Phyllis Thede is a Democratic

Iowa Democratic Party

The Iowa Democratic Party is the local branch of the Democratic Party in the state of Iowa.-Current elected officials:Iowa Democrats are in control of the Iowa Senate, one of the state's United States Senate seats, and three out of the state's five United States House of Representatives seats. ...

 politician, representing the 81st District in the Iowa House of Representatives

Iowa House of Representatives

The Iowa House of Representatives is the lower house of the Iowa General Assembly. There are 100 members of the House of Representatives, representing 100 single-member districts across the state with populations of approximately 29,750 for each constituency...

 since 2009.

, Thede serves on several committees in the Iowa House - the Ethics, Local Government, and Natural Resources committees. She also serves as the ranking member

Ranking member

In United States politics, a ranking member is the second-most senior member of a congressional or state legislative committee from the majority party. Another usage refers to the most senior member of a congressional or state legislative committee from the minority party. This second usage, often...

 of the Environmental Protection committee and as a member of the Health and Human Services Appropriations Subcommittee and of the Human Rights Board.

Electoral history

*incumbent

External links

• Representative Phyllis Thede official Iowa General Assembly site
• Phyllis Thede State Representative official constituency site