| 词条 | Amanda Ragan |
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| image = Amanda Ragan - Official Portrait - 84th GA.jpg | imagesize=150px | name =Amanda Ragan | state_senate =Iowa | district =27th | prior_term =10th (2002 – Present) | term_start =March 18, 2002[1] | term_end = Present | preceded =Merlin Bartz | succeeded = N/A | birth_date ={{birth date and age|1954|09|20}} | birth_place =Mason City, Iowa | death_date = | death_place = | party =Democratic | residence =Mason City, Iowa | website =Amanda Ragan for Iowa Senate }} Amanda Ragan (born September 20, 1954) is an Iowan State Senator from the 27th District. A member of the Democratic Party, she has served in the Iowa Senate since 2002. In 2016 Ragan was appointed Iowa Senate Democratic Whip. She has also served as the Executive Director of Meals on Wheels and of Community Kitchen of Northern Iowa. Ragan served on several committees in the Iowa Senate – the Appropriation committee; the Natural Resources committee; the Rules and Administration committee; the Veterans Affairs committee; and the Human Resources committee, where she is chair. She also serves on the Health and Human Services Appropriations Subcommittee, where she is vice chair. Iowa State SenateRagan is currently an assistant majority leader in the Senate. Ragan first joined the Senate when she won a special election to fill the vacancy caused by Republican Senator Merlin Bartz's resignation.[1][2] In 2005 Ragan was targeted by several groups for her opposition to a proposed amendment banning gay marriage in the state of Iowa.[3] Ragan was re-elected in 2006 with 15,138 votes (70%), defeating Republican opponent Kenneth D. Young.[4] In 2008 as chair of the Senate Human Resources Committee Ragan was a direct player in the formulation of health care legislation that would cover more Iowan children and fix health care problems in the state of Iowa.[5] Ragan was again re-election to the Iowa State Senate in 2010. Ragan defeated Republican candidate James Mills by a margin of 12,908 (60.4%) to 8,452 (39.4%).[6] References1. ^1 {{cite web|title=Senate Journal: Monday, March 18, 2002|work=Journal of the Senate|url=http://www.legis.state.ia.us/GA/79GA/Session.2/SJournal/Day/0318.html|accessdate=August 23, 2009}} 2. ^{{cite web|title=Political Briefing; Mighty Focus on Race In Mason City, Iowa|work=The New York Times|author=B. Drummond Ayres Jr.|date=March 3, 2002|accessdate=August 23, 2009|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/03/us/political-briefing-mighty-focus-on-race-in-mason-city-iowa.html}} 3. ^{{cite web|url=http://wcfcourier.com/news/breaking_news/article_8bcaafcd-c465-5526-ae8c-e55b053bea0b.html |title=Family group says Iowa lawmakers trying to quash gay marriage debate, vote | News | wcfcourier.com|publisher=wcfcourier.com|accessdate=July 5, 2016}} 4. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.sos.state.ia.us/pdfs/GenOffResults.pdf |title=Iowa Secretary of State – Paul D. Pate | 2006 Iowa State Senate elections data |publisher=sos.state.ia.us |accessdate=July 5, 2016 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20061214021626/http://www.sos.state.ia.us/pdfs/GenOffResults.pdf |archivedate=December 14, 2006 }} 5. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.globegazette.com/news/local/article_361059c2-80ad-5921-a388-2c3a6317b584.html?mode=story |title=Lawmakers prepare for health care debate | Mason City & North Iowa | globegazette.com|publisher=globegazette.com|accessdate=July 5, 2016}} 6. ^State of Iowa Official Results, 2010 General Election External links
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