House District 67 is composed of parts of Des Moines, Carlisle, and Pleasant Hill. Representative McCarthy has represented House District 67 since being first elected in 2002.
Des Moines, IA [Map]
Pleasant Hill, IA [Map]
Carlisle, IA [Map]
The legislative district is represented in Congress by U.S. Representative Leonard Boswell and U.S. Senator Tom Harkin.
The district’s largest population center is in Des Moines, the state’s largest city and the area’s economic, cultural, and governmental center. Many insurance companies are based in Des Moines, such as The Principal Financial Group, Allied Insurance, Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Iowa, and FBL Financial Group, Inc.
Pleasant Hill is another vibrant community just east of Des Moines. According to the official website of Pleasant Hill:
Pleasant Hill is a community of 6,961** located just east of Des Moines, Iowa. The city is situated at the intersection of Iowa 163 and US Highway 65, part of the Des Moines Metropolitan Area’s freeway system. Along with the entire metro area, Pleasant Hill has experienced rapid growth over the last ten years, with a growth rate of nearly 40%. Pleasant Hill is less than ten minutes from downtown Des Moines and the Iowa State Capitol and fifteen minutes from the Des Moines International Airport.Pleasant Hill provides an anchor for entertainment on the east side of Des Moines, with a multiplex movie theater. Pleasant Hill is the hub of the 4-Mile Creek Greenway Trail providing access into Des Moines and the City of Altoona.
The district also includes a portion of Carlisle, IA. According to the official Carlisle site:
Carlisle is is a small community located just five miles southeast of Des Moines on a timber-covered hillcrest overlooking two rivers, wetlands, rolling hills and farmland. Setting comfortably in nature’s embrace yet close enough to see the Des Moines skyline and enjoy the amenities of the Des Moines metro complex. Residents of Carlisle are only 15 minutes from the Des Moines International airport and 20 minutes from downtown Des Moines, Iowa’s capital and largest city and residents who commute to work in the metro area always have the morning and evening sun at their backs rather than in their eyes.
