Former Lieutenant Governor Jo Ann Zimmerman Joins Iowa Women Elected Officials in Endorsing Hillary

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PRESS RELEASE.

DES MOINES, IA – Iowans for Hillary today announced the endorsement of former Iowa Lieutenant Governor Jo Ann Zimmerman, the first woman elected as Lieutenant Governor and President of the Senate in the state. In a strong display of momentum, Zimmerman joins over 100 Iowa women elected officials who support Hillary, including former Lieutenant Governor Sally Pederson, former Attorney General Bonnie Campbell, and former Secretary of State Elaine Baxter

“Hillary’s bold American Health Choices Plan for universal health care truly speaks to the needs of working Americans,” said former Lieutenant Governor Zimmerman. “Her plan will lower costs, maximize flexibility and not leave a single American without coverage. As an agent of change, Hillary Clinton has the experience to make universal health care a reality and I am proud to support her candidacy.”

Zimmerman was elected Lieutenant Governor and President of the Senate in 1987 after serving on the Waukee School Board and in the House of Representatives, where she was the first nurse elected to this office. She served in the Iowa State House from 1982 to 1986. A Democrat, she was elected by popular vote to serve alongside Republican Governor Terry Branstad. As a registered nurse, Zimmerman has been a strong advocate for improving Iowa’s health care system, and also focuses much of her energy encouraging women to run for public office.

“I admire Lieutenant Governor Zimmerman for her strong advocacy on behalf of women and health care,” Clinton said. “I am honored and delighted to have the support of women elected officials in Iowa.”

