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Liz Mathis Wins State Senate District 18
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| Last Edited | COSDem Nov 08, 2011 10:12pm |
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| News Date | Wednesday, November 9, 2011 04:00:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Linn County voters extended Democratic control of the Iowa Senate by electing Liz Mathis to fill a vacant seat in Iowa Senate 18.
According to unofficial results from the Linn County Auditor’s Office, Mathis defeated Republican Cindy Golding 13,184 to 10,283 in the district that wraps around northern and western Linn County.
Mathis, 53, best known for more than a quarter century as an Eastern Iowa television news reporter and anchor, made jobs, improving the business climate and education the basis of her campaign. Now she is the chief information officer for Four Oaks, a child welfare and juvenile justice agency where she oversees legislative advocacy, public relations, marketing and development.
Throughout the campaign for the seat vacated when Marion Democrat Swati Dandekar resigned to accept Republican Gov. Terry Branstad’s appointment to the Iowa Utilities Board, Mathis talked about ending gridlock in the Senate, where Democrats will maintain a 26-24 advantage. |
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