Iowa Senate District 45

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State Senator, District 45

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State senator and Iowa Senate Democratic leader; retired U.S. Foreign Service officer (Iowa City)

Janice Weiner is the sitting State Senator for District 45 in the Iowa General Assembly; the Legislature's records list service beginning with the 90th General Assembly (2023).

Janice Weiner graduated from Princeton University and Stanford Law School and joined the U.S. State Department in 1987, serving in East Berlin, Belgium, Turkey, Poland, Canada, Mexico, Germany and Washington. After retiring she worked for the American Foreign Service Association, served on the Iowa City City Council, and was elected to the Iowa Senate in 2022.