Janice Weiner | |
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Member of the Iowa Senate from the 45th district | |
Assumed office 9 January 2023 | |
Preceded by | Jim Lykam |
Personal details | |
Political party | Democratic |
Residence | Iowa City,Iowa |
Education | Princeton University Stanford Law School |
Janice Weiner (born c. 1958) is an American politician and member of the Iowa Senate representing the 45th District.
Weiner was born in c. 1958,and raised in Coralville,Iowa. [1] After graduating from Iowa City West High School,followed by Princeton University in 1980,and Stanford Law School in 1984,she worked for 26 years in the United States Foreign Service. [2] [3] [1] Upon retirement,she returned to Coralville,working as a substitute teacher in 2015 and 2016. [2] [3]
Weiner first ran for public office in 2016,but did not win the Iowa City Community School Board seat vacated by Tom Yates. [3] [4] [5] She then ran for an open seat in District 37 of the Iowa Senate in 2018, [2] losing a Democratic Party primary to Zach Wahls. [6] Weiner was elected to an at-large seat on the Iowa City city council in 2019. [7] [1] She began campaigning for the state senate seat in District 45 in November 2021. [8] [9] Due to redistricting,incumbent state senator Joe Bolkcom was eligible to represent this seat,but had previously announced his retirement. [10] [11] Weiner defeated John Raley in the Democratic Party primary in June 2022, [12] [13] and won the general election against Republican candidate Harold Weilbrenner. [14] [15] After winning the Iowa Senate election for District 45,Weiner resigned her seat on the Iowa City city council on 9 November 2022. [16] After the resignation becomes effective on 31 December 2022, [16] a successor will be appointed in January 2023. [17]
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