About Senator Hogg

Rob Hogg was elected to the Iowa Senate in 2006 after serving two terms in the Iowa House.  He represents Senate District 19, which includes northeast and southeast Cedar Rapids in Linn County.

Senator Hogg is chair of the Rebuild Iowa Committee and vice-chair of three committees: Judiciary, Environment & Energy Independence, and the Justice Systems Budget Subcommittee.  He also serves on the Appropriations and Ways & Means committees.

Hogg is an attorney with Elderkin & Pirnie in Cedar Rapids.  He and his wife, Kate, have three children. He is an active member of Christ Episcopal Church and the Indian Creek Nature Center and a classroom volunteer at Erskine Elementary School in Cedar Rapids.

Hogg is originally from Iowa City. He attended the University of Iowa, where he earned a degree in history in 1988. He received his law degree from the University of Minnesota.