| Janet Metcalf | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Iowa House of Representatives | |
| In office January 14, 1985 –January 12, 2003 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 21, 1935 Des Moines, Iowa, United States |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Donald B. Metcalf |
| Children | two |
| Alma mater | Grinnell College Iowa State University |
Janet S. Metcalf (née De Puydt; December 21, 1935) is an American politician in the state of Iowa.
Iowa is a state in the Midwestern United States, bordered by the Mississippi River to the east and the Missouri River and Big Sioux River to the west. It is bordered by six states; Wisconsin to the northeast, Illinois to the east, Missouri to the south, Nebraska to the west, South Dakota to the northwest and Minnesota to the north.
Metcalf was born in Des Moines, Iowa. A Republican, she served in the Iowa House of Representatives from 1985 to 2003 (83d district from 1987 to 1993 and 75th district from 1993 to 2003). [1]
Des Moines is the capital and the most populous city in the U.S. state of Iowa. It is also the county seat of Polk County. A small part of the city extends into Warren County. It was incorporated on September 22, 1851, as Fort Des Moines, which was shortened to "Des Moines" in 1857. It is on and named after the Des Moines River, which likely was adapted from the early French name, Rivière des Moines, meaning "River of the Monks". The city's population was 217,521 as of the 2017 population estimate. The five-county metropolitan area is ranked 89th in terms of population in the United States with 634,725 residents according to the 2016 estimate by the United States Census Bureau, and is the second largest metropolitan area in the state after that of Omaha, Nebraska, which includes three counties in southwest Iowa.
