Hillary Clinton Campaign Press Release - Former Lieutenant Governor Jo Ann Zimmerman Joins Iowa Women Elected Officials in Endorsing Hillary Clinton

DES MOINES, IA – Iowans for Hillary today announced the endorsement of former Iowa Lieutenant Governor Jo Ann Zimmerman, the first woman elected as Lieutenant Governor and President of the Senate in the state. In a strong display of momentum, Zimmerman joins over 100 Iowa women elected officials who support Hillary, including former Lieutenant Governor Sally Pederson, former Attorney General Bonnie Campbell, and former Secretary of State Elaine Baxter

"Hillary's bold American Health Choices Plan for universal health care truly speaks to the needs of working Americans," said former Lieutenant Governor Zimmerman. "Her plan will lower costs, maximize flexibility and not leave a single American without coverage. As an agent of change, Hillary Clinton has the experience to make universal health care a reality and I am proud to support her candidacy."

Zimmerman was elected Lieutenant Governor and President of the Senate in 1987 after serving on the Waukee School Board and in the House of Representatives, where she was the first nurse elected to this office. She served in the Iowa State House from 1982 to 1986. A Democrat, she was elected by popular vote to serve alongside Republican Governor Terry Branstad. As a registered nurse, Zimmerman has been a strong advocate for improving Iowa's health care system, and also focuses much of her energy encouraging women to run for public office.

"I admire Lieutenant Governor Zimmerman for her strong advocacy on behalf of women and health care," Clinton said. "I am honored and delighted to have the support of women elected officials in Iowa."

