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Sonja Egenes
Member of the Iowa House of Representatives from the 43rd district
In office
January 8, 1973 – January 9, 1983
Preceded byRichard M. Radl
Succeeded byDavid Osterberg
Member of the Iowa House of Representatives from the 33rd district
In office
January 11, 1971 – January 7, 1973
Preceded byAlfred Nielsen
Succeeded byHenry C. Wulff
Personal details
Born

Sonja Lillian Carlsen


(1930-10-19)October 19, 1930
Saint Paul, Minnesota, U.S.
DiedNovember 27, 1984(1984-11-27) (aged 54)
Iowa City, Iowa, U.S.
Resting placeStory City Cemetery, Story City, Iowa, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
OccupationPolitician, teacher

Sonja Lillian Egenes (née Carlsen;[1] October 19, 1930 – November 27, 1984)[1] was an American politician who served in the Iowa House of Representatives from 1971 to 1983.[1][2] She also was a member of the Luther College Board of Regents.[2]

Biography[edit]

She attended St. Olaf College and the University of Iowa; before graduating from Iowa State University (B.S. degree, 1951).[2][3] Egenes was awarded a Fulbright scholarshiptoNorway.[4] For 5 years she was a teacher at Randall High School in Randall, Iowa; followed by serving as a teacher of American government at Iowa State University in Ames, from 1960 to 1961.[2][4]

In 1962 her political career began as a Congressional candidate, she was a member of the Republican Party.[2] She served as a member of the Iowa House of Representatives in the 33rd district from 1971 until 1973; and in the Iowa 43rd district from 1973 until 1983. In 1979, Egenes proposed the state of Iowa to cut off student aid to Iranians on the 34 campuses in the state, which would expel them during the Iranian Revolution.[4]

She died on November 27, 1984, in Iowa City, Iowa at age 54.[5]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "Sonja Carlsen Egenes". Newspapers.com (obituary). The Des Moines Register. December 1, 1984. p. 16. Retrieved 2019-05-24.
  • ^ a b c d e "State Representative". www.legis.iowa.gov. House Journal Memorial Resolution. 1985. Retrieved 2022-02-21.
  • ^ Journal of the House of the General Assembly of the State of Iowa. Iowa General Assembly House of Representatives. Iowa General Assembly. 1985.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  • ^ a b c Clines, Francis X. (1979-12-08). "Focusing on Iranian Crisis From Iowa". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-02-21.
  • ^ "The Des Moines Register from Des Moines, Iowa on November 29, 1984 · Page 25". Newspapers.com. 1984-11-29. Retrieved 2019-05-24.

  • Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sonja_Egenes&oldid=1197358618"

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