Liz Bennett

American politician
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 41)
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.

External links

  • Official website
Iowa Senate
Preceded by
Kevin Kinney
 39th District
2023 – present 		Succeeded by
Incumbent
Iowa House of Representatives
Preceded by
Tyler Olson
 65th District
2015 – 2023 		Succeeded by
Shannon Lundgren
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Members of the Iowa Senate
90th General Assembly (2023–2025)
President of the Senate
Amy Sinclair (R)
President pro tempore
Brad Zaun (R)
Majority Leader
Jack Whitver (R)
Minority Leader
Pam Jochum (D)
  1. ▌Rocky De Witt (R)
  2. ▌Jeff Taylor (R)
  3. ▌Lynn Evans (R)
  4. ▌Tim Kraayenbrink (R)
  5. ▌Dave Rowley (R)
  6. ▌Jason Schultz (R)
  7. ▌Kevin Alons (R)
  8. ▌Mark Costello (R)
  9. ▌Tom Shipley (R)
  10. ▌Dan Dawson (R)
  11. ▌Julian Garrett (R)
  12. ▌Amy Sinclair (R)
  13. ▌Cherielynn Westrich (R)
  14. ▌Sarah Trone Garriott (D)
  15. ▌Tony Bisignano (D)
  16. ▌Claire Celsi (D)
  17. ▌Izaah Knox (D)
  18. ▌Janet Petersen (D)
  19. ▌Ken Rozenboom (R)
  20. ▌Nate Boulton (D)
  21. ▌Mike Bousselot (R)
  22. ▌Brad Zaun (R)
  23. ▌Jack Whitver (R)
  24. ▌Jesse Green (R)
  25. ▌Herman Quirmbach (D)
  26. ▌Jeff Edler (R)
  27. ▌Annette Sweeney (R)
  28. ▌Dennis Guth (R)
  29. ▌Sandy Salmon (R)
  30. ▌Waylon Brown (R)
  31. ▌William Dotzler (D)
  32. ▌Mike Klimesh (R)
  33. ▌Carrie Koelker (R)
  34. ▌Dan Zumbach (R)
  35. ▌Chris Cournoyer (R)
  36. ▌Pam Jochum (D)
  37. ▌Molly Donahue (D)
  38. ▌Eric Giddens (D)
  39. ▌Liz Bennett (D)
  40. ▌Todd Taylor (D)
  41. ▌Kerry Gruenhagen (R)
  42. ▌Charlie McClintock (R)
  43. ▌Zach Wahls (D)
  44. ▌Adrian Dickey (R)
  45. ▌Janice Weiner (D)
  46. ▌Dawn Driscoll (R)
  47. ▌Scott Webster (R)
  48. ▌Mark Lofgren (R)
  49. ▌Cindy Winckler (D)
  50. ▌Jeff Reichman (R)


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