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
Maria Jobin-Leeds	Barbara Boxer, Tom Harkin, Tim Johnson, Barack Obama, Democratic National Committee, Tom PAC, Obama Victory Fund 2012, Obama Victory Fund, Monica Vernon
Patricia Kessler	Barbara Boxer, Chris Dodd, Dick Durbin, Tim Johnson, Barack Obama, Bob Graham, Democratic National Committee, Iowa Democratic Party, Obama Victory Fund 2012
Annette P Cumming	Barbara Boxer, Bruce Braley, Chris Dodd, Tom Harkin, Tim Johnson, Barack Obama, Democratic National Committee, Sheila McGuire, Staci Appel
Heather Podesta	Bruce Braley, Tom Carper, Chris Dodd, Dick Durbin, Tom Harkin, Tim Johnson, Barack Obama, Democratic National Committee, Christie Vilsack
Joel Jankowsky	Barbara Boxer, Bruce Braley, Tom Carper, Chris Dodd, Dick Durbin, Tom Harkin, Tim Johnson, Democratic National Committee, Tom PAC
Jay Rockefeller	Barbara Boxer, Chris Dodd, Dick Durbin, Tom Harkin, Tim Johnson, Barack Obama, Bob Graham, Democratic National Committee, Les AuCoin
Helen Ruth Brownstein	Barbara Boxer, Chris Dodd, Dick Durbin, Tom Harkin, Tim Johnson, Barack Obama, Bob Graham, Democratic National Committee, Christie Vilsack
Nancy Stephens	Barbara Boxer, Bruce Braley, Dick Durbin, Tom Harkin, Barack Obama, Democratic National Committee, Iowa Democratic Party, Democracy for America, Christie Vilsack
Patricia Bauman	Tom Harkin, Tim Johnson, Barack Obama, Democratic National Committee, Iowa Democratic Party, Democracy for America, Tom PAC, Les AuCoin, Christie Vilsack
Harold M Ickes	Barbara Boxer, Tom Carper, Chris Dodd, Dick Durbin, Tom Harkin, Tim Johnson, Barack Obama, Democratic National Committee, Christie Vilsack
Jamie Wolf	Barbara Boxer, Bruce Braley, Dick Durbin, Tom Harkin, Barack Obama, Democratic National Committee, Democracy for America, Christie Vilsack, Obama Victory Fund 2012
Priscilla Johnson McMillan	Bruce Braley, Tom Carper, Tom Harkin, Tim Johnson, Barack Obama, Democratic National Committee, Democracy for America, Les AuCoin, Monica Vernon
Robert Clifford	Barbara Boxer, Bruce Braley, Tom Carper, Chris Dodd, Dick Durbin, Tom Harkin, Tim Johnson, Barack Obama, Democratic National Committee
Harriet Zimmerman	Leonard L Boswell, Barbara Boxer, Chris Dodd, Dick Durbin, Tom Harkin, Tim Johnson, Barack Obama, Democratic National Committee, Iowa Democratic Party
Friedrike Merck	Leonard L Boswell, Barbara Boxer, Bruce Braley, Barack Obama, Democratic National Committee, Iowa Democratic Party, Democracy for America, Martin O'Malley, Obama Victory Fund 2012
John Girardi	Barbara Boxer, Bruce Braley, Chris Dodd, Dick Durbin, Tom Harkin, Tim Johnson, Barack Obama, Democratic National Committee, Bill Gluba
Christie Hefner	Barbara Boxer, Tom Carper, Dick Durbin, Tom Harkin, Tim Johnson, Barack Obama, Howard Eliot Wolpe III, Democratic National Committee, Elaine Baxter
Tom Steyer	Barbara Boxer, Bruce Braley, Tim Johnson, Dave Loebsack, Barack Obama, Bob Graham, Democratic National Committee, Iowa Democratic Party, Martin O'Malley
Bernard Rapoport	Barbara Boxer, Chris Dodd, Dick Durbin, Tom Harkin, Tim Johnson, Barack Obama, Democratic National Committee, Tom PAC, Les AuCoin
Kathryn A Taylor	Barbara Boxer, Bruce Braley, Tim Johnson, Barack Obama, Bob Graham, Democratic National Committee, Iowa Democratic Party, Martin O'Malley, Obama Victory Fund 2012

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Common Recipients

Maria Jobin-Leeds

Barbara Boxer, Tom Harkin, Tim Johnson, Barack Obama, Democratic National Committee, Tom PAC, Obama Victory Fund 2012, Obama Victory Fund, Monica Vernon

Patricia Kessler

Barbara Boxer, Chris Dodd, Dick Durbin, Tim Johnson, Barack Obama, Bob Graham, Democratic National Committee, Iowa Democratic Party, Obama Victory Fund 2012

Annette P Cumming

Barbara Boxer, Bruce Braley, Chris Dodd, Tom Harkin, Tim Johnson, Barack Obama, Democratic National Committee, Sheila McGuire, Staci Appel

Heather Podesta

Bruce Braley, Tom Carper, Chris Dodd, Dick Durbin, Tom Harkin, Tim Johnson, Barack Obama, Democratic National Committee, Christie Vilsack

Joel Jankowsky

Barbara Boxer, Bruce Braley, Tom Carper, Chris Dodd, Dick Durbin, Tom Harkin, Tim Johnson, Democratic National Committee, Tom PAC