1. Patty Jean Judge is an American politician who served as the 45th lieutenant governor of Iowa from 2007 to 2011 and previously the 13th Secretary of Agriculture of Iowa from 1999 to 2007.
19 Facts About Patty Judge
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Patty Judge unsuccessfully ran for reelection as lieutenant governor in 2010 after being elected to the office in 2006 with Chet Culver as governor.
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Patty Judge lost the general election to Republican incumbent Chuck Grassley.
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Patty Judge received a Registered Nursing degree from Iowa Methodist School of Nursing which merged in the 1960s to be part of St Luke's Regional Medical Center.
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Patty Judge developed the first in-service education program and first utilization review program for the Monroe County Hospital.
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Patty Judge has been dedicated to community service, serving on the Albia Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors, as a 4-H leader, a member of PEO, an honorary FFA Chapter Farmer and a member of the Iowa State Fair Board.
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Patty Judge was elected to the Iowa Senate from Iowa's 46th District in 1992 and then re-elected in 1996.
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Patty Judge was the ranking member of the Agriculture Committee.
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Patty Judge was first elected to the office of Iowa Secretary of Agriculture in 1998 and then re-elected in 2002.
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Patty Judge holds the honor of being the first woman to serve as Iowa Secretary of Agriculture.
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Patty Judge brought to the office a strong background in production agriculture, personnel management, finance, and the management of state government.
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On February 15,2006, Patty Judge stepped down as a candidate for Governor of Iowa, announced her endorsement of Iowa Secretary of State Chet Culver for the office, and became his running mate as lieutenant governor.
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Culver and Patty Judge lost in their bid for re-election in 2010.
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Patty Judge announced on December 30,2012, that she declined to run for lieutenant governor in 2014.
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In 2015, Patty Judge was appointed the co-chair of a new bipartisan PAC, whose sole purpose is to make candidates visiting Iowa aware of the need for the Renewable Fuel Standard.
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Patty Judge has long been seen as a champion of agricultural issues and known for breaking barriers in being the first woman to serve as the Iowan Secretary of Agriculture.
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Patty Judge has since met with many potential candidates to show them the importance of the RFS.
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Patty Judge will continue to serve in this role throughout the 2016 election cycle.
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On March 4,2016, Patty Judge announced her plan to run for the US Senate seat currently held by Senator Chuck Grassley.