Dennis Cohoon

Dennis M. Cohoon (born March 29, 1953) is an American politician who served as an Iowa State Representative from 1987 to 2023 representing several different seats in Burlington.

Education Cohoon graduated from Burlington High School in 1971. After graduating high school, he attended Southeastern Community College where he earned an associate degree in business. He received his BA in business administration and business education with minors in special education and psychology from Iowa Wesleyan College. He has also done graduate work in special education at the University of Iowa.

Cohoon endorsed Joe Biden for president in the 2008 and 2020 Democratic primaries. Following the suspension of Biden's campaign in January 2008, Cohoon endorsed Barack Obama for president.

Personal life Dennis Cohoon has collected Presidential memorabilia such as buttons, stamps, cards, and busts since he was seven years old. He is also a fan of University of Iowa Hawkeye basketball and the New York Yankees.

Cohoon is the son of Meril, a railroad worker and Marie Cohoon, a homemaker. He has two sisters, Judy and Sally. He has been married to his wife Sue, a math teacher, since 1998 and together they have four step children. |D | 1,079 | 100.00% 1986 Iowa House of Representatives 60 General |D | 4,353 | 56.97% | Steven R. Arnold |R | 3,288 | 43.03 1988 Iowa House of Representatives 60 Primary |D | 1,579 | 100.00% 1988 Iowa House of Representatives 60 General |D | 7,064 | 62.82% | Dianne Lerud |R | 4,180 | 37.18% 1990 Iowa House of Representatives 60 Primary |D | 1,439 | 100.00% 1990 Iowa House of Representatives 60 General |D | 5,630 | 62.86% | Dianne K. Lerud |R | 3,325 | 37.13% | Write-ins |W-I | 1 | 0.01% 1992 Iowa House of Representatives 100 Primary |D | 874 | 100.00% 1992 Iowa House of Representatives 100 General |D | 7,615 | 64.43% | Sharon Marlow-Bennett |R | 4,204 | 35.57% 1994 Iowa House of Representatives 100 General |D | 1,125 | 100.00% 1994 Iowa House of Representatives 100 General |D | 5,299 | 100.00% 1996 Iowa House of Representatives 100 Primary |D | 1,888 | 100.00% 1996 Iowa House of Representatives 100 General |D | 7,226 | 99.99% | Write-ins |W-I | 1 | 0.01% 1998 Iowa House of Representatives 100 Primary |D | 1,483 | 100.00% 1998 Iowa House of Representatives 100 General |D | 5,807 | 100.00% 2000 Iowa House of Representatives 100 Primary |D | 2,536 | 99.80% | Write-ins |W-I | 5 | 0.20% 2000 Iowa House of Representatives 100 General |D | 7,673 | 64.90% | Matthew Murray |R | 4,145 | 35.06% | Write-ins |W-I | 5 | 0.04% 2002 Iowa House of Representatives 88 Primary |D | 1,050 | 99.81% | Write-ins |W-I | 2 | 0.19% 2002 Iowa House of Representatives 88 General |D | 7,540 | 98.92% | Write-ins |W-I | 82 | 1.08% 2004 Iowa House of Representatives 88 Primary |D | 1,470 | 99.53% | Write-ins |W-I | 7 | 0.47% 2004 Iowa House of Representatives 88 General |D | 10,541 | 99.15% | Write-ins |W-I | 90 | 0.85% 2006 Iowa House of Representatives 88 Primary |D | 1,681 | 99.23% | Write-ins |W-I | 13 | 0.77% 2006 Iowa House of Representatives 88 General |D | 7,201 | 99.31% | Write-ins |W-I | 50 | 0.69% 2008 Iowa House of Representatives 88 Primary |D | 1,558 | 99.62% | Write-ins |W-I | 6 | 0.38% 2008 Iowa House of Representatives 88 General |D | 10,248 | 73.65% | Write-ins |W-I | 173 | 1.31% 2010 Iowa House of Representatives 88 Primary |D | 512 | 81.92% | Write-ins |W-I | 2 | 0.32% 2010 Iowa House of Representatives 88 General |D | 5,702 | 56.75% | Dave Selmon |R | 4,022 | 40.03% | Write-ins |W-I | 7 | 0.07% 2012 Iowa House of Representatives 87 Primary |D | 867 | 83.29% | Write-ins |W-I | 6 | 0.58% 2012 Iowa House of Representatives 87 General |D | 6,898 | 45.69% | Dan Cahill |Independent | 5,234 | 34.67% | Andrew Wilson |R | 2,489 | 16.49% | Write-ins |W-I | 6 | 0.40% 2014 Iowa House of Representatives 87 Primary |D | 557 | 80.96% | Write-ins |W-I | 2 | 0.29% 2014 Iowa House of Representatives 87 General |D | 6,786 | 68.94% | Write-ins |W-I | 157 | 1.60% 2016 Iowa House of Representatives 87 Primary |D | 603 | 86.89% | Write-ins |W-I | 6 | 0.86% 2016 Iowa House of Representatives 87 General |D | 9,333 | 67.84% | Write-ins |W-I | 196 | 1.42% 2018 Iowa House of Representatives 87 Primary |D | 1,344 | 84.79% | Write-ins |W-I | 8 | 0.50% 2018 Iowa House of Representatives 87 General |D | 6,010 | 55.87% | Tim Goodwin |R | 4,596 | 42.73% | Write-ins |W-I | 7 | 0.07% 2020 Iowa House of Representatives 87 Primary |D | 2,869 | 93.79% | Write-ins |W-I | 13 | 0.42% 2020 Iowa House of Representatives 87 General |D | 9,992 | 70.62% | Write-ins |W-I | 331 | 2.34% 2022 Iowa House of Representatives 99 Primary |D | 1,165 | 93.35% | Write-ins |W-I | 5 | 0.40% 2022 Iowa House of Representatives 99 General |D | 5,007 | 46.99% | Matt Rinker |R | 5,468 | 51.31% | Write-ins |W-I | 26 | 0.24%