Liz Mathis Wins State Senate District 18

[47of74]

Source: KCRG

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa – Linn County voters extended Democratic control of the Iowa Senate by electing Liz Mathis to fill a vacant seat in Iowa Senate 18.

According to unofficial results from the Linn County Auditor’s Office, Mathis defeated Republican Cindy Golding 13,184 to 10,283 in the district that wraps around northern and western Linn County.

Mathis, 53, best known for more than a quarter century as an Eastern Iowa television news reporter and anchor, made jobs, improving the business climate and education the basis of her campaign. Now she is the chief information officer for Four Oaks, a child welfare and juvenile justice agency where she oversees legislative advocacy, public relations, marketing and development.

Throughout the campaign for the seat vacated when Marion Democrat Swati Dandekar resigned to accept Republican Gov. Terry Branstad’s appointment to the Iowa Utilities Board, Mathis talked about ending gridlock in the Senate, where Democrats will maintain a 26-24 advantage.

Read more: http://www.kcrg.com/news/local/Liz-Mathis-Wins-State-Senate-District-18-133503828.html

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This is great news as it means the extremists won't be able to do to Iowa what they've done to Wisconsin!

[Rowdyboy]

1. Among the very best news of a good election night....

Excellent news for Iowa and gay marriage

[Lunabelle]

2. Congratulations! This is an important election in so many ways.

The balance of power in that state is tenuous.

[Hardrada]

3. Branstad and his minions had a whole raft of anti-union plans

and now they can't go ahead with them. Tea party garbage is proven to not be "inevitable." Too fucking bad for them.

[47of74]

4. Happy that for once the GOP scum aren't getting their way.

[Hardrada]

5. Jason Glass can go back to Colorado

and Linda Lantor Fandel can go back to the DMR and do the want-ads since they can't get their anti-teacher measures to go anywhere now. Branstad's cynicism and bribery were overmatched by progressive volunteer battalions!

[No Elephants]

6. K & R Cool.

[progressoid]

7. Outstanding.

Congrats to Liz and everyone in District 18.