Background
Patrick J. Deluhery was born in Birmingham, Alabama, on January 31, 1942, to Frank B. and Lucille (Donovan) Deluhery. He grew up in Davenport, Iowa, and attended schools there, graduating from Assumption High School in 1960.
Patrick J. Deluhery was born in Birmingham, Alabama, on January 31, 1942, to Frank B. and Lucille (Donovan) Deluhery. He grew up in Davenport, Iowa, and attended schools there, graduating from Assumption High School in 1960.
Bachelor with honors, University Notre Dame, 1964. Bachelor of Science in Economics with honors, London School of Economics, 1967.
He served in the Iowa Senate from 1979 to 2003, and was a longtime instructor at Saint Ambrose University. He studied at the London School of Economics and graduated with a Bachelor of schience in 1967. In 1969, Deluhery took a position as a legislative assistant to Senator Harold Hughes.
Deluhery remained as a legislative assistant to Hughes" successor John Culver for one year, then returned to Saint Ambrose.
He was a chairperson on the faculty from 1977 to 1978. On November 7, 1978, he was elected to the Iowa Senate from the 41st district as a Democrat.
In his second session, he was elected assistant minority leader, then assistant majority leader in his third session in 1983. Deluhery would be elected to serve in the Senate seven times, serving from 1979 to 2003.
Deluhery is now retired and resides in Des Moines, Iowa.
Member Iowa State Senate, 1979.
Married Margaret Morris, 1973. Children: Allison, Norah, Rose.
