Senator Annette Sweeney View All Years
Term
Serving third term in Senate. Served two terms in House.
Profession
Business owner of Practical Promotions, retired family cattle and grain producer, and former teacher.
Education
Received B.S. in education in English, speech/drama with a minor in coaching at Concordia College LCMS, Seward, Nebraska.
Memberships and Activities
Serving on the International Board of the State Agriculture and Rural Leaders Association. Recipient of the 2011 Herbert Hoover Uncommon Public Service Award and the Iowa Farm Environmental Leader Award. Former executive director of Iowa Angus Association. Served on Ellsworth Community Ag Advisory Council, Hubbard-Radcliffe and South Hardin Vocational Ag advisory boards, Hardin County Extension Council, Iowa Women in Agriculture Board, and Iowa Soybean Ag-Urban Leadership Initiative. Named as “Friend of Farm Bureau.” Served on Congressman Tom Latham’s Agriculture Advisory Committee and is a 4-H leader and church organist.
Birth and Residence
Born in 1957 and raised on family’s third-generation farm near Radcliffe. Resides in Iowa Falls.
Family Members
Husband, Dave; two sons.