State Representative Dave Heaton, a Republican from Mt. Pleasant, has announced he will not seek re-election at the end of his term.

The Sigourney native has been serving in the Iowa legislature the last 24 years, representing Henry, Jefferson, Lee, Wapello, and Washington Counties during his tenure. He was a long-time chair of the House Health and Human Services Budget Subcommittee and he is currently the co-chair of the National Conference of State Legislatures’ Health & Human Services Committee. Heaton’s term ends January 1, 2019.