Liz Bennett
American politician
Liz Bennett | |
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Member of the Iowa Senate from the 39th district | |
Incumbent | |
Assumed office January 9, 2023 | |
Preceded by | Kevin Kinney |
Member of the Iowa House of Representatives from the 65th district | |
In office January 11, 2015 – January 8, 2023 | |
Preceded by | Tyler Olson |
Succeeded by | Shannon Lundgren |
Personal details | |
Born | (1982-08-06) August 6, 1982 (age 41) |
Political party | Democratic |
Residence(s) | Cedar Rapids, Iowa |
Website | https://lizbennett.com/ |
Liz Bennett is an American politician, and a member of the Iowa Senate from the 39th District. She initially served in the Iowa House of Representatives for the 65th District after being elected in the 2014 elections.[1] [2] She is currently a member of the Democratic Party.[3]
She is the first out LGBT woman to serve in Iowa's state legislature.[4][5]
Voting Record
In the 2017 legislative session, Bennett voted against[6] a cut of $638,000 to the Department of Veterans Affairs and Iowa Veterans Home.[7]
References
- ^ "Iowa State Legislature". Retrieved 6 February 2023.
- ^ "House 65 rivals view role of state government differently". Cedar Rapids Gazette, October 18, 2016.
- ^ "Bias appears to be gone, but women still a minority in government". Cedar Rapids Gazette, January 5, 2016.
- ^ "Iowa LGBTQ activists vow they won't be silenced". Iowa City Press-Citizen, January 12, 2017.
- ^ "Liz Bennett wins Democratic primary for open seat in Senate District 39". www.thegazette.com. Retrieved 2023-12-23.
- ^ Iowa Legislature. "House File 653" (PDF). Iowa Legislature. Retrieved September 21, 2017.
- ^ Iowa Legislature. "House File 653". Iowa Legislature. Retrieved September 21, 2017.
External links
- Official website
Iowa Senate | ||
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Preceded by Kevin Kinney | 39th District 2023 – present | Succeeded by Incumbent |
Iowa House of Representatives | ||
Preceded by Tyler Olson | 65th District 2015 – 2023 | Succeeded by Shannon Lundgren |
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Members of the Iowa Senate
90th General Assembly (2023–2025)
- President of the Senate
- Amy Sinclair (R)
- President pro tempore
- Brad Zaun (R)
- Majority Leader
- Jack Whitver (R)
- Minority Leader
- Pam Jochum (D)
- ▌Rocky De Witt (R)
- ▌Jeff Taylor (R)
- ▌Lynn Evans (R)
- ▌Tim Kraayenbrink (R)
- ▌Dave Rowley (R)
- ▌Jason Schultz (R)
- ▌Kevin Alons (R)
- ▌Mark Costello (R)
- ▌Tom Shipley (R)
- ▌Dan Dawson (R)
- ▌Julian Garrett (R)
- ▌Amy Sinclair (R)
- ▌Cherielynn Westrich (R)
- ▌Sarah Trone Garriott (D)
- ▌Tony Bisignano (D)
- ▌Claire Celsi (D)
- ▌Izaah Knox (D)
- ▌Janet Petersen (D)
- ▌Ken Rozenboom (R)
- ▌Nate Boulton (D)
- ▌Mike Bousselot (R)
- ▌Brad Zaun (R)
- ▌Jack Whitver (R)
- ▌Jesse Green (R)
- ▌Herman Quirmbach (D)
- ▌Jeff Edler (R)
- ▌Annette Sweeney (R)
- ▌Dennis Guth (R)
- ▌Sandy Salmon (R)
- ▌Waylon Brown (R)
- ▌William Dotzler (D)
- ▌Mike Klimesh (R)
- ▌Carrie Koelker (R)
- ▌Dan Zumbach (R)
- ▌Chris Cournoyer (R)
- ▌Pam Jochum (D)
- ▌Molly Donahue (D)
- ▌Eric Giddens (D)
- ▌Liz Bennett (D)
- ▌Todd Taylor (D)
- ▌Kerry Gruenhagen (R)
- ▌Charlie McClintock (R)
- ▌Zach Wahls (D)
- ▌Adrian Dickey (R)
- ▌Janice Weiner (D)
- ▌Dawn Driscoll (R)
- ▌Scott Webster (R)
- ▌Mark Lofgren (R)
- ▌Cindy Winckler (D)
- ▌Jeff Reichman (R)
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