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Liz Bennett

Liz Bennett
Member of the Iowa Senate
from the 39th district
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 9, 2023
Preceded byKevin Kinney
Member of the Iowa House of Representatives
from the 65th district
In office
January 11, 2015 – January 8, 2023
Preceded byTyler Olson
Succeeded byShannon Lundgren
Personal details
Born (1982-08-06) August 6, 1982 (age 42)
Political partyDemocratic
Residence(s)Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Websitehttps://lizbennett.com/

Liz Bennett is an American politician, and a member of the Iowa Senate from the 39th District. She initially served in the Iowa House of Representatives for the 65th District after being elected in the 2014 elections.[1] [2] She is currently a member of the Democratic Party.[3]

She is the first out LGBT woman to serve in Iowa's state legislature.[4][5]

Voting Record

In the 2017 legislative session, Bennett voted against[6] a cut of $638,000 to the Department of Veterans Affairs and Iowa Veterans Home.[7]

References

  1. ^ "Iowa State Legislature". Retrieved 6 February 2023.
  2. ^ "House 65 rivals view role of state government differently". Cedar Rapids Gazette, October 18, 2016.
  3. ^ "Bias appears to be gone, but women still a minority in government". Cedar Rapids Gazette, January 5, 2016.
  4. ^ "Iowa LGBTQ activists vow they won't be silenced". Iowa City Press-Citizen, January 12, 2017.
  5. ^ "Liz Bennett wins Democratic primary for open seat in Senate District 39". www.thegazette.com. Retrieved 2023-12-23.
  6. ^ Iowa Legislature. "House File 653" (PDF). Iowa Legislature. Retrieved September 21, 2017.
  7. ^ Iowa Legislature. "House File 653". Iowa Legislature. Retrieved September 21, 2017.
Iowa Senate
Preceded by 39th District
2023 – present 		Succeeded by
Iowa House of Representatives
Preceded by 65th District
2015 – 2023 		Succeeded by


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