Iowa Women Elected Officials for Hillary

• Staci Appel of Ackworth, Warren County; State Senator
• Jeanne Argos of Mason City, Cerro Gordo County; Mayor
• Sandra Atkinson of Merrill, Plymouth County; Former State Senator
• Regina Bailey of Iowa City, Johnson County; Johnson City Councilwoman
• Dona Bark of De Witt, Clinton County; School Board Member
• Donna Bauerly PHD of Dubuque, Dubuque County; Vice President of School Board
• Elaine Baxter of Burlington, Des Moines County; Former Secretary of State
• Linda Beatty of Indianola, Warren County; Former Elected Official
• Delores Besch of Algona, Kossuth County; Former County Recorder
• Rosanne Beyer of Dows, Franklin County; Mayor
• Donita Billingsley of Stockport, Van Buren County; Mayor
• Allison Bishop of Bondurant, Polk County; Current Elected Official
• Linda Boothe Braby of Davis City, Decatur County; Former County Treasurer
• Margaret Borgen of Des Moines, Polk County; Former Des Moines School Board Member
• Joann Bormann of Livermore, Kossuth County; Current Elected Official
• Darcy Bosch of Ogden, Boone County; County Treasurer
• Mary Rose Brown of Iowa Falls, Hardin County; Former County Treasurer
• Mary Burton of Polk City, Polk County; Former Mayor
• Pamela Calfee of Gravity, Taylor County; Former County Recorder
• Bonnie Campbell of Des Moines, Polk County; Former Attorney General of Iowa
• Sandra Christ of Clear Lake, Cerro Gordo County; School Board Member
• Deborah Conger of Iowa City, Johnson County; Former County Recorder
• Honorary Member Lynn Cutler of Waterloo; Black Hawk County; Former County Supervisor
• Swati Dandekar of Marion, Linn County; State Representative
• Victoria Deangelo of Grinnell, Poweshiek County; Former School Board Member
• Beverly Dickerson of Indianola, Warren County; Former County Auditor
• Cassandra Downing of West Point, Lee County; Mayor
• Lucy Duitscher of Ames, Story County; Former Elected Official
• Nancy Dykstra of Hull, Sioux County ; School Board Member
• Donna Ellison of Waverly, Bremer County; County Recorder
• Shirley Exline of Fairfax, Linn County; School Board Member
• Ida Ferring of Eldridge, Scott County; Elected Official
• Patricia Fields of Iowa City, Johnson County; Iowa City Community Schoool District School Board Member
• Kathy Flynn Thurlow of Dubuque, Dubuque County; County Recorder
• Catherine Fouts of Newton, Jasper County; Newton Board of Education
• Barbara Frohling of Story City, Story County; City Council Member
• Kathryn Glasgo of Corning, Adams County; Former County Supervisor
• Sharon Goeke of Lansing, Allamakee County; City Council Member
• Karen Gorham of Washington, Washington County; Elected Official
• Julie Haggerty of Urbandale, Polk County; County Recorder
• Kay Halloran of Cedar Rapids, Linn County; Mayor and former State Representative
• Johnie Hammond of Ames, Story County; Former State Senator
• Ruth Harkin of Cumming, Warren County; Former County Attorney, Story County
• Edna Heiden of Denison, Crawford County; Former State Senator
• Helen Hunt of Mount Ayr, Ringgold County; Former County Supervisor
• Anita Kohl of Burlington, Des Moines County; County Recorder
• Mary Krier of Ollie, Keokuk County; Former County Supervisor
• Linda Langenberg of Marion, Linn County; Former County Auditor
• Donna Lawson of Jefferson, Greene County; County Treasurer
• Vicki Lensing of Iowa City, Johnson County; State Representative
• Elaine Loring of Iowa Falls, Hardin County; School Board Member
• Janet Lyness of Iowa City, Johnson County; Johnson County Attorney
• Mary Mascher of Iowa City, Johnson County; State Representative
• Karen Merrick of Des Moines, Polk County; Former Mayor Guttenberg
• Carol Milder of Preston, Jackson County; City Council Member
• Patricia Miletich of Sigourney, Keokuk County; Mayor
• Judy Ann Miller of Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County; County Treasurer
• Janet Morrell of Long Grove, Scott County; City Council Member
• Kim Motl of Fort Dodge, Webster County; County Supervisor
• Mary Murray of Lawler, Chickasaw County; Former County Recorder
• Marsha Myers of Maquoketa, Jackson County; City Council Member
• Mary North of Holland, Grundy County; Mayor
• Grace Oldsen of Calamus, Clinton County; Former Mayor
• Melissa O'Rourke of Rock Valley, Sioux County; Former County Attorney
• Jean Oxley of Cedar Rapids, Linn County; Former County Supervisor
• Linda Pagel of Sumner, Fayette County; Bremer County School Board Member
• Kimberly Painter of Iowa City, Johnson County; Johnson County Recorder
• Gertrude Patterson of Chariton, Lucas County; Former County Treasurer
• Sally Pederson of Des Moines, Polk County; Former Lieutenant Governor
• Doris Peick of Cedar Rapids, Linn County; Former State Represenative
• Lucile Reed of Zearing, Story County; Mayor
• Mary Richards of Ames, Story County; Former Story County Attorney
• Patricia Sackville of Hampton, Franklin County; Former Mayor
• Laura Sands of Des Moines , Des Moines County; Former School Board Member
• Mae Schmitt of Waucoma, Winneshiek County; Mayor
• Becky Schmitz of Fairfield, Jefferson County; State Senator
• Cathy Seymour of Martensdale, Warren County; School Board Member
• Jeanne Shannon of Independence, Buchanan County; Former County Recorder
• Loretta Sieman of West Des Moines, Polk County; City Council
• Mary Skoda of Cresco, Howard County; Former County Recorder
• Dana Smith of Buffalo, Scott County; City Council Member
• Donna Smith of Dubuque, Dubuque County; County Supervisor
• Betty Soukup of Clear Lake, Cerro Gordo County; Former State Senator
• Sandra Stark of Keokuk, Lee County; School Board Member
• Lori Storm of Monroe, Jasper County; School Board Member
• Sally Stutsman of Riverside, Johnson County; County Supervisor
• Karen Thomsen of Cumberland, Cass County; School Board Member
• Rita Vargas of Davenport, Scott County; County Recorder
• Linda Voss of Spirit Lake, Dickinson County; County Treasurer
• Judy Wagner of Cherokee, Cherokee County; Mayor
• Kathryn Waterhouse of Sperry, Des Moines County; Current Elected Official
• Theresa Weeg of Urbandale, Polk County; Former School Board Member
• Mary Weisshaar of Creston, Union County; Former County Supervisor
• Beth Wessel-Kroeschell of Ames, Story County; State Representative
• Jeanine Wilfawn of Bloomfield, Davis County; Former County Auditor
• Darlene Wille of Garnavillo, Clayton County; Former Teacher and Elected
• Cindy Winckler of Davenport, Scott County; State Representative
• Patricia Wolfe of Creston, Union County; Former County Supervisor
• Julie Wulfekuhle of Independence, Buchanan County; City Council Member
• Linda Yoder of Marengo, Iowa County; County Supervisor
• Jo Ann Zimmerman of West Des Moines, Dallas County; Former Lieutenant Governor