James F. Hahn

For persons of a similar name, see James Hahn (disambiguation).

James F. "Jim" Hahn (born October 25, 1935) was the Iowa State Senator from the 40th District. He served in the Iowa Senate since 2005. He received his diploma from Muscatine High School in 1953 and has worked as a real estate salesperson since 1989.

James F. Hahn
Member of the Iowa Senate from the 40th district
In office January 10, 2005 – January 13, 2013
Preceded by	Richard Drake
Succeeded by	Ken Rozenboom
Member of the Iowa House of Representatives from the 80th district
In office January 13, 2003 – January 9, 2005
Preceded by	Rod Roberts
Succeeded by	Nathan Reichert
Member of the Iowa House of Representatives from the 48th district
In office January 13, 1993 – January 12, 2003
Preceded by	Darrell Hanson
Succeeded by	Donovan Olson
Member of the Iowa House of Representatives from the 56th district
In office January 14, 1991 – January 10, 1993
Preceded by	Bill Trent
Succeeded by	Jerry Welter
Personal details
Born	(1935-10-25) October 25, 1935 (age 89) Muscatine, Iowa, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Residence	Muscatine, Iowa
Occupation	Property Management
Website	Hahn's website

Career

Hahn served on several committees in the Iowa Senate – the Appropriations committee; the Economic Growth committee; the Labor and Business Relations committee; and the State Government committee. He also served as the ranking member on the Administration and Regulation Appropriations Subcommittee. His prior political experience includes serving as a representative in the Iowa House from 1990 to 2004.

Hahn was elected in 2004 with 14,485 votes (54%), defeating Democratic opponent Thomas L. Fiegen.^[1]