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| Name | Patty Judge |
| Address | 204 Benton Ave.
Albia, Iowa 52531, United States |
| Email | None |
| Website | [Link] |
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November 02, 1943
(81 years)
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| Contributor | COSDem |
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| Info | Prior to being sworn in as Lt. Governor, Patty Judge served two terms as Iowa Secretary of Agriculture. Elected in 1998 and re-elected in 2002, she was the first woman to serve in this position. Patty brought to the office a strong background in production agriculture, personnel management, finance, and the management of state government.
During her years in the office, Patty became a nationally known figure. She served as the Secretary of the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture and she served on the United States Home Land Security’s Agricultural Sector Government Coordinating Council.
Known nationally as a spokeswoman for the Democratic Party, Patty was tapped to speak at both the 2000 and 2004 National Democratic Conventions where she addressed issues of rural economic development and health care. In addition, she served the party as Parliamentarian at the 2000 National Convention and was a member of the platform drafting committee in 2004 traveling the nation to help set a Democratic agenda.
Lt. Governor Judge was elected to the Iowa State Senate in 1992 and re-elected in 1996. During her tenure in the Senate she served as Assistant Majority Leader, Assistant Minority Leader and Ranking Member of the Agriculture Committee. She also served on Senate Natural Resources, Ways and Means, Appropriations, Small Business and Economic Development and Human Services committees.
Lt. Governor Judge graduated from Albia High School and the Iowa Methodist School of Nursing as a registered nurse. She also attended the University of Iowa. As a registered nurse Patty worked in public health, and developed the first in-service education program and first utilization review program for the Monroe County Hospital.
Her interest in economic development prompted her to earn a real estate broker’s license and set up a small business specializing in the selling and appraising of farms. During the farm crisis of the 1980’s she worked as a mediator for the Iowa Farmer Creditor Mediation Service.
Lt. Governor Judge is a life long resident of Southern Iowa, born in Fort Madison and raised in Albia. She and her husband, John, have owned a cow-calf farm in Monroe County for thirty-five years. They raised three sons and have three grandchildren. Lt. Governor Judge has been dedicated to community service, serving on the Albia Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors, as a 4-H leader, a member of PEO, an honorary FFA Chapter Farmer and a member of the Iowa State Fair Board.
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