Janet Petersen

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Janet Petersen

Member of the Iowa House of Representatives from the 64th district 72nd (2001–2003)
Incumbent
Assumed office January 8, 2001
Preceded by	Jack Holveck
Personal details
Born	(1970-08-01) August 1, 1970 Des Moines, Iowa, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse(s)	Brian Petersen
Alma mater	University of Northern Iowa Drake University
Religion	Disciples of Christ
Website	House website

Janet Petersen (born August 1, 1970) is the Iowa State Representative from the 64th District. She has served in the Iowa House of Representatives since 2001. 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

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Election			Party	Votes	%
Iowa House of Representatives primary elections, 2000 ^[1] District 72 Turnout: 3,228	Democratic	Janet Petersen	Democratic	1,897	58.8
	Democratic	Kevin McCarthy	Democratic	1,289	39.9
Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2000 ^[2] District 72 Turnout: 13,701	Democratic hold	Janet Petersen	Democratic	8,843	64.5
	Democratic hold	Jeff Chavannes	Republican	4,843	35.3
Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2002 ^[3] District 64	Democratic (newly redistricted)	Janet Petersen*	Democratic	unopposed
Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2004 ^[4] District 64 Turnout: 15,673	Democratic hold	Janet Petersen*	Democratic	9,876	63.0
	Democratic hold	Eric Goranson	Republican	5,781	36.9
Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2006 ^[5] District 64	Democratic hold	Janet Petersen*	Democratic	unopposed
Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2008 ^[6] District 64 Turnout: 15,323	Democratic hold	Janet Petersen*	Democratic	10,259	67.0
	Democratic hold	Steve Svejda	Republican	5,034	32.9
Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2010 ^[7]^[8] 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

References

↑ "June 6, 2000 - Primary Election". Iowa Secretary of State. p. 30. Retrieved 2011-09-19.
↑ "November 7, 2000 - General Election, Iowa Official Results, State House of Representatives". Iowa Secretary of State. 2002-07-16. p. 16. Retrieved 2011-09-19.
↑ "Canvass Summary - Final - 2002 General Election (11/5/2002)". Iowa Secretary of State. 2002-12-02. p. 34. Retrieved 2011-09-19.
↑ "Canvass Summary - Final - 2004 General Election (11/2/2004)". Iowa Secretary of State. 2004-12-06. p. 32. Retrieved 2011-09-19.
↑ "Official Results Report - Statewide, 2006 General Election 11-07-2006". Iowa Secretary of State. 2006-11-21. p. 41. Retrieved 2011-09-19.
↑ "November 4, 2008 General Election Results". Iowa Secretary of State. Retrieved 2011-09-19.
↑ "Official Results Report, General Election held November 2, 2010". Iowa Secretary of State. 2010-12-16. p. 105. Retrieved 2011-09-19.
↑ "Sample Ballot, State Representative, District 64". Polk County Auditor. Retrieved 2011-10-28.

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Janet Petersen.

Representative Janet Petersen official Iowa General Assembly site
Janet Petersen State Representative official constituency site

Biography, voting record, and interest group ratings at Project Vote Smart

Iowa House of Representatives
Preceded by Jack Holveck	Member of the Iowa House of Representatives from the 72nd district 2001–2003	Succeeded by Rich Arnold
Preceded by Mark Smith	Member of the Iowa House of Representatives from the 64th district 2003–present	Incumbent

Members of the Iowa House of Representatives

85th General Assembly (2013-2014)

Speaker of the House: Kraig Paulsen (R)
Speaker pro Tempore: Steven Olson (R)
Majority Leader: Linda Upmeyer (R)
Minority Leader: Mark Smith (D)

Jeff Smith (R)
Megan Hess (R)
Dan Huseman (R)
Dwayne Alons (R)
Chuck Soderberg (R)
Ron Jorgensen (R)
Tedd Gassman (R)
Henry Rayhons (R)
Helen Miller (D)
Tom W. Shaw (R)
Gary Worthan (R)
Dan Muhlbauer (D)
Chris Hall (D)
David Dawson (D)
Mark Brandenburg (R)
Mary Ann Hanusa (R)
Matt Windschitl (R)
Jason Schultz (R)
Ralph Watts (R)
Clel Baudler (R)
Jack Drake (R)
Greg Forristall (R)
Mark Costello (R)
Cecil Dolecheck (R)
Julian Garrett (R)

Scott Ourth (D)
Joel Fry (R)
Greg Heartsill (R)
Dan Kelley (D)
Joe Riding (D)
Rick Olson (D)
Ruth Ann Gaines (D)
Brian Meyer (D)
Bruce Hunter (D)
Ako Abdul-Samad (D)
Marti Anderson (D)
John Landon (R)
Kevin Koester (R)
Jake Highfill (R)
John Forbes (D)
Jo Oldson (D)
Peter Cownie (R)
Chris Hagenow (R)
Rob Taylor (R)
Beth Wessel-Kroeschell (D)
Lisa Heddens (D)
Chip Baltimore (R)
Robert Bacon (R)
Dave Deyoe (R)
Pat Grassley (R)

Josh Byrnes (R)
Todd Prichard (D)
Sharon S. Steckman (D)
Linda Upmeyer (R)
Roger Thomas (D)
Patti Ruff (D)
Nancy Dunkel (D)
Brian Moore (R)
Bob Kressig (D)
Walt Rogers (R)
Anesa Kajtazovic (D)
Deborah Berry (D)
Sandy Salmon (R)
Bruce Bearinger (D)
Tyler Olson (D)
Art Staed (D)
Kraig Paulsen (R)
Daniel Lundby (D)
Kirsten Running-Marquardt (D)
Todd Taylor (D)
Mark Smith (D)
Dean Fisher (R)
Bobby Kaufmann (R)
David Jacoby (D)
Dawn Pettengill (R)

David Maxwell (R)
Sally Stutsman (D)
Jarad Klein (R)
Guy Vander Linden (R)
Larry Sheets (R)
Mary Gaskill (D)
Curt Hanson (D)
Jerry Kearns (D)
Dave Heaton (R)
Vicki Lensing (D)
Mary Mascher (D)
Dennis Cohoon (D)
Tom Sands (R)
Jim Lykam (D)
Cindy Winckler (D)
Mark Lofgren (R)
Frank Wood (D)
Phyllis Thede (D)
Linda Miller (R)
Quentin Stanerson (R)
Lee Hein (R)
Steven Olson (R)
Mary Wolfe (D)
Pat Murphy (D)
Charles Isenhart (D)

Persondata
Name	Petersen, Janet
Alternative names
Short description	American politician
Date of birth	August 1, 1970
Place of birth	Des Moines, Iowa
Date of death
Place of death

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