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Swati A. Dandekar | |
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| Member of the Iowa Senate from the 18th district | |
| In office January 12, 2009 – September 16, 2011 | |
| Preceded by | Mary Lundby |
| Succeeded by | Liz Mathis |
| Member of the Iowa House of Representatives from the 36th district | |
| In office January 13, 2003 – January 12, 2009 | |
| Preceded by | Pat Murphy |
| Succeeded by | Nick Wagner |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 6, 1951[1] Nagpur, India[1] |
| Political party | Democratic[1] |
| Spouse | Arvind[2] |
| Children | Ajai and Govind[2] |
| Residence | Marion, Iowa[2] |
| Alma mater | Nagpur University Mumbai University[2] |
| Website | Dandekar's website |
Swati A. Dandekar (born March 6, 1951) is a former Iowa state legislator and former U.S. Executive Director at the Asian Development Bank. She is a Democratic member of the Iowa Utilities Board, awaiting Senate confirmation in 2012.[3] Previously, she was a member of the Iowa House of Representatives for the 36th District from 2003 to 2009 and a member of the Iowa Senate for the 18th District from 2009 to 2011. She received her B.S. degree in Biology and Chemistry from Nagpur University and a graduate diploma in dietetics from University of Mumbai.[2] As of 2011and http://dlcc.wiredforchange.com/o/6371/p/wfc/web/candidate/biography/public/ [ref] Dandekar serves as the Chair (formerly President) of the National Foundation for Women Legislators and as a board member of the Iowa Math and Science Coalition, the Greater Cedar Rapids Foundation, and the Belin-Blank International Center for Gifted & Talented. Dandekar previously served on the Iowa Association of School Boards, and as a board member of the Women in Public Policy (Iowa Charter), and the U.S. Center for Citizen Diplomacy.[2] On July 23, 2013 Dandekar announced that she would be running for the U.S. Congress from the 1st congressional district;[4] she lost in the primary to former state house speaker Pat Murphy,[5] who himself lost to Rod Blum.
- ^ a b c "Project Vote Smart". Senator Dandekar biography. Retrieved 2010-11-06.
- ^ a b c d e f "Swati Dandekar Bio". Wired For Change. Retrieved 2011-09-25.
- ^ "Gov. Branstad names Senator Swati Dandekar to Iowa Utilities Board". Iowa Governor's Office (Press Release). 2011-09-16. Retrieved 2011-09-16.
- ^ "Meet Swati Dandekar, an Indian Woman in Race for US Congress". Retrieved 2 September 2013.
- ^ "OFFICIAL RESULTS June 3, 2014 Primary Election". Iowa Secretary of State. Archived from the original on June 8, 2014. Retrieved July 23, 2014.