Megan Srinivas
American politician
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Dr. Megan Lakshmi Srinivas (/ˈʃrɪniˌvɑːs/ SHRIH-nee-VAHS) is an American politician and physician serving as a Democratic member of the Iowa House of Representatives for the 30th district. Elected in November 2022, she assumed office on January 1, 2023.
University of Iowa (MD)
Megan Srinivas | |
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| Member of the Iowa House of Representatives from the 30th district | |
| Assumed office January 1, 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Brian Lohse |
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| Born | Fort Dodge, Iowa, U.S. |
| Party | Democratic |
| Education | Harvard University (AB, MPH) University of Iowa (MD) |
Early life and education
Srinivas was born and raised in Fort Dodge, Iowa. After graduating from Fort Dodge Senior High School as her class's valedictorian, she earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in evolutionary biology from Harvard University.[1] Srinivas earned a Doctor of Medicine from the Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine at the University of Iowa and a Master of Public Health from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.[2]
Career
Srinivas was appointed to the Iowa Board of Education by Governor Tom Vilsack, making her the first student member in the Board's history. She served from 2003–2005.[3][4]
Srinivas completed an internal medicine residency at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine and an infectious disease fellowship at the UNC School of Medicine.[5][6] During the COVID-19 pandemic in Iowa, Srinivas chaired Biden administration's COVID Response Council.[6]
Srinivas was selected as a Future Caucus Innovation Fellow for the 2024 Healthcare Innovation and 2025–2026 Prenatal-to-Three cohorts for young legislators invested in building bipartisan policy to address key healthcare issues.[7][8]
Political Career
In 2018, Srinivas first ran for Iowa House of Representatives in her home district of Iowa's 9th District, losing to her Republican opponent, Ann Meyer.[9] In 2022, she ran again, this time for House District 30, and defeated Jerry Cheevers in the general election.[10] Srinivas was reelected for a second term in November of 2024.[11]
Committee assignments[12]
- Appropriations (ranking member)
- Agriculture
- Commerce
- Judiciary
- State Government
- Fiscal Committee
- Legislative Council
Personal life
As of 2023[update], Srinivas resides in Des Moines.[6]