Note re Story Co attny, co where IaState golfer was murdered

The present county attorney is a woman.

In 1972 Ruth Harkin (Sen Tom's wife) was elected Story county attorney. She was the 1st woman elected to that position in IA. She did such an excellent job that many of those who have since held that position in Story co have been women.

It was a joke among Ames IA dems that Ruth was elected to office before Tom was. He ran for the House in 72 but lost. He won in 74, the yr of a major dem win in Congress.