Lisa Heddens
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Lisa Heddens is the Iowa State Representative from the 46th District and is an assistant majority leader
. She has served in the Iowa House of Representatives
since 2002. She received her BS from Iowa State University
.
Heddens currently serves on several committees in the Iowa House - the Administration and Rules committee; the Commerce committee; the Education committee; the Human Resources committee; and the Public Safety committee. Political experience includes serving as assistant minority leader in the Iowa House.
Heddens was re-elected in 2006 with 8,371 votes (63%), defeating Republican
John Griswold and Libertarian
Eric Cooper. http://www.sos.state.ia.us/pdfs/GenOffResults.pdf
Majority leader
In U.S. politics, the majority floor leader is a partisan position in a legislative body.In the federal Congress, the role differs slightly in the two houses. In the House of Representatives, which chooses its own presiding officer, the leader of the majority party is elected the Speaker of the...
. She has served in the Iowa House of Representatives
Iowa House of Representatives
The Iowa House of Representatives is the lower house of the Iowa General Assembly. There are 100 members of the House of Representatives, representing 100 single-member districts across the state with populations of approximately 29,750 for each constituency...
since 2002. She received her BS from Iowa State University
Iowa State University
Iowa State University of Science and Technology, more commonly known as Iowa State University , is a public land-grant and space-grant research university located in Ames, Iowa, United States. Iowa State has produced astronauts, scientists, and Nobel and Pulitzer Prize winners, along with a host of...
.
Heddens currently serves on several committees in the Iowa House - the Administration and Rules committee; the Commerce committee; the Education committee; the Human Resources committee; and the Public Safety committee. Political experience includes serving as assistant minority leader in the Iowa House.
Heddens was re-elected in 2006 with 8,371 votes (63%), defeating Republican
Republican Party of Iowa
The Republican Party of Iowa is the affiliate of the United States Republican Party in Iowa. The State Central Committee is led by Chairman Matt Strawn and Co-Chairman Bill Schickel...
John Griswold and Libertarian
Libertarian Party (United States)
The Libertarian Party is the third largest and fastest growing political party in the United States. The political platform of the Libertarian Party reflects its brand of libertarianism, favoring minimally regulated, laissez-faire markets, strong civil liberties, minimally regulated migration...
Eric Cooper. http://www.sos.state.ia.us/pdfs/GenOffResults.pdf
External links
- Representative Lisa Heddens official Iowa General Assembly site
- Lisa Heddens State Representative official constituency site