilsack
Frederick Graefe	Leonard L Boswell, Barbara Boxer, Tom Carper, Chris Dodd, Dick Durbin, Tom Harkin, Tim Johnson, Barack Obama, Democratic National Committee, Tom PAC, Christie Vilsack
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