Monica Kurth's Biography
- State House (IA) - District 98, Democratic
Contact Information
Office
1007 East Grand Avenue
Des Moines, IA 50319
Full Name:
Monica Kurth
Gender:
Female
Family:
2 Children
Birth Date:
1950
Birth Place:
Cascade, IA
Home City:
Davenport, IA
Bachelor's, Mathematics, Mount Mercy University
Master's, Counseling, Northeast Missouri State University
Attended, Social Work and Education, University of Iowa, 1982
MA, Counseling, Truman State University, 1974-1976
Representative, Iowa State House of Representatives, District 98, 2023-present
Candidate, Iowa State House of Representatives, District 98, 2022, 2024
Representative, Iowa State House of Representatives, District 89, 2017-2022
Member, Agriculture Committee
Member, Education Committee
Member, Ethics Committee
Ranking Member, Natural Resources Committee
Former Ranking Member, Agriculture Committee, Iowa State House of Representatives
Former Member, Environmental Protection Committee, Iowa State House of Representatives
Former Member, Local Government Committee, Iowa State House of Representatives
Former Member, Natural Resources Committee, Iowa State House of Representatives
Former Member, Subcommittee on Administration and Regulation, Iowa State House of Representatives
Former Member, Subcommittee on Agriculture and Natural Resources Appropriations, Iowa State Legislature
Former Ranking Member, Veterans Affairs Committee, Iowa State House of Representatives
Former Member, Ways and Means Committee, Iowa State House of Representatives
Counselor, Rock Island Youth Guidance Council
Instructor, Scott Community College, 1986-2014
Member, Progressive Action for the Common Good
Member, Quad Cities Interfaith
Member, Scott County Democratic Party Committee
Favorite Quote:
"Oh soul,
you worry too much.
You have seen your own strength.
You have seen your own beauty.
You have seen your golden wings.
Of anything less,
why do you worry?
You are in truth
the soul of the soul..." -Rumi