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REYNOLDS, JoAnn
REYNOLDS, JoAnn. (Dyersville, IA, Sept. 15, 1941--Dubuque, IA, Aug. 16, 1992). Reynolds was appointed Dubuque County Recorder on July 10, 1981, to fill the unexpired term of Mathias "Matt" ROHNER who retired after twenty-two years of governmental service. She then ran successful re-election campaigns in 1982, 1986, and 1990. Prior to her appointment, Reynolds, vice chairwoman of the Dubuque Democratic Party, had completed five years of membership on the county's Democratic Party Central Committee where she served as treasurer, secretary, and vice chairperson.
Reynolds served on the Dubuque Human Rights Commission from 1974 to 1975 and was one of the first Iowa Democrats to back Jimmy Carter in his campaign for the presidency. In 1976 she was a delegate to the Democratic National Convention. Reynolds, the only non-White House staff person at the 1980 convention, was in charge of the delegations from New Mexico; Hawaii; Washington, D.C.; Kentucky; Maine; and Virginia. She was a lobbyist for the Iowa County Recorders' Association of which she was also an official.
In 1988 Reynolds was one of two Iowans to serve on the National Rules Committee of the Democratic Party. She co-chaired the senate campaigns of Tom Harkin and Dick Clark and the local presidential campaign of Gary Hart.
Reynold's unexpected death led to the office being temporarily filled by James Powers. In a special election, the position was filled by Katheryn Ann Flynn-Thurlow.
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Source:
Japsen, Bruce. " 'Dedicated, Loyal' County Recorder Reynolds Dies," Telegraph Herald, August 17, 1992, p.3A. Online: https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=aEyKTaVlRPYC&dat=19920817&printsec=frontpage&hl=en
Onbituaries. Telegraph Herald, August 17, 1992