Liz Bennett
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Liz Bennett | |
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| Member of the Iowa Senate from the 39th district | |
| Assumed office January 9, 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Kevin Kinney |
| Member of the Iowa House of Representatives from the 65th district | |
| In office January 11, 2015 – January 8, 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Tyler Olson |
| Succeeded by | Shannon Lundgren |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 6, 1982 |
| Party | Democratic |
| Residence(s) | Cedar Rapids, Iowa |
| Website | https://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
[edit | edit source]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
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- ^ "House 65 rivals view role of state government differently". Cedar Rapids Gazette, October 18, 2016.
- ^ "Bias appears to be gone, but women still a minority in government". Cedar Rapids Gazette, January 5, 2016.
- ^ "Iowa LGBTQ activists vow they won't be silenced". Iowa City Press-Citizen, January 12, 2017.
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External links
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