Iowa Women Elected Officials for Hillary


Staci Appel of Ackworth, Warren County; State Senator
Jeanne Argos of Mason City, Cerro Gordo County; Mayor
Sandra Atkinson of Merrill, Plymouth County; Former State Senator
Regina Bailey of Iowa City, Johnson County; Johnson City Councilwoman
Dona Bark of De Witt, Clinton County; School Board Member
Donna Bauerly PHD of Dubuque, Dubuque County; Vice President of School Board
Elaine Baxter of Burlington, Des Moines County; Former Secretary of State
Linda Beatty of Indianola, Warren County; Former Elected Offical
Delores Besch of Algona, Kossuth County; Former County Recorder
Rosanne Beyer of Dows, Franklin County; Mayor
Donita Billingsley of Stockport, Van Buren County; Mayor
Allison Bishop of Bondurant, Polk County; Current Elected Official
Linda Boothe Braby of Davis City, Decatur County; Former County Treasurer
Margaret Borgen of Des Moines, Polk County; Former Des Moines School Board Member
Joann Bormann of Livermore, Kossuth County; Current Elected Official
Darcy Bosch of Ogden, Boone County; County Treasurer
Mary Rose Brown of Iowa Falls, Hardin County; Former County Treasurer
Mary Burton of Polk City, Polk County; Former Mayor
Pamela Calfee of Gravity, Taylor County; Former County Recorder
Bonnie Campbell of Des Moines, Polk County; Former Attorney General of Iowa
Sandra Christ of Clear Lake, Cerro Gordo County; School Board Member
Deborah Conger of Iowa City, Johnson County; Former County Recorder
Honorary Member Lynn Cutler of Waterloo; Black Hawk County; Former County Supervisor
Swati Dandekar of Marion, Linn County; State Representative
Victoria Deangelo of Grinnell, Poweshiek County; Former School Board Member
Beverly Dickerson of Indianola, Warren County; Former County Auditor
Cassandra Downing of West Point, Lee County; Mayor
Lucy Duitscher of Ames, Story County; Former Elected Offical
Nancy Dykstra of Hull, Sioux County ; School Board Member
Donna Ellison of Waverly, Bremer County; County Recorder
Shirley Exline of Fairfax, Linn County; School Board Member
Ida Ferring of Eldridge, Scott County; Elected Offical
Patricia Fields of Iowa City, Johnson County; Iowa City Community Schoool District School Board Member
Kathy Flynn Thurlow of Dubuque, Dubuque County; County Recorder
Catherine Fouts of Newton, Jasper County; Newton Board of Education
Barbara Frohling of Story City, Story County; City Council Member
Kathryn Glasgo of Corning, Adams County; Former County Supervisor
Sharon Goeke of Lansing, Allamakee County; City Council Member
Karen Gorham of Washington, Washington County; Elected Offical
Julie Haggerty of Urbandale, Polk County; County Recorder
Kay Halloran of Cedar Rapids, Linn County; Mayor and former State Representative
Johnie Hammond of Ames, Story County; Former State Senator
Ruth Harkin of Cumming, Warren County; Former County Attorney, Story County
Edna Heiden of Denison, Crawford County; Former State Senator
Helen Hunt of Mount Ayr, Ringgold County; Former County Supervisor
Anita Kohl of Burlington, Des Moines County; County Recorder
Mary Krier of Ollie, Keokuk County; Former County Supervisor
Linda Langenberg of Marion, Linn County; Former County Auditor
Donna Lawson of Jefferson, Greene County; County Treasurer
Vicki Lensing of Iowa City, Johnson County; State Representative
Elaine Loring of Iowa Falls, Hardin County; School Board Member
Janet Lyness of Iowa City, Johnson County; Johnson County Attorney
Mary Mascher of Iowa City, Johnson County; State Representative
Karen Merrick of Des Moines, Polk County; Former Mayor Guttenberg
Carol Milder of Preston, Jackson County; City Council Member
Patricia Miletich of Sigourney, Keokuk County; Mayor
Judy Ann Miller of Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County; County Treasurer
Janet Morrell of Long Grove, Scott County; City Council Member
Kim Motl of Fort Dodge, Webster County; County Supervisor
Mary Murray of Lawler, Chickasaw County; Former County Recorder
Marsha Myers of Maquoketa, Jackson County; City Council Member
Mary North of Holland, Grundy County; Mayor
Grace Oldsen of Calamus, Clinton County; Former Mayor
Melissa O’Rourke of Rock Valley, Sioux County; Former County Attorney
Jean Oxley of Cedar Rapids, Linn County; Former County Supervisor
Linda Pagel of Sumner, Fayette County; Bremer County School Board Member
Kimberly Painter of Iowa City, Johnson County; Johnson County Recorder
Gertrude Patterson of Chariton, Lucas County; Former County Treasurer
Sally Pederson of Des Moines, Polk County; Former Lieutenant Governor
Doris Peick of Cedar Rapids, Linn County; Former State Represenative
Lucile Reed of Zearing, Story County; Mayor
Mary Richards of Ames, Story County; Former Story County Attorney
Patricia Sackville of Hampton, Franklin County; Former Mayor
Laura Sands of Des Moines , Des Moines County; Former School Board Member
Mae Schmitt of Waucoma, Winneshiek County; Mayor
Becky Schmitz of Fairfield, Jefferson County; State Senator
Cathy Seymour of Martensdale, Warren County; School Board Member
Jeanne Shannon of Independence, Buchanan County; Former County Recorder
Loretta Sieman of West Des Moines, Polk County; City Council
Mary Skoda of Cresco, Howard County; Former County Recorder
Dana Smith of Buffalo, Scott County; City Council Member
Donna Smith of Dubuque, Dubuque County; County Supervisor
Betty Soukup of Clear Lake, Cerro Gordo County; Former State Senator
Sandra Stark of Keokuk, Lee County; School Board Member
Lori Storm of Monroe, Jasper County; School Board Member
Sally Stutsman of Riverside, Johnson County; County Supervisor
Karen Thomsen of Cumberland, Cass County; School Board Member
Rita Vargas of Davenport, Scott County; County Recorder
Linda Voss of Spirit Lake, Dickinson County; County Treasurer
Judy Wagner of Cherokee, Cherokee County; Mayor
Kathryn Waterhouse of Sperry, Des Moines County; Current Elected Offical
Theresa Weeg of Urbandale, Polk County; Former School Board Member
Mary Weisshaar of Creston, Union County; Former County Supervisor
Beth Wessel-Kroeschell of Ames, Story County; State Representative
Jeanine Wilfawn of Bloomfield, Davis County; Former County Auditor
Darlene Wille of Garnavillo, Clayton County; Former Teacher and Elected
Cindy Winckler of Davenport, Scott County; State Representative
Patricia Wolfe of Creston, Union County; Former County Supervisor
Julie Wulfekuhle of Independence, Buchanan County; City Council Member
Linda Yoder of Marengo, Iowa County; County Supervisor
Jo Ann Zimmerman of West Des Moines, Dallas County; Former Lieutenant Governor

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