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Mathis running for First Congressional District

CEDAR RAPIDS – Iowa State Senator Liz Mathis announced she will continue her service to Eastern Iowa by running for Iowa’s First Congressional District.

“It’s been the joy of my life to listen to people across eastern Iowa and to be their voice. I’ve spent decades listening and telling stories as a journalist and I’ve helped fix problems in our communities as a state senator and non-profit leader,” Mathis said. “But lately, I’ve heard from so many Iowans who are concerned about the partisanship and conflict they’re seeing in Washington. It’s clear Iowans want leaders who care about fairness and honesty, who want to make sure businesses, farmers and workers succeed and who want to see communities thrive so that our kids and grandkids inherit an even better Iowa. I’m running because Iowans deserve better leadership and a member of Congress who listens to their concerns and delivers results.”

Mathis has been a journalist, a non-profit leader and a state senator. She grew up on a farm in eastern Iowa, is the daughter of a WWII veteran and a nurse who was trained in the cadet corp. After putting herself through college and earning a degree in journalism from the University of Iowa, she became an anchor for KWWL and KCRG, where she listened to Iowans, told their stories, and held powerful interests accountable for 27 years.

After her career in journalism, she continued serving her community as a non-profit leader in Cedar Rapids, where she helped families recover from devastating floods and teamed up to support children and adults who required access to mental health care, housing and basic needs.

In 2011, she was elected to the state senate representing parts of Linn County.

Mathis and her husband Mark live in Hiawatha. They raised their kids, Mark and Mary Fran, in Waterloo and Robins. Mark has a partnership in a local business and employs 40 people in Cedar Falls, Cedar Rapids and Wausau, Wisconsin.

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