Christie Vilsack | |
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First Lady of Iowa | |
In role January 15, 1999 – January 12, 2007 | |
Governor | Tom Vilsack |
Preceded by | Christine Branstad |
Succeeded by | Mariclare Culver |
Personal details | |
Born | Ann Christine Bell July 9, 1950 Mount Pleasant, Iowa, U.S. |
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse |
Tom Vilsack (m. 1973) |
Children | 2 |
Alma mater | Kirkland College University of Iowa |
Ann Christine Bell Vilsack (born July 9, 1950) is an American literacy advocate and politician. Vilsack is married to former Governor of Iowa and United States Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack. She served as the first lady of Iowa from 1999 until 2007. She was an unsuccessful 2012 Democratic nominee for Iowa's 4th congressional district.[1]