Swati Dandekar
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| Swati A. Dandekar | |
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Member of the Iowa Senate
from the 18th district |
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| Assumed office January 12, 2009 |
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| Preceded by | Mary Lundby |
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Member of the Iowa House of Representatives
from the 36th district |
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| In office January 13, 2003 – January 12, 2009 |
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| Preceded by | Pat Murphy |
| Succeeded by | Nick Wagner |
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| Born | March 6, 1951 Nagpur, India |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Arvind |
| Children | Ajai and Govind |
| Residence | Marion, Iowa |
| Alma mater | Nagpur University Bombay University |
| Website | Dandekar's website |
Swati A. Dandekar (born March 6, 1951) is the Iowa State Senator for the 18th District. A Democrat, she was a member of the Iowa House of Representatives for the 36th District from 2002–2008. She received her B.S. degree in Biology and Chemistry from Nagpur University and a graduate diploma in dietetics from Bombay University.
Dandekar is a member of several committees in the Iowa Senate - the Commerce, Economic Growth, Rebuild Iowa, Transportation, and Ways and Means committees. She also sits on the Economic Development Appropriations Subcommittee. Before her election to the Iowa General Assembly, she was a two term member of the Linn-Mar Community School Board. Governor Thomas Vilsack appointed her to the Vision Iowa Board.
Dandekar was last re-elected to the House in 2006 with 6,987 votes (53%), defeating Republican Nick Wagner,[1] who succeeded her in 2008 when she was elected to the Iowa Senate.[2] She was elected to the Senate in 2008 with 20,667 votes, defeating Republican opponent Joe Childers.[2]
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[edit] Awards
She has received numerous awards:
- “2000 J. C. Penny Education Golden Rule Award”
- “2002 Person of the Year” India Abroad
- “2003 Pillar of the Community” award from Waypoint
- “2003 Person of the Year” award, Asian Alliance of Iowa
- 2004 Flemming Institute Fellow
- Elliott School of International Affairs, Global Economic Conference
- “2008 Person of the Year,” Asian Week
[edit] Board Membership
She holds several board memberships:
- Iowa Math and Science Coalition
- Women in Public Policy (Iowa Charter)
- Greater Cedar Rapids Foundation
- Belin-Blank International Center for Gifted & Talented
- U.S. Center for Citizen Diplomacy
[edit] References
- ^ "Official Results Report - Statewide Election: 2006 General Election 7 November 2006". Iowa Secretary of State. 21 November 2006. http://www.sos.state.ia.us/pdfs/GenOffResults.pdf. Retrieved 2009-03-18.
- ^ a b "November 4, 2008 General Election Results". Iowa Secretary of State. http://www.sos.state.ia.us/elections/results/2008GeneralResults.html. Retrieved 2009-03-18.
[edit] External links
- Iowa General Assembly - Senator Swati Dandekar official IA Senate website
- Project Vote Smart - Swati Dandekar profile
- Iowa Senate Democrats - Swati Dandekar profile
| Iowa House of Representatives | ||
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| Preceded by Pat Murphy |
36th District 2003 – 2009 |
Succeeded by Nick Wagner |
| Iowa Senate | ||
| Preceded by Mary Lundby |
18th District 2009 – present |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
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