Mary Pamela Jochum ( Hingtgen; born September 26, 1954) is an American politician serving as the Iowa State Senator from the 36th District and former President of the Iowa Senate. A

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, she was a member of the

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from 1993 to 2009, when she became a member of the

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. 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

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in 1984, serving as chair of the

Dubuque County Dubuque County is a County (United States), county located in the U.S. state of Iowa. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 99,266, making it the eighth-most populous county in Iowa. The county seat is Dubuque, Io ...

Democratic Central Committee in 1982. Jochum was elected to the Senate in 2008 with 19,443 votes, defeating Republican opponent John Hulsizer, Jr.

Education

Jochum graduated from

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and she received her A.A. and

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degrees from

Loras College Loras College is a private Catholic college in Dubuque, Iowa, United States. It has an enrollment of approximately 1,600 students and is the oldest post-secondary institution in the state of Iowa. Loras offers both undergraduate and graduat ...

Career

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

Organizations

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*Greater Dubuque Development Corporation *Prevention of Disabilities *Task Force to Prevent Family Violence

References

External links

Senator Pam Jochum
''official Iowa General Assembly site'' * * , - {{DEFAULTSORT:Jochum, Pam 1954 births 21st-century American women politicians 21st-century members of the Iowa General Assembly Democratic Party Iowa state senators Democratic Party members of the Iowa House of Representatives Living people Loras College alumni Politicians from Dubuque, Iowa Presidents of the Iowa Senate Women state legislators in Iowa Spouses of Iowa politicians