About Gene Maddox
Lived 1938 – 2015 (aged 76). Gene Maddox was an American politician.
Orville Gene Maddox (August 23, 1938 – June 2, 2015) was an American politician and lawyer.
Born in Chillicothe, Illinois, Maddox graduated from Chillicothe High School in 1956. He then received his bachelor's degree from Northwestern University in 1960 and his law degree from Northwestern University School of Law in 1962. Maddox then moved to Des Moines, Iowa to practice law. In 1975, Maddox served on the Clive, Iowa City Council and then served as mayor of Clive, Iowa, from 1977 until 1992. Maddox was a Republican. From 1993 to 2003, Maddox served in the Iowa Senate and then served in the Iowa House of Representatives from 2003 to 2007. Maddox died in Des Moines, Iowa.
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American politician
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Gene Maddox was born on 23 August 1938 in Chillicothe.
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Gene Maddox died on 2 June 2015 in Des Moines.
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Gene Maddox was a politician.
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