Swati Dandekar

Infobox State Representative


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name =Swati A. Dandekar
state_house =Iowa
district =36th
term_start =2002
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preceded =Pat Murphy
succeeded =Incumbent
birth_date =birth date and age|1951|3|6
birth_place =Nagpur, India
party =Democratic
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residence =Marion, Iowa
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website = [http://www3.legis.state.ia.us/ga/member.do?id=200&ga=82 Dandekar's website]
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Swati A. Dandekar (born March 6, 1951) is the Iowa State Representative from the 36th District. She has served in the Iowa House of Representatives since 2002. She received her BS from Nagpur University and her graduate degree from Bombay University.

Dandekar currently serves on several committees in the Iowa House - the Appropriations committee; the Economic Growth committee; and the Transportation committee. She also serves as chair of the Economic Development Appropriations Subcommittee.

Dandekar was re-elected in 2006 with 6,987 votes (53%), defeating Republican opponent Nick Wagner. [http://www.sos.state.ia.us/pdfs/GenOffResults.pdf]

External links

* [http://votesmart.org/bio.php?can_id=MIA17041 Dandekar on Project Vote Smart]
* [http://www3.legis.state.ia.us/ga/member.do?id=200&ga=82 Dandekar's Capitol Web Address]