Bert Bandstra

Bert Bandstra
Bert Bandstra
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives; from Iowa's 4th district
	In office; January 3, 1965 – January 3, 1967
Preceded by	John Henry Kyl
Succeeded by	John Henry Kyl
Personal details
Born	January 25, 1922; Monroe County, Iowa, U.S.
Died	October 23, 1995 (aged 73); Pella, Iowa, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Alma mater	University of Michigan Law School

Bert Andrew Bandstra (January 25, 1922 – October 23, 1995) served one term as a Democratic U.S. Representative from south central Iowa, winning election in 1964 but losing elections in 1966 and 1968.

Born in Monroe County, Iowa to Dutch immigrants,^[1] Bandstra attended New Sharon High School. He served in the United States Navy from 1942 to 1945, then returned to Iowa. He graduated in 1950 from Central College in Pella, Iowa, then received a law degree from the University of Michigan Law School in Ann Arbor, Michigan in 1953. Returning to Iowa for private practice, he served as County Attorney for Marion County, Iowa from 1955 to 1959. He then served on the staff of Democratic United States Representative Neal Edward Smith of Iowa from 1959 to 1964.

In 1964, as part of a Democratic landslide, Bandstra was elected to represent Iowa's 4th congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives. defeating incumbent Republican John Henry Kyl.

In 1965 Bandstra proposed a resolution to alter the National anthem.^[2]

Bandstra served only one term. Kyl regained his seat from Bandstra in 1966, and held off another challenge from Bandstra in 1968.

Bandstra died on October 23, 1995, in Pella.^[3] He was interred in Oakwood Cemetery in Pella, Iowa.^[4]

References[]

^ "United States Census, 1930", FamilySearch, retrieved March 20, 2018
^ He hopes to alter national anthem
^ Office of the Historian, United States House of Representatives. BANDSTRA, Bert Andrew 1922–1995. History, Art, and Archives of the United States House of Representatives. Retrieved June 23, 2021.
^ "Bert Andrew Bandstra (1922–1995)". Find A Grave. Retrieved 10 August 2018.

External links[]

United States Congress. "Bert Bandstra (id: B000108)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by John H. Kyl	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Iowa's 4th congressional district 1965–1967	Succeeded by John H. Kyl

This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress website http://bioguide.congress.gov.

[1] "United States Census, 1930", FamilySearch, retrieved March 20, 2018

[2] He hopes to alter national anthem

[3] Office of the Historian, United States House of Representatives. BANDSTRA, Bert Andrew 1922–1995. History, Art, and Archives of the United States House of Representatives. Retrieved June 23, 2021.

[4] "Bert Andrew Bandstra (1922–1995)". Find A Grave. Retrieved 10 August 2018.

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Bert Bandstra


Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Iowa's 4th district
In office January 3, 1965 – January 3, 1967
Preceded by	John Henry Kyl
Succeeded by	John Henry Kyl

Personal details
Born	January 25, 1922 Monroe County, Iowa, U.S.
Died	October 23, 1995(1995-10-23) (aged 73) Pella, Iowa, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Alma mater	University of Michigan Law School