Area state senator shares Parkinsons diagnosis

Area state senator shares Parkinsons diagnosis

Hunter 05/30/25 Art Staed, who represents Iowa State Senate District 40, has shared on social media that he has been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease. The Gazette reports Staed started noticing tremors and other symptoms last year, before the November general election. He said his doctor referred him to a neurologist at University of Iowa Health Care last fall, and he received a diagnosis “right before the election.” The 76-year-old Staed said…