Lisa Heddens (born June 6, 1964) is an American politician who served as a member of the

Iowa House of Representatives The Iowa House of Representatives is the lower house of the Iowa General Assembly, the upper house being the Iowa Senate. There are 100 seats in the Iowa House of Representatives, representing 100 single-member districts across the state, formed ...

from 2003 to 2019.

Early life and education

Heddens was born in

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. She received her Bachelor of Science degree and a teaching certificate from

Iowa State University Iowa State University of Science and Technology (Iowa State University, Iowa State, or ISU) is a public land-grant research university in Ames, Iowa. Founded in 1858 as the Iowa Agricultural College and Model Farm, Iowa State became one of the n ...

Career

Heddens served as ranking member on the House Health and Human Services Appropriations subcommittee. She was also assistant minority leader in the House. Heddens was re-elected in 2006 with 8,371 votes (63%), defeating Republican John Griswold and

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Eric Cooper.

Personal life

Heddens's husband, Jeff, works for the Iowa Department of Public Defense. They have two children.

References

External links

Representative Lisa Heddens
''official Iowa General Assembly site''
Lisa Heddens State Representative
''official constituency site'' *
Financial information (state office)
at the National Institute for Money in State Politics Democratic Party members of the Iowa House of Representatives Living people Women state legislators in Iowa 1964 births Iowa State University alumni Politicians from Rochester, Minnesota Politicians from Ames, Iowa 21st-century American politicians 21st-century American women politicians {{Iowa-politician-stub