Janet Petersen

Janet Petersen (born August 1, 1970) is an American politician and a Democratic member of the Iowa Senate representing the 18th District since January 2013. She currently serves as the Senate Minority Leader and has previously represented the 64th district in the Iowa House of Representatives between 2001 and 2013. She received her BA from the University of Northern Iowa and her MA from Drake University.

Janet Petersen
Minority Leader of the Iowa Senate
Assumed office
October 22, 2017
Preceded byRob Hogg
Member of the Iowa Senate
from the 18th district
Assumed office
January 14, 2013
Preceded byLiz Mathis
Member of the Iowa House of Representatives
from the 64th district
72nd (2001–2003)
In office
January 8, 2001 – January 13, 2013
Preceded byJack Holveck
Succeeded byBruce Bearinger
Personal details
Born (1970-08-01) August 1, 1970
Beaverdale, Iowa, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse(s)Brian Pattinson
EducationUniversity of Northern Iowa (BA)
Drake University (MA)
WebsiteCampaign website

Petersen serves on several committees in the Iowa Senate - the Government Oversight, Judiciary, State Government and Ways & Means committees. She also serves as the ranking member of the Commerce Committee. Petersen currently serves as state Senate minority leader after replacing Rob Hogg in October 2017.[1] She is the first woman to lead the Senate Democratic caucus.

Career

Before her election to the state legislature, Petersen worked for the '92 Clinton-Gore campaign, the American Heart Association, and Strategic America, a marketing communications firm.[2]

Since becoming a politician, much of her private work has focused on making Iowa "the safest place in the nation to have a baby". In 2004, she helped launch a stillbirth registry project that brings in more than $2 million a year to find causes and cures of stillbirths.[2]

Electoral history

*incumbent

Election Political result Candidate Party Votes %
Iowa House of Representatives primary elections, 2000 [3]
District 72
Turnout: 3,228		Democratic Janet PetersenDemocratic1,89758.8
Kevin McCarthy Democratic1,28939.9
Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2000 [4]
District 72
Turnout: 13,701		Democratic hold Janet PetersenDemocratic8,84364.5
Jeff Chavannes Republican4,84335.3
Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2002 [5]
District 64		Democratic (newly redistricted) Janet Petersen*Democraticunopposed
Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2004 [6]
District 64
Turnout: 15,673		Democratic hold Janet Petersen*Democratic9,87663.0
Eric Goranson Republican5,78136.9
Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2006 [7]
District 64		Democratic hold Janet Petersen*Democraticunopposed
Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2008 [8]
District 64
Turnout: 15,323		Democratic hold Janet Petersen*Democratic10,25967.0
Steve Svejda Republican5,03432.9
Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2010 [9][10]
District 64
Turnout: 12,376		Democratic hold Janet Petersen*Democratic6,68954.0
Dan Kennedy Republican3,62629.3
Vicki Stogdill Independent1,49012.0
Iowa Senate elections, 2012 [11]
District 18
Turnout: 28,968		Democratic (newly redistricted) Janet PetersenDemocratic18,95469.2
Jeff Chavannes Republican8,45530.8
Iowa Senate elections, 2016 [12]
District 18		Democratic hold Janet PetersenDemocraticunopposed
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References
  1. http://www.thegazette.com/subject/news/iowa-senate-democrats-oust-hogg-opt-for-new-leadership-with-petersen-20171022
  2. "About - State Senator Janet Petersen". Iowa Senate. Retrieved 2017-02-28.
  3. "June 6, 2000 - Primary Election" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. p. 30. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 15, 2011. Retrieved 2011-09-19.
  4. "November 7, 2000 - General Election, Iowa Official Results, State House of Representatives" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. 2002-07-16. p. 16. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 15, 2011. Retrieved 2011-09-19.
  5. "Canvass Summary - Final - 2002 General Election (11/5/2002)" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. 2002-12-02. p. 34. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2003-03-09. Retrieved 2011-09-19.
  6. "Canvass Summary - Final - 2004 General Election (11/2/2004)" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. 2004-12-06. p. 32. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-01-04. Retrieved 2011-09-19.
  7. "Official Results Report - Statewide, 2006 General Election 11-07-2006" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. 2006-11-21. p. 41. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-07-15. Retrieved 2011-09-19.
  8. "November 4, 2008 General Election Results". Iowa Secretary of State. Archived from the original on April 8, 2009. Retrieved 2011-09-19.
  9. "Official Results Report, General Election held November 2, 2010" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. 2010-12-16. p. 105. Retrieved 2011-09-19.
  10. "Sample Ballot, State Representative, District 64" (PDF). Polk County Auditor. Retrieved 2011-10-28.
  11. "Official Results Report, General Election held November 6, 2010" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. 2012-12-16. p. 29. Retrieved 2017-02-28.
  12. "Janet Petersen Elections". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2017-02-28.
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		 Member of the Iowa Senate
from the 18th district
2013–present		 Incumbent
Preceded by
Rob Hogg		 Minority Leader of the Iowa Senate
2017–present
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