Senator, Iowa State Senate, District 18, 2012-present

Democratic Leader, Iowa State Senate, 2017-2021

Candidate, Iowa State Senate, District 18, 2020

Representative, Iowa State House of Representatives, District 64, 2000-2012

Volunteer, Clinton/Gore Presidential Campaign, 1992

Ranking Member, Appropriations Committee

Member, Commerce Committee

Member, Government Oversight Committee

Member, Health and Human Services Committee

Member, Iowa Commission on Interstate Cooperation

Member, Joint Committee on Capital Projects

Member, Joint Fiscal Committee

Member, Judiciary Committee

Ranking Member, Subcommittee on Transportation, Infrastructure, and Capitals Appropriations

Member, Ways and Means Committee

Former Ranking Member, Commerce Committee, Iowa State Senate

Former Member, Government Oversight Committee, Iowa State Senate

Former Member, Joint Committee on Administration, Iowa State Senate

Former Member, Joint Committee on Service, Iowa State Senate

Former Member, Joint Committee on Studies, Iowa State Senate

Former Member, Legislative Council, Iowa State Senate

Former Member, Natural Resources and Environment Committee, Iowa State Senate

Former Ranking Member, Rules and Administration Committee, Iowa State Senate

Former Member, State Government Committee, Iowa State Senate

Former Member, Subcommittee on Transportation, Infrastructure, and Capitals Appropriations, Iowa State Senate

Former Member, Ways and Means Committee, Iowa State Senate

Founding Partner and Vice-President, Healthy Birth Day, 2008-present

Self-Employed, Marketing/Communications Consulting, 2001-2008

Public Relations Senior Account Executive, Strategic America, 1997-2001

Communications Specialist, American Heart Association, 1989-1997

Member, Healthy and Well Kids in Iowa (HAWK-I) Board, 2015-present

Member, 21st Century Forum

Member, American Danish Brotherhood

Big Sister, Big Brothers/Big Sisters

Former Member, Board of Directors, Des Moines Arts Festival

Member, Board of Directors, Small Business Development Centers

Parent Volunteer, Children's Schools

Member, Democratic Leadership Council

Former Ex Officio Member, Iowa Values Fund Board of Directors

Member, Plymouth Congregational Church

Former Communications Chair, Polk County Democrats Central Committee

Member, Polk County Democrats Central Committee

Former Board Member, Polk County Health Services

Former Board Member, Polk County Housing Trust

Former Board Member, United Way of Central Iowa

Member, Walnut Hills United Methodist Church

Priority Issues:

As a mother of young children, Janet has fought for a better child care system and access to quality preschool for Iowa families. She believes a solid education is the key to a successful future. Janet is also an advocate for smokefree air. In 2008, she sponsored Iowa's Smokefree Air Act which was signed into law that year. The law is considered one of the strongest smokefree air acts in the country, protecting more than 99 percent of Iowa's workforce from the dangers of secondhand smoke.

Spouse's Occupation:

Works for Principal Global Investors