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.

Donor	Common Recipients
Fred Eychaner	Chris Dodd, Dick Durbin, Tom Harkin, Tim Johnson, Dave Loebsack, Barack Obama, Democratic National Committee, Bill Gluba, Les AuCoin, Christie Vilsack
Herbert H Kohl	Barbara Boxer, Tom Carper, Chris Dodd, Dick Durbin, Tom Harkin, Tim Johnson, Barack Obama, Bob Graham, Democratic National Committee, Les AuCoin
Thomas F McLarty III	Barbara Boxer, Tom Carper, Chris Dodd, Dick Durbin, Tom Harkin, Tim Johnson, Dave Loebsack, Barack Obama, Democratic National Committee, Christie Vilsack
Vincent A Mai	Barbara Boxer, Bruce Braley, Chris Dodd, Dick Durbin, Tom Harkin, Barack Obama, Bob Graham, Democratic National Committee, Les AuCoin, Christie Vilsack
William E Little Jr	Barbara Boxer, Bruce Braley, Tom Carper, Chris Dodd, Tim Johnson, Barack Obama, Democratic National Committee, Iowa Democratic Party, Rick Nolan, Obama Victory Fund 2012
Stephen M Silberstein	Barbara Boxer, Bruce Braley, Barack Obama, Bob Graham, Democratic National Committee, Iowa Democratic Party, Democracy for America, Jim Mowrer, Obama Victory Fund 2012, Monica Vernon
Lawrence F O'Brien III	Barbara Boxer, Tom Carper, Chris Dodd, Dick Durbin, Tom Harkin, Tim Johnson, Barack Obama, Democratic National Committee, Tom PAC, Christie Vilsack
Marc R Stanley	Bruce Braley, Dick Durbin, Tom Harkin, Tim Johnson, Barack Obama, Democratic National Committee, Iowa Democratic Party, Christie Vilsack, Jim Mowrer, Obama Victory Fund 2012
Clyde Shorey	Barbara Boxer, Dick Durbin, Tom Harkin, Tim Johnson, Barack Obama, Democratic National Committee, Iowa Democratic Party, Democracy for America, Sheila McGuire, Obama Victory Fund 2012
Norman Waitt	Bruce Braley, Tim Johnson, Dave Loebsack, Barack Obama, Democratic National Committee, Iowa Democratic Party, Rob Hubler, Christie Vilsack, Jim Mowrer, Obama Victory Fund 2012
Lyndon L Olson Jr	Tom Carper, Chris Dodd, Dick Durbin, Tom Harkin, Tim Johnson, Barack Obama, Democratic National Committee, Iowa Democratic Party, Christie Vilsack
Annette P Cumming	Barbara Boxer, Bruce Braley, Chris Dodd, Tom Harkin, Tim Johnson, Barack Obama, Democratic National Committee, Sheila McGuire, Staci Appel
Ronald Rapoport	Barbara Boxer, Chris Dodd, Dick Durbin, Tom Harkin, Tim Johnson, Barack Obama, Howard Eliot Wolpe III, Democratic National Committee, Les AuCoin
Anna May Timmons	Barbara Boxer, Bruce Braley, Tom Harkin, Tim Johnson, Barack Obama, Democratic National Committee, Ann Hutchinson, Elaine Baxter, Sheila McGuire
Stanley Sheinbaum	Barbara Boxer, Chris Dodd, Dick Durbin, Tom Harkin, Tim Johnson, Barack Obama, Howard Eliot Wolpe III, Democratic National Committee, Democracy for America
Bernard L Schwartz	Barbara Boxer, Chris Dodd, Dick Durbin, Tom Harkin, Barack Obama, Democratic National Committee, Iowa Democratic Party, Les AuCoin, Obama Victory Fund 2012
Robert R Dyson	Barbara Boxer, Chris Dodd, Dick Durbin, Tom Harkin, Barack Obama, Democratic National Committee, Iowa Democratic Party, Jim Mowrer, Obama Victory Fund 2012
Lizanne Rosenstein	Barbara Boxer, Bruce Braley, Tom Carper, Chris Dodd, Dick Durbin, Barack Obama, Democratic National Committee, Iowa Democratic Party, Obama Victory Fund 2012
Heather Podesta	Bruce Braley, Tom Carper, Chris Dodd, Dick Durbin, Tom Harkin, Tim Johnson, Barack Obama, Democratic National Committee, Christie Vilsack
Jay Rockefeller	Barbara Boxer, Chris Dodd, Dick Durbin, Tom Harkin, Tim Johnson, Barack Obama, Bob Graham, Democratic National Committee, Les AuCoin

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Common Recipients

Fred Eychaner

Chris Dodd, Dick Durbin, Tom Harkin, Tim Johnson, Dave Loebsack, Barack Obama, Democratic National Committee, Bill Gluba, Les AuCoin, Christie Vilsack

Herbert H Kohl

Barbara Boxer, Tom Carper, Chris Dodd, Dick Durbin, Tom Harkin, Tim Johnson, Barack Obama, Bob Graham, Democratic National Committee, Les AuCoin

Thomas F McLarty III

Barbara Boxer, Tom Carper, Chris Dodd, Dick Durbin, Tom Harkin, Tim Johnson, Dave Loebsack, Barack Obama, Democratic National Committee, Christie Vilsack

Vincent A Mai

Barbara Boxer, Bruce Braley, Chris Dodd, Dick Durbin, Tom Harkin, Barack Obama, Bob Graham, Democratic National Committee, Les AuCoin, Christie Vilsack

William E Little Jr

Barbara Boxer, Bruce Braley, Tom Carper, Chris Dodd, Tim Johnson, Barack Obama, Democratic National Committee, Iowa Democratic Party, Rick Nolan, Obama Victory Fund 2012