Patty Judge

46th Lieutenant Governor and former Secretary of Agriculture for the U.S. State of Iowa.

Patty Judge (born November 2, 1943) is an American nurse and politician. She was the 46th Lieutenant Governor of Iowa. She was also previously the Secretary of Agriculture for Iowa. In 2010, she ran for re-election, though was not successful. She had been elected to the office with the Governor Chet Culver.

Patty Judge
46th Lieutenant Governor of Iowa
In office
January 12, 2007 – January 14, 2011
GovernorChet Culver
Preceded bySally Pederson
Succeeded byKim Reynolds
Secretary of Agriculture of Iowa
In office
January 15, 1999 – January 12, 2007
GovernorTom Vilsack
Preceded byDale Cochran
Succeeded byBill Northey
Personal details
Born (1943-11-02) November 2, 1943 (age 81)
Fort Madison, Iowa, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse(s)John Judge
Alma materIowa Methodist School of Nursing
University of Iowa

In March 2016, she announced her run for the Democratic nomination for the United States Senate. She won the primary on June 7.[1] She lost the general election to the incumbent Chuck Grassley.

Judge was born in Fort Madison, Iowa.

References

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  1. "It's Official: Patty Judge challenges Chuck Grassley". Des Moines Register. Retrieved Sep 14, 2016.