Mary Jo Wilhelm (born 1955) is a former Iowa State Senator who represented the 26th District. A
Democrat
Democrat, Democrats, or Democratic may refer to:
Politics
*A proponent of democracy, or democratic government; a form of government involving rule by the people.
*A member of a Democratic Party:
**Democratic Party (United States) (D)
**Democratic ...
, she served in the
Iowa Senate
The Iowa Senate is the upper house of the Iowa General Assembly, United States. There are 50 seats in the Iowa Senate, representing 50 single-member districts across the state of Iowa with populations of approximately 60,927 per constituency, . ...
from 2009 to 2017. She has been a Certified Residential
Appraiser
An appraiser (from Latin ''appretiare'', "to value"), is a person that develops an opinion of the market value or other value of a product, most notably real estate.
The current definition of "appraiser" according to the Uniform Standards of Prof ...
since 2000, and is the founder and owner of Wilhelm Appraisers.
Wilhelm currently serves on several committees in the Iowa Senate - the Economic Growth committee; the Education committee; the Environment & Energy Independence committee; the Human Resources committee; and the Ways and Means committee. She also serves on the Agriculture and Natural Resources Appropriations Subcommittee. Her prior political experience includes serving on the
Howard County Board of Supervisors
A board of supervisors is a governmental body that oversees the operation of county government in the U.S. states of Arizona, California, Iowa, Mississippi, Virginia, and Wisconsin, as well as 16 counties in New York. There are equivalent agenc ...
.
Wilhelm was
elected in 2008 with 14,862 votes, defeating
Republican incumbent
Mark Zieman
Mark L. Zieman (born January 14, 1945) was a Republican Iowa State Senator from Iowa. He was formerly part of the leadership of the Iowa Senate. He represented the largely rural 8th district, covering Allamakee, Winneshiek, Chickasaw and Howard ...
.
References
External links
Senator Mary Jo Wilhelm''official Iowa Legislature site''
Senator Mary Jo Wilhelm''official Iowa General Assembly site''
State Senator Mary Jo Wilhelm''official constituency site''
*
Living people
Democratic Party Iowa state senators
Women state legislators in Iowa
County supervisors in Iowa
People from Cresco, Iowa
Place of birth missing (living people)
1955 births
21st-century American legislators
21st-century American women politicians
{{Iowa-politician-stub