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PO Box 112
Sioux Center, IA 51250
Name: Janet Petersen, Democrat
Office/District: State Senate District 18
Hometown: Des Moines
Profession: Marketing Communications
Why running for office: “I’m just hoping to get to serve the constituents in my area again and continue working on the issue that they care about. It’ll be interesting to see how the current situation impacts our voters and people in our district. I assume many of the same issues that we’ve been fighting for we’ll continue fighting for — solid public education and making sure people have access to health care. But, under the current situation, I think we’ll probably be spending a lot of time focusing on jobs and the economy to make sure people have economic security.”
Website: Janet 4 Iowa
Facebook: Janet 4 Iowa