Janet Petersen
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| Janet Petersen | |
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| Member of the Iowa House of Representatives from the 64th district 72nd (2001 – 2003) |
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| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office January 8, 2001 |
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| Preceded by | Jack Holveck |
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| Born | August 1, 1970 Des Moines, Iowa |
| Political party | Democrat |
| Spouse(s) | Brian |
| Residence | Des Moines, Iowa |
| Religion | Disciples of Christ |
| Website | Petersen's 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[update], 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.
[edit] Electoral history
*incumbent
| Election | Political result | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | ||
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| Iowa House of Representatives primary elections, 2000 [1] 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 [2] 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 [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 | ||
| 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 | ||
| 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 | ||||
[edit] References
- ^ "June 6, 2000 - Primary Election". Iowa Secretary of State. p. 30. http://www.sos.state.ia.us/pdfS/2000%20G%20IH.pdf. 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. http://www.sos.state.ia.us/pdfS/2000%20G%20IH.pdf. Retrieved 2011-09-19.
- ^ "Canvass Summary - Final - 2002 General Election (11/5/2002)". Iowa Secretary of State. 2002-12-02. p. 34. http://www.sos.state.ia.us/pdfs/elections/2002/results/Canvass%20Summary.pdf. Retrieved 2011-09-19.
- ^ "Canvass Summary - Final - 2004 General Election (11/2/2004)". Iowa Secretary of State. 2004-12-06. p. 32. http://www.sos.state.ia.us/pdfs/elections/2004/general/CanvassSummary.pdf. Retrieved 2011-09-19.
- ^ "Official Results Report - Statewide, 2006 General Election 11-07-2006". Iowa Secretary of State. 2006-11-21. p. 41. http://www.sos.state.ia.us/pdfs/GenOffResults.pdf. Retrieved 2011-09-19.
- ^ "November 4, 2008 General Election Results". Iowa Secretary of State. http://www.sos.state.ia.us/elections/results/2008GeneralResults.html. Retrieved 2011-09-19.
- ^ "Official Results Report, General Election held November 2, 2010". Iowa Secretary of State. 2010-12-16. p. 105. http://www.sos.state.ia.us/pdfs/elections/2010/gensummaryorr.pdf. Retrieved 2011-09-19.
- ^ "Sample Ballot, State Representative, District 64". Polk County Auditor. http://auditor.co.polk.ia.us/election/10general/house64.pdf. Retrieved 2011-10-28.
[edit] 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
- Campaign contributions at the National Institute for Money in State Politics
| Iowa House of Representatives | ||
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| Preceded by Jack Holveck |
72nd District 2001 – 2003 |
Succeeded by Richard Arnold |
| Preceded by Mark Smith |
64th District 2003 – present |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
