Pam Jochum

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Pam Jochum
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President of the Iowa Senate
In office
January 14, 2013 – January 9, 2017
Preceded byJack Kibbie
Succeeded byJack Whitver
Member of the Iowa Senate
from the 50th district
Assumed office
January 14, 2013
Preceded byMichael Gronstal
Member of the Iowa Senate
from the 14th district
In office
January 12, 2009 – January 13, 2013
Preceded byMike Connolly
Succeeded byAmy Sinclair
Member of the Iowa House of Representatives
from the 27th district
35th (1993–2003)
In office
January 1993 – January 12, 2009
Preceded byAndra Atteberry
Succeeded byCharles Isenhart
Personal details
Born (1954-09-26) September 26, 1954 (age 67)
Dubuque, Iowa, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
EducationLoras College (BA)

Pam Jochum (born September 26, 1954) is an American politician serving as the Iowa State Senator from the 50th District and former President of the Iowa Senate. A Democrat, she was a member of the Iowa House of Representatives from 1993 to 2009, when she became a member of the Iowa Senate.

Jochum serves on several committees in the Iowa Senate - the Appropriations committee; the Judiciary committee; the Rebuild Iowa committee; the State Government committee; the Ways and Means committee; and she is vice chair of the Labor and Business Relations committee; Rules & Administration and state committees. She also serves as vice chair of the Administration and Regulation Appropriations Subcommittee. Her prior political experience includes serving as floor whip at the Democratic National Convention in 1984, serving as chair of the Dubuque County Democratic Central Committee in 1982.

Jochum was elected to the Senate in 2008 with 19,443 votes, defeating Republican opponent John Hulsizer, Jr.[1]

Education[]

Jochum graduated from Wahlert High School and she received her A.A. and B.A. degrees from Loras College.[2]

Career[]

Prior to working in politics, Jochum worked at Loras College.[2]

Organizations[]

  • Greater Dubuque Development Corporation
  • Prevention of Disabilities
  • Task Force to Prevent Family Violence[2]

References[]

  1. ^ "November 4, 2008 General Election Results". Iowa Secretary of State. Archived from the original on April 8, 2009. Retrieved 2009-03-18.
  2. ^ a b c "About Senator Jochum". Iowa Senate District 50. Retrieved 18 December 2013.

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Preceded by
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 Member of the Iowa House of Representatives
from the 35th district
1993–2003 		Succeeded by
Preceded by
Andra Atteberry
 Member of the Iowa House of Representatives
from the 27th district
2003–2009 		Succeeded by
Iowa Senate
Preceded by Member of the Iowa Senate
from the 14th district
2009–2013 		Succeeded by
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from the 50th district
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