Janet Petersen
State senator, Senate District 18
- Party
- Democrat
- District
- Senate District 18See it on a street map
- Committees
- 10 committees
- Tracked votes
- 75
Voting record
Votes on the education bills we track. Each bill links to its history, text and who sponsored it.
- All tracked bills · 75 votes · 1–10Their vote
- HF 2800May 3Signed
Cuts school aid and changes nonpublic transportation funding
Shall the bill pass? · Passed
Voted no - SF 2472May 3Signed
Caps property tax growth and changes school levy rates
Shall the bill pass? · Passed
Voted yes - HF 2493May 2Signed
Changes eligibility and funding for Iowa's four-year-old preschool program
Shall the bill pass? · Passed
Voted yes - HF 2598May 2Signed
A bill for an act relating to a required course of instruction regarding human trafficking prevention for persons applying for the initial issuance of certain commercial driver's licenses, and including applicability provisions. (Formerly HSB 697.) Effective date: 07/01/2026. Applicability date: Conditional.
Shall the bill pass? · Passed
Voted yes - HF 2799May 2Signed
Creates corporate headquarters tax credit and repeals new jobs tax credit
Shall the bill pass? · Passed
Voted yes - SF 2484May 2Signed
Funds infrastructure, IT, railway overpasses, and sports tourism projects in Iowa
Shall the bill pass? · Passed
Voted yes - SF 2474May 1Signed
Extends Iowa dyslexia board and requires AED and cardiac plan report
Shall the bill pass? · Passed
Voted yes - SF 2488May 1Signed
Creates early childhood and family services system and folds in child abuse prevention
Shall the bill pass? · Passed
Voted no - HF 1028Apr 30Signed
Updates state IT contract rules and department of management duties
Shall the bill pass? · Passed
Voted yes - HF 2230Apr 30Signed
Adds special education and English learner training for teachers
Shall the bill pass? · Passed
Voted no
Who funds their campaign
Money given to Janet Petersen’s campaign for the Iowa Senate, from reports it files with the state. It doesn’t include money raised for any other race, such as a run for Congress, which is reported to the Federal Election Commission instead. We show totals; we don’t name individual donors.
$10,281raised in 2025–26, through Dec 27, 2025
This Senate seat wasn’t on the 2026 ballot. Senators serve four-year terms, and this one is next up in 2028, so there was little to raise for.
- Individuals
- PACs
- From Iowa
- 93%
- of money with an address on the report
- Small gifts
- 71%
- of individuals’ money came in gifts of $100 or less; 0% in gifts of $1,000 or more
Biggest donors
PACs, party committees, other campaigns and organizations.
- Independent Insurance Agents of Iowa PACPAC$1,000
- Credit Union PACPAC$1,000
- RPAC Iowa - REALTORS Political Action CommitteePAC$1,000
- Associated General Contractors of Iowa PACPAC$1,000
- Wellmark, Inc. PAC or WellPACPAC$750
- Principal S PACPAC$500
- Plumbers & Steamfitters Local Union #33PAC$500
- Iowa Providers PACPAC$500
- Iowa Association of Nurse Anesthetists PACPAC$300
- Iowa Dental Political Action CommitteePAC$250
See the numbers
| Source | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individuals People giving their own money | $1,731 | 17% |
| PACs Political action committees: unions, businesses, causes | $8,550 | 83% |
| Party committees State and county party committees | $0 | 0% |
| Other candidates Other politicians’ campaign committees | $0 | 0% |
| Businesses and other Businesses, groups, unregistered committees and unitemized gifts | $0 | 0% |
| In-kind gifts (included above) | $0 | 0% |
Totals cover their campaign committee only, not money spent by outside groups. In-kind gifts count at their reported value. Party money often passes through caucus committees, which show up here as PACs. How we count campaign money
From Iowa Campaign Contributions Received, published by the Iowa Ethics & Campaign Finance Disclosure Commission under CC BY-NC 4.0. We total and summarize the reports as campaigns filed them. Last checked Nov 7.
Committees
- Senate Appropriationsranking member
- Administrative Rules Review
- Capital Projects
- Fiscal
- Senate Commerce
- Senate Ethics
- Senate Health and Human Services
- Senate Judiciary
- Senate Ways and Means
- Subacute Mental Health Care Services Interim Study
Senate District 18
Janet Petersen represents Senate District 18, which is in Polk County.
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District lines from the US Census Bureau, drawn in Iowa’s 2021 redistricting. Street map © OpenStreetMap contributors, OpenFreeMap.
Legislator details from Open States. Votes last checked Nov 6. Report a mistake