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Iowa State Representative from the 64th District
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1 August 1970(Des Moines)
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The details
Biography
Introduction
Janet Petersen (born August 1, 1970) is the Iowa State Senator from the 18th district. She has served in the Iowa Senate since 2013. Previously she served in the Iowa House of Representatives from 2001 to 2013. She received her BA from the University of Northern Iowa and her MA from Drake University.
As of October 2011, Petersen serves on several committees in the Iowa House - the Human Resources, Transportation, and Ways and Means committees. She also serves as the ranking member of the Government Oversight and Joint Government Oversight committees and as a member of the Electronic Health Information Advisory Council.
Electoral history
*incumbent
| Election | Political result | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iowa House of Representatives primary elections, 2000 District 72 Turnout: 3,228 | Democratic | Janet Petersen | Democratic | 1,897 | 58.8 | ||
| Kevin McCarthy | Democratic | 1,289 | 39.9 | ||||
| Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2000 District 72 Turnout: 13,701 | Democratic hold | Janet Petersen | Democratic | 8,843 | 64.5 | ||
| Jeff Chavannes | Republican | 4,843 | 35.3 | ||||
| Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2002 District 64 | Democratic (newly redistricted) | Janet Petersen* | Democratic | unopposed | |||
| Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2004 District 64 Turnout: 15,673 | Democratic hold | Janet Petersen* | Democratic | 9,876 | 63.0 | ||
| Eric Goranson | Republican | 5,781 | 36.9 | ||||
| Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2006 District 64 | Democratic hold | Janet Petersen* | Democratic | unopposed | |||
| Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2008 District 64 Turnout: 15,323 | Democratic hold | Janet Petersen* | Democratic | 10,259 | 67.0 | ||
| Steve Svejda | Republican | 5,034 | 32.9 | ||||
| Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2010 District 64 Turnout: 12,376 | Democratic hold | Janet Petersen* | Democratic | 6,689 | 54.0 | ||
| Dan Kennedy | Republican | 3,626 | 29.3 | ||||
| Vicki Stogdill | Independent | 1,490 | 12.0 | ||||