Janet Petersen

Janet Petersen


Member of the Iowa Senate from the 18th district
Incumbent
Assumed office January 14, 2013
Preceded by	Liz Mathis
Member of the Iowa House of Representatives from the 64th district 72nd (2001–2003)
In office January 8, 2001 – January 13, 2013
Preceded by	Jack Holveck
Succeeded by	Bruce Bearinger
Personal details
Born	(1970-08-01) August 1, 1970 Des Moines, Iowa, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse(s)	Brian Pattinson
Alma mater	University of Northern Iowa Drake University
Religion	United Church of Christ
Website

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

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Janet Petersen.

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

Profile 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 2003–2013	Succeeded by Bruce Bearinger
Iowa Senate
Preceded by Liz Mathis	18th District 2013 – present	Succeeded by Incumbent

Members of the Iowa Senate

86th General Assembly (2015-2016) President of the Senate: Pam Jochum (D) President pro Tempore: Steve Sodders (D) Majority Leader: Michael Gronstal (D) Minority Leader: Bill Dix (R)

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