Amanda Ragan
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Preceded byMerlin Bartz
BornSeptember 20, 1954
Mason City, Iowa, U.S.
WebsiteAmanda Ragan for Iowa Senate
Amanda Ragan | |
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| Member of the Iowa Senate from the 27th district 10th (2002 – 2013) | |
| Assumed office March 18, 2002[1] | |
| Preceded by | Merlin Bartz |
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| Born | September 20, 1954 Mason City, Iowa, U.S. |
| Party | Democratic |
| 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.