Dearden currently serves on several committees in the Iowa Senate - the Appropriations committee ; the Labor and Business Relations committee ; the Rules and Administration committee ; the State Government committee ; the Ethics committee , where he is vice chair ; and the Natural Resources committee , where he is chair . His prior political experience includes serving on the Polk County Central Committee since 1972 , serving as Chairman of the Polk County Democrats from 1980 to 1982 , and serving as a delegate to the 1996 Democratic National Convention
1996 Democratic National Convention
1996 Democratic National Convention
Dick Dearden