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Permanent LinkSenator Janet Petersen View All Years
- General Assembly: 87 (01/09/2017 - 01/13/2019) ▼
- General Assembly: 91 (01/13/2025 - 01/10/2027)
- General Assembly: 90 (01/09/2023 - 01/12/2025)
- General Assembly: 89 (01/11/2021 - 01/08/2023)
- General Assembly: 88 (01/14/2019 - 01/10/2021)
- General Assembly: 87 (01/09/2017 - 01/13/2019)
- General Assembly: 86 (01/12/2015 - 01/08/2017)
- General Assembly: 85 (01/14/2013 - 01/11/2015)
- General Assembly: 84 (01/10/2011 - 01/13/2013)
- General Assembly: 83 (01/12/2009 - 01/09/2011)
- General Assembly: 82 (01/08/2007 - 01/11/2009)
- General Assembly: 81 (01/10/2005 - 01/07/2007)
- General Assembly: 80 (01/13/2003 - 01/09/2005)
- General Assembly: 79 (01/08/2001 - 01/12/2003)
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Compiled Historical Information
Party Affiliation: Democrat
Assemblies Served:
Senate:
85 (2013) - 91 (2025)
House:
79 (2001) - 84 (2011)
Home County: Polk
Janet Petersen
Polk County
Term
Serving second term in Senate. Served six terms in House.
Profession
Communications/marketing consultant. Co-founder of Healthy Birth Day.
Education
Received B.A. in communications and public relations from the University of Northern Iowa and M.A. in integrated communications from Drake University.
Memberships and Activities
Attends Plymouth Congregational Church. Board member of Healthy Birth Day.
Birth and Residence
Born in 1970 in Des Moines. Resides in Des Moines.
Family Members
Husband, Brian Pattinson; four children.
Sources:
Text above from Iowa Official Register/Other
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Committees
87th GA (2017)
87th GA (2017)
- Commerce (Ranking Member) (01/09/2017 - 11/30/2017)
- Government Oversight (01/09/2017 - 11/30/2017)
- State Government (01/09/2017 - 11/30/2017)
- Ways and Means (01/09/2017 - 11/30/2017)
- Iowa Commission on Interstate Cooperation (09/10/2015 - 02/28/2017)
- Civil and Criminal Forfeiture Laws Study Committee (11/30/2016 - 06/30/2017)
- Child Care Advisory Committee (02/03/2017 - 01/13/2019)