Lisa Heddens

Lisa Heddens (born June 6, 1964 in Rochester, Minnesota)[1] is the Iowa State Representative from the 46th District and is an assistant minority leader. She has served in the Iowa House of Representatives since 2003. She received her BS from Iowa State University.

Lisa Heddens
84th General Assembly portrait (2011)
Member of the Iowa House of Representatives
from the 46th district
Assumed office
January 13, 2003
Preceded byMary Mascher
Personal details
Born (1964-06-06) June 6, 1964
Rochester, Minnesota, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse(s)Jeffrey
ResidenceAmes, Iowa
Websitelegis.iowa.gov/...

Heddens currently serves on several committees in the Iowa House – Ranking Member on the Health and Human Services Appropriations subcommittee, the Administration and Rules committee; the Commerce committee; the Education committee; the Human Resources committee; the Veterans Affairs committee; and the Public Safety committee.[1] Political experience includes serving as assistant minority leader in the Iowa House.

Heddens was re-elected in 2006 with 8,371 votes (63%), defeating Republican John Griswold and Libertarian Eric Cooper.[2]

Education

Heddens obtained her teaching certificate in elementary education from Iowa State University.[1]

Family

Heddens is married to her husband Jeff, who works for the Iowa Department of Public Defense. They have two children, Makenzie and Paul.[1]

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gollark: Modern life is... pretty safe, I guess, we have things like "medicine" and "policing" and "civilization". Games patterned off some older world and where conflict is a key mechanic are *not*.
gollark: ... yes?
gollark: Yes, you said that, but that's a significant risk.
gollark: Really? I mean, I am... not really a particularly persevering or disciplined person, but I'm pretty sure I could avoid using a cool thing which also has a significant risk of death.

References
  1. "Lisa Heddens: Candidate for Iowa House District 46". Lisa Heddens. Retrieved 7 December 2013.
  2. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2006-12-14. Retrieved 2011-09-19.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
Iowa House of Representatives
Preceded by
Mary Mascher		 46th District
2003–present		 Succeeded by
Incumbent


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