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Patty Judge
Patty Jean Judge (née Poole; born November 2, 1943) is an American politician who served as the 45th lieutenant governor of Iowa from 2007 to 2011 and the 13th secretary of agriculture of Iowa from 1999 to 2007. She unsuccessfully ran for reelection as lieutenant governor in 2010 after being elected to the office in 2006 with Chet Culver as governor.
Judge was born in Fort Madison, Iowa to Lester Poole and Lois (née Gares) Poole. She graduated from Albia High School in 1962. She received a Registered Nursing degree from Iowa Methodist School of Nursing in 1965, which later merged to join St. Luke's Regional Medical Center. She also attended the University of Iowa.
As a registered nurse Judge has worked in public health. She developed the first in-service education program and first utilization review program for the Monroe County Hospital.
With her interest in economic development she was prompted to earn a real estate broker's license and set up a small business specializing in the selling and appraising of farms. She also bought her parents' real estate business. During the farm crisis of the 1980s she was a mediator for the Iowa Farmer Creditor Mediation Service.
In 1992, Judge ran against Richard Arnold, a Republican from Russell, Iowa, and was elected to the Iowa Senate from Iowa's 46th District. Judge won 13,269 votes against Arnold's 12,009 votes. She ran again in 1996. against Claude Neill, a Republican from Clio, Iowa, and was re-elected, winning 14,155 votes against Neill's 8,996 votes.
During her time in the Senate she served in the roles of assistant majority leader and assistant minority leader. She was the ranking member of the Agriculture Committee. Other committees she served on were the Senate Natural Resources, Ways and Means, Appropriations, Small Business and Economic Development, and Human Services.
Judge was first elected to the office of Secretary of Agriculture of Iowa in 1998. She ran against Dan Brown of the Republican Party, Edward L. Peak of the Reform Party, Samuel James of the Natural Law Party and Ronald Tigner as a write in candidate. Judge won at 451,715 votes, Brown lost at 424,940 votes. Peak, James and Tigner won a combined 25,599 votes.
She was re-elected in 2002. She ran against John Askew of the Republican Party, Brian Russell Depew of the Iowa Green Party, Fritz Groszkruger of the Libertarian Party and Ronald Tigner as a return write in candidate. Judge won at 490,561 votes, Askew lost at 446,136 votes. Depew, Groszkruger and Tigner won a combined 44,403 votes.
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Patty Judge
Patty Jean Judge (née Poole; born November 2, 1943) is an American politician who served as the 45th lieutenant governor of Iowa from 2007 to 2011 and the 13th secretary of agriculture of Iowa from 1999 to 2007. She unsuccessfully ran for reelection as lieutenant governor in 2010 after being elected to the office in 2006 with Chet Culver as governor.
Judge was born in Fort Madison, Iowa to Lester Poole and Lois (née Gares) Poole. She graduated from Albia High School in 1962. She received a Registered Nursing degree from Iowa Methodist School of Nursing in 1965, which later merged to join St. Luke's Regional Medical Center. She also attended the University of Iowa.
As a registered nurse Judge has worked in public health. She developed the first in-service education program and first utilization review program for the Monroe County Hospital.
With her interest in economic development she was prompted to earn a real estate broker's license and set up a small business specializing in the selling and appraising of farms. She also bought her parents' real estate business. During the farm crisis of the 1980s she was a mediator for the Iowa Farmer Creditor Mediation Service.
In 1992, Judge ran against Richard Arnold, a Republican from Russell, Iowa, and was elected to the Iowa Senate from Iowa's 46th District. Judge won 13,269 votes against Arnold's 12,009 votes. She ran again in 1996. against Claude Neill, a Republican from Clio, Iowa, and was re-elected, winning 14,155 votes against Neill's 8,996 votes.
During her time in the Senate she served in the roles of assistant majority leader and assistant minority leader. She was the ranking member of the Agriculture Committee. Other committees she served on were the Senate Natural Resources, Ways and Means, Appropriations, Small Business and Economic Development, and Human Services.
Judge was first elected to the office of Secretary of Agriculture of Iowa in 1998. She ran against Dan Brown of the Republican Party, Edward L. Peak of the Reform Party, Samuel James of the Natural Law Party and Ronald Tigner as a write in candidate. Judge won at 451,715 votes, Brown lost at 424,940 votes. Peak, James and Tigner won a combined 25,599 votes.
She was re-elected in 2002. She ran against John Askew of the Republican Party, Brian Russell Depew of the Iowa Green Party, Fritz Groszkruger of the Libertarian Party and Ronald Tigner as a return write in candidate. Judge won at 490,561 votes, Askew lost at 446,136 votes. Depew, Groszkruger and Tigner won a combined 44,403 votes.