Joy Corning
Joy Corning | |
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| 44th Lieutenant Governor of Iowa | |
| In office January 1991 – January 15, 1999 | |
| Governor | Terry Branstad |
| Preceded by | Jo Ann Zimmerman |
| Succeeded by | Sally Pederson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 7, 1932 Bridgewater, Iowa |
| Political party | Republican Party |
| Profession | Educator |
Joy Corning (born September 7, 1932 in Bridgewater, Iowa) was the 44th Lieutenant Governor of Iowa. A Republican, she is a native of Des Moines, Iowa. She graduated from the University of Northern Iowa in Cedar Falls.
Early political career
Prior to being elected lieutenant governor in 1990, Corning served as a State Senator representing what was then Senate District 12 in Black Hawk County. She also served as the President of the Cedar Falls School Board, and worked as the Director of the Iowa Housing Finance Authority from 1981 to 1984.[1]
Female firsts
Corning entered the 1998 Republican Gubernatorial primary making history as the first woman to run for the Republican nomination to the office of Governor in the state’s history. After an abbreviated gubernatorial campaign, she was forced to drop out due in large part to a lack of financial support.[2]
Political Positions
Joy Corning has long been recognized as a leader among moderates and social liberals within the Republican Party. As state Captain of the Republican Leadership Council, Corning has promoted a return to a platform of fiscal responsibility, personal freedom, and tax reform.[3]
A vocal proponent of abortion rights, Corning served on the Board of Directors for Iowa’s chapter of Planned Parenthood and even led that organization’s fundraising drive in 2002.[4]
A proponent of gay rights, on May 12, 2009 Corning received the “Interfaith Award” along with the woman who followed her as Lt. Governor, Sally Pederson.[5] The award was presented by the Interfaith Alliance of Iowa, and came after a joint letter to the editor of the Des Moines Register penned by the pair of former Lieutenant Governors promoting gay marriage.[6]
References
- ^ http://beta.legis.state.ia.us/Legislators/legislator.aspx?GA=72&PID=957
- ^ http://www.iowastatedaily.com/articles/1998/02/27/import/19980227-archive24.txt
- ^ http://www.republican-leadership.com/statechapters/ia
- ^ http://www.politico.com/blogs/jonathanmartin/0607/Rudys_Iowa_cochair_served_on_states_Planned_Parenthood_board.html
- ^ http://www.interfaithallianceiowa.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=76&Itemid=91
- ^ http://iowadefensealliance.com/2008/11/27/corning-and-pederson-thanksgiving-shove-for-gay-marriage/
