Rep. Leonard Boswell

I am the U.S. Congressman from Iowa's Third Congressional District.

In the 112th Congress, I serve as a senior member of the House Committee on Agriculture in the Agriculture Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management. I am one of only 18 farmers in the House of Representatives. I also serve on the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

Prior to my legislative career, I spent twenty years in the Army. I was drafted in the Army in 1956 as a private. I later graduated from Artillery Officers Candidate School, eventually rising to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. During that time I served two one-year tours of duty as an assault helicopter pilot in Vietnam.

Dody and I have been married for more than fifty years. Dody has been a teacher for thirty-six years. Together we have three children and four grandchildren.

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