Patrick J. Deluhery
Member of the Iowa Senate
from the 22nd district
21st (1983–1993)
41st (1979–1983)
In office
January 11, 1993 – January 12, 2003
Succeeded byLarry McKibben
Personal details
Born (1942-01-31) January 31, 1942
Birmingham, Alabama
Political partyDemocrat
SpouseMargaret Morris
ResidenceDes Moines, Iowa
OccupationCollege teacher

Patrick J. Deluhery (born January 31, 1942) is an American academic and politician from Iowa. He served in the Iowa Senate from 1979 to 2003, and was a longtime instructor at St. Ambrose University.

Biography

Patrick J. Deluhery was born in Birmingham, Alabama, on January 31, 1942, to Frank B. and Lucille (Donovan) Deluhery. He grew up in Davenport, Iowa, and attended schools there, graduating from Assumption High School in 1960. He matriculated at the University of Notre Dame in South Bend, Indiana, and graduated with honors in 1964 with a Bachelor of arts. He studied at the London School of Economics and graduated with a Bachelor of Science in 1967.[1]

Returning to Davenport, Deluhery was named a teacher in the Department of Economics and Business Administration at St. Ambrose University. In 1969, Deluhery took a position as a legislative assistant to Senator Harold Hughes. In 1973, he married Margaret Morris in Washington, D.C.; they had three daughters. Deluhery remained as a legislative assistant to Hughes' successor John Culver for one year, then returned to St. Ambrose. He was a chairperson on the faculty from 1977 to 1978.[1]

On November 7, 1978, he was elected to the Iowa Senate from the 41st district as a Democrat. In his second session, he was elected assistant minority leader, then assistant majority leader in his third session in 1983. Deluhery would be elected to serve in the Senate seven times, serving from 1979 to 2003.[1] Deluhery is now retired and resides in Des Moines, Iowa.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Patrick J. Deluhery". The Iowa Legislature. Retrieved August 24, 2015.
  2. ↑ Jacobs, Jennifer (July 10, 2011). "Iowa Democrats plan Obama re-election strategy". USA Today. Retrieved August 24, 2015.
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