It’s where she grew up and graduated high school. It’s where she teaches and the community that has trusted her to fight for them in the Iowa Legislature. It’s where she and her husband raised their kids. As a mom, educator, and state representative, Jennifer has been a fierce defender of Iowa’s working families. She has championed legislation to lower costs and make healthcare more affordable, ra
ise wages and take on corporate greed, protect reproductive freedom, and strengthen our public schools. As House Democratic Leader, Jennifer meets with and listens to Iowans all across Iowa’s Third Congressional District and she hears it time and again— people are tired of politicians who care more about their political futures than building strong families and communities. Jennifer is a fighter who won’t back down, a leader who will stand up to billionaires and corporations. Iowans need an economy that works for them, and she is ready to fight every day to set aside political games and put Iowans first.