Pam Jochum is the Iowa State Senator from the 14th District. A Democrat

Iowa Democratic Party

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, she was a member of the Iowa House of Representatives

Iowa House of Representatives

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 from 1993 to 2009, when she became a member of the Iowa Senate

Iowa Senate

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. She received her A.A. and B.A.

Bachelor of Arts

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 degrees from Loras College

Loras College

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Jochum serves on several committees in the Iowa Senate - the Appropriations committee; the Judiciary committee; the Rebuild Iowa committee; the State Government committee; the Ways and Means committee; and the Labor and Business Relations committee, where she is vice chair. She also serves as vice chair of the Administration and Regulation Appropriations Subcommittee. Her prior political experience includes serving as floor whip at the Democratic National Convention

Democratic National Convention

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 in 1984, serving as chair of the Dubuque County

Dubuque County, Iowa

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 Democratic Central Committee in 1982.

Jochum was elected to the Senate in 2008

Iowa Senate elections, 2008

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 with 19,443 votes, defeating Republican

Republican Party of Iowa

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 opponent John Hulsizer, Jr.

External links

• Senator Pam Jochum official Iowa Legislature site
• Senator Pam Jochum official Iowa General Assembly site
• State Senator Pam Jochum official constituency site