Swati Dandekar
| Swati A. Dandekar | |
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| Member of the Iowa Senate from the 18th district |
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In office January 12, 2009 – September 16, 2011 |
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| Preceded by | Mary Lundby |
| Succeeded by | Liz Mathis |
| Member of the Iowa House of Representatives from the 36th district |
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In office January 13, 2003 – January 12, 2009 |
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| Preceded by | Pat Murphy |
| Succeeded by | Nick Wagner |
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March 6, 1951 Nagpur, India |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Arvind |
| Children | Ajai and Govind |
| Residence | Marion, Iowa |
| Alma mater |
Nagpur University Mumbai University |
| Website | Dandekar's website |
Swati A. Dandekar (Marathi: स्वाती दांडेकर; born March 6, 1951) is a former Iowa state legislator and a Democratic member of the Iowa Utilities Board, awaiting Senate confirmation in 2012. 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. 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. On July 23, 2013 Swati announced that she would be running for US Congress from 1st Congressional District.
Before her election to the Iowa General Assembly, Dandekar was a two-term member of the Linn-Mar Community School District Board from 1996 to 2002. During that time, Governor Tom Vilsack appointed her to the Vision Iowa Board, a post she held from 2000 to 2002. She began her legislative career in 2002, winning an election to the Iowa House District 36, defeating Republican Karen Balderston. She won re-election twice, against Republican Cory Crowly in 2004 and Republican Nick Wagner in 2006, before running for the Iowa Senate. In 2008, Dandekar defeated Republican Joe Childers for election to Iowa Senate District 18, and served there until resigning in 2011 to accept Governor Terry Branstad's appointment to the Iowa Utilities Board for a term expiring in 2015.
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