Senator Bob Dvorsky is serving his fourth term in the Iowa Senate. He represents Senate District 15, which includes parts of Johnson and Linn counties.  He previously served seven years as a State Representative in the Iowa House. 

Senator Dvorsky is chair of the Appropriations Committee and serves on the Labor & Business Relations, Judiciary, and Rules & Administration committees. 

In addition to his committee work, Senator Dvorsky serves on the Criminal & Juvenile Justice Board, the Criminal Justice Information Board, and the Medical Assistance Projections Council.

In 2007, Senator Dvorsky was awarded the Arthur Neu Award for Exceptional Policy Development. He has been instrumental in seeing that adequate appropriations for the Justice System are a part of the state budget. He spearheaded the effort that resulted in funding for the Special Needs Unit at Oakdale, as well as the first CBC Mental Health Rehabilitation Facility in Cedar Rapids. Senator Dvorsky has promoted the need to fully fund salary/staffing for Corrections programs and facilities. His efforts to make Iowa a stronger and safer place to work and live have been praised by wardens, CBC directors and union staff.

An active community participant, Dvorsky is a member of the Iowa Corrections Association, Johnson County Historical Society, and Friends of the Coralville Public Library. He served on the Coralville City Council for six years, and he was on the board of the Iowa City Area Development Group, Iowa City/Coralville Convention and Visitors Bureau, Johnson County Council of Governments, and the Johnson County Democratic Central Committee.  

He is a job developer for the 6^th Judicial District Department of Correctional Services. Born in Burlington in 1948, Dvorsky graduated from Iowa City’s University High School and earned his Bachelors of Science and Master of Public Administration degrees from the University of Iowa.

Senator Dvorsky is married to Sue, who is a public school teacher. They have two daughters, Ann and Caroline. They are parishioners of St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Iowa City.