by Amanda Rink, MidAmerica Publishing
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With his hand on the Bible, Mark Thompson was sworn in as an Iowa House of Representatives member on Monday, January 13, 2025. The Wright County native, a lifelong public servant, is beginning his second term representing House District 56.
Thompson shared in an online statement: “I was privileged to be sworn in as Iowa Representative for District 56 again today.”