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Janet Petersen OppScore Rating: -2.83

Janet Petersen is a Democrat State Senate representative for Iowa district 18 and holds an OppScore of -2.83. OppScore is a nonpartisan political rating system that scores politicians from -5.00 to +5.00 across the Five Points of Opportunity, using published voting records and public disclosures.

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Janet Petersen is a Democratic state senator representing Iowa's 18th District in Des Moines since 2013. A former six-term House member and the first woman to serve as Senate Democratic Leader from 2017 to 2021, she co-founded the nonprofit Healthy Birth Day, Inc. and leads its Count the Kicks stillbirth prevention campaign.

Janet Petersen rating summary

Party: Democrat
Office: State Senate
State: Iowa
District: 18
OppScore: -2.83 on a -5.00 to +5.00 scale
Score basis: Partial record, documented on 14 of 44 scored questions

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