Jo Ann Zimmerman

Jo Ann Zimmerman
43rd Lieutenant Governor of Iowa
In office January 1987 – January 1991
Governor	Terry E. Branstad
Preceded by	Robert T. Anderson
Succeeded by	Joy Corning
Personal details
Born	December 24, 1936 Van Buren County, Iowa
Political party	Democratic Party
Spouse(s)	Tom Zimmerman
Profession	Nurse

Jo Ann McIntosh Zimmerman (born December 24, 1936) is an Iowan politician who served as the 43rd Lieutenant Governor of Iowa and president of the Iowa Senate.^[1] She was the first woman to serve in the office of Lieutenant Governor.

Early life

Zimmerman was born on December 24, 1936, in Van Buren County, Iowa as the eldest of three children.

Political career

In 1982, Zimmerman won election to the Iowa House where she advocated various health issues, and won the 1986 election for Lieutenant Governor of Iowa, separately from Governor Terry Branstad.^[2] As Lt. Governor, Zimmerman advocated for the removal of her own office (as it was considered a figurehead position) and championed other progressive causes in her position. Zimmerman briefly entered the 1990 gubernatorial election to unseat incumbent governor Branstad, but dropped out to run on the Iowa Democratic Party ticket as Lt. Governor with Don Avenson (who subsequently lost to Branstad).

She left office in 1991 and has since continued to advocate on behalf of healthcare, farming, and human rights issues.

References

1. "Iowa's Lieutenant Governor Faces Family-farm Foreclosure". Gainesville Sun. February 25, 1987. Retrieved May 25, 2010.
2. Jo Ann Zimmerman at Iowa Women's Archives

External links

• Iowa government profile