Representative, Iowa State House of Representatives, District 49, 2023-present

Candidate, Iowa State House of Representatives, District 49, 2022, 2024

Representative, Iowa State House of Representatives, District 45, 2004-2022

Candidate, Iowa State House of Representatives, District 45, 2020

Member, Education Committee

Ranking Member, Health and Human Services Committee

Member, Judiciary Committee

Member, Public Safety Committee

Former Member, Appropriations Committee, Iowa State House of Representatives

Former Member, Environmental Protection Committee, Iowa State House of Representatives

Former Member, Subcommittee on Health and Human Services, Iowa State House of Representatives

Former Member, Subcommittee on Justice System Appropriations, Iowa State Legislative

Independent Desktop Publisher, Iowa State University, present

Events Coordinator, Reiman Gardens, present

Former Employee, Iowa Farmers Union

Former Assistant, Office of Senator Ralph Rosenberg

Former Assistant, Office of State Representative Bill Bernau

Board Member, Friendship Ark, present

Former Board Member, Assault Care Center Extending Shelter & Support

Former Member, Association of Boards of Certification

Former Member, Planned Parenthood Community Council, 1994

Former Chair, Story County Equal Rights Amendment Campaign, 1992

Favorite Quote:

"There is a sufficiency in the world for man's need but not for man's greed." --Mohandas K. Gandhi

"You do realize that all of your metaphors for Republican victory, killed thousands of people." --Jon Stewart, Indecision 2010

"For many voters, their choice is not about ideology-whether one is left, right, or center. It has to do with whether they think you stand up for what you believe in and that, in the end; you are standing up for them." --Paul Wellstone

"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has."-- Margaret Mead

Spouse's Occupation:

Program Director for CycloneTV