Leonard L. Boswell (born January 10, 1934) has been a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives since 1997, representing the 3rd District of Iowa. The district is based in Des Moines. Boswell was born in Missouri, and was educated at Graceland University in Lamoni, Iowa. He spent twenty years in the United States Army. He was first drafted in the Army in 1956 as a private.
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- Leonard L. Boswell (born January 10, 1934) has been a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives since 1997, representing the 3rd District of Iowa. The district is based in Des Moines. Boswell was born in Missouri, and was educated at Graceland University in Lamoni, Iowa. He spent twenty years in the United States Army. He was first drafted in the Army in 1956 as a private. He later graduated from Artillery Officers Candidate School, eventually rising to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. During his military career he earned two Distinguished Flying Crosses, two Bronze Stars, the Soldier's Medal, and numerous other awards and decorations. He served two one-year tours of duty as an assault helicopter pilot in Vietnam. He also served two NATO tours of duty in Europe, first for four years in Germany, and later three years in Portugal. He operates a farm in Davis City that has been in his family for several generations. He was a member of the board of directors for the Decatur County farmer's cooperative from 1979 to 1993, serving for most of that time as president. Boswell was elected to the Iowa Senate in 1984, and served three terms in that body. In 1986, he ran for the United States House of Representatives, but was narrowly defeated in the Democratic primary. He was President of the Iowa Senate from 1992 to 1996. He was the Democratic nominee for Lieutenant Governor of Iowa in 1994, as Bonnie Campbell's running mate. Boswell won the Democratic nomination for the 3rd District after 12-year Republican incumbent Jim Ross Lightfoot made an unsuccessful run for the United States Senate. He defeated Poweshiek County Attorney Mike Mahaffey by just over 4,000 votes. He was likely helped by Bill Clinton carrying the district, as well as the endorsement of the normally Republican-leaning Iowa Farm Bureau. He was handily reelected in 1998 and 2000. For his first three terms, Boswell represented a sprawling district that stretched from the Illinois border almost to the Nebraska border. However, his district was dismantled in the 2000s round of redistricting (even though Iowa didn't lose any seats). Its territory was split among three other districts. Boswell's home was shifted to the heavily Republican 5th District. Rather than face almost certain defeat, Boswell moved to Des Moines in the newly created 3rd District—thus making him technically the successor to Greg Ganske, who represented a Des Moines-based district from 1995 to 2003 and ran unsuccessfully for the U.S. Senate in 2002. Boswell has since been reelected three times from this district. Boswell had a non-cancerous tumor removed from his stomach in 2005. The surgery and resulting recovery period caused him to be the most-absent member of Congress for the year. Rumors circulated that Democrats were looking to replace him on the ballot for 2006's Congressional race against Iowa GOP Senate leader Jeff Lamberti, but Boswell's return to work and apparent good health have put an end to the speculation. Boswell was reelected to his 7th term on November 4, 2008. Boswell is a member of the Community of Christ. He has been married to Dody Boswell since 1956; they have three children.
- Leonard L. Boswell to polityk amerykański, członek Partii Demokratycznej. Od 1997 roku jest przedstawicielem trzeciego okręgu wyborczego w stanie Iowa do Izby Reprezentantów Stanów Zjednoczonych.
- Leonard L. Boswell, född 10 januari 1934 i Harrison County, Missouri, är en amerikansk demokratisk politiker. Han representerar Iowas tredje distrikt i sedan 1997. Boswell utexaminerades 1969 från Graceland College i Iowa. Han tjänstgjorde i tjugo år i . Han var ledamot av delstatens senat 1984-1996, de fyra sista åren talman. Boswell vann knappt mot republikanen Mike Mahaffey i kongressvalet 1996. Han omvaldes 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006 och 2008. Boswell är medlem av Community of Christ. Han och hustrun Dody har tre barn.
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- Leonard L. Boswell (born January 10, 1934) has been a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives since 1997, representing the 3rd District of Iowa. The district is based in Des Moines. Boswell was born in Missouri, and was educated at Graceland University in Lamoni, Iowa. He spent twenty years in the United States Army. He was first drafted in the Army in 1956 as a private.
- Leonard L. Boswell to polityk amerykański, członek Partii Demokratycznej. Od 1997 roku jest przedstawicielem trzeciego okręgu wyborczego w stanie Iowa do Izby Reprezentantów Stanów Zjednoczonych.
- Leonard L. Boswell, född 10 januari 1934 i Harrison County, Missouri, är en amerikansk demokratisk politiker. Han representerar Iowas tredje distrikt i sedan 1997. Boswell utexaminerades 1969 från Graceland College i Iowa. Han tjänstgjorde i tjugo år i . Han var ledamot av delstatens senat 1984-1996, de fyra sista åren talman. Boswell vann knappt mot republikanen Mike Mahaffey i kongressvalet 1996. Han omvaldes 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006 och 2008.
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