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Patty Judge
Judge in 2008
45th Lieutenant Governor of Iowa
In office
January 12, 2007 – January 14, 2011
GovernorChet Culver
Preceded bySally Pederson
Succeeded byKim Reynolds
13th Secretary of Agriculture of Iowa
In office
January 15, 1999 – January 12, 2007
GovernorTom Vilsack
Preceded byDale Cochran
Succeeded byBill Northey
Member of the Iowa Senate
from the 46th district
In office
January 11, 1993 – January 10, 1999
Preceded byLeonard Boswell
Succeeded byJohn Judge
Personal details
Born
Patty Jean Poole

(1943-11-02) November 2, 1943 (age 81)[1]
Fort Madison, Iowa[1]
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse
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(m. 1969)​
[1]
EducationIowa Methodist School of Nursing (RN)
University of Iowa

Patty Jean Judge (née Poole; born November 2, 1943) is an American politician who served as the 45th lieutenant governor of Iowa from 2007 to 2011 and previously the 13th Secretary of Agriculture of Iowa from 1999 to 2007. She unsuccessfully ran for reelection as lieutenant governor in 2010 after being elected to the office in 2006 with Chet Culver as governor.

Early life, education and career

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Judge was born in Fort Madison, Iowa to Lester Poole and Lois (Gares) Poole.[1][2] She graduated from Albia High School in 1962.[1] She received a Registered Nursing degree from Iowa Methodist School of Nursing in 1965, which later merged to join St. Luke's Regional Medical Center.[1][2][3] She also attended the University of Iowa.

Early Career

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As a registered nurse Judge has worked in public health. She developed the first in-service education program and first utilization review program for the Monroe County Hospital.

With her interest in economic development she was prompted to earn a real estate broker's license and set up a small business specializing in the selling and appraising of farms. She also bought her parent's real estate business.[2] During the farm crisis of the 1980s she was a mediator for the Iowa Farmer Creditor Mediation Service.[2][4]

Political career

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Iowa Senate

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In 1992, Judge ran against Richard Arnold, a Republican from Russell, Iowa, and was elected to the Iowa Senate from Iowa's 46th District.[2][5] Judge won 13,269 votes against Arnold's 12,009 votes.[5] She ran again in 1996.[2][6] against Claude Neill, a Republican from Clio, Iowa, and was re-elected, winning 14,155 votes against Neill's 8,996 votes.[6]

During her time in the Senate she served in the roles of assistant majority leader and assistant minority leader.[1] She was the ranking member of the Agriculture Committee. Other committees she served on were the Senate Natural Resources, Ways and Means, Appropriations, Small Business and Economic Development, and Human Services.[1]

Iowa Secretary of Agriculture

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Judge was first elected to the office of Secretary of Agriculture of Iowa in 1998.[2][4][7] She ran against Dan Brown of the Republican Party, Edward L. Peak of the Reform Party, Samuel James of the Natural Law Party and Ronald Tigner as a write in candidate.[7] Judge won at 451,715 votes, Brown lost at 424,940 votes.[7] Peak, James and Tigner won a combined 25,599 votes.[7]

She was re-elected in 2002.[2][8] She ran against John Askew of the Republican Party, Brian Russell Depew of the Iowa Green Party, Fritz Groszkruger of the Libertarian Party and Ronald Tigner as a return write in candidate.[8] Judge won at 490,561 votes, Askew lost at 446,136 votes.[8] Depew, Groszkruger and Tigner won a combined 44,403 votes.[8]

She holds the honor of being the first woman to serve as Iowa Secretary of Agriculture.[9] Judge brought to the office a strong background in production agriculture, personnel management, finance, and the management of state government.

Iowa Lieutenant Governor

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See also: 2006 Iowa gubernatorial election

On February 15, 2006, Judge stepped down as a candidate for Governor of Iowa, announced her endorsement of Iowa Secretary of State Chet Culver for the office, and became his running mate as lieutenant governor.[10] On November 7, 2006, she was elected Lieutenant Governor of Iowa with a vote of 569,021.[2][10] During this tenure she was a Homeland Security Advisor and was critical in helping with rescue effort during the 2008 floods, worked on racial disparity in the prisons and championed children's health programs.[2]

See also: 2010 Iowa gubernatorial election

Culver and Judge lost in their bid for re-election in 2010 to Terry Branstad and Kim Reynolds.[11] Culver and Judge won 484798 to Branstad's and Reynolds' 592,494 votes.[11]

See also: 2014 Iowa gubernatorial election

Judge announced on December 30, 2012, that she declined to run for lieutenant governor in 2014.[12]

Co-chair of America's Renewable Future

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In 2015, Judge was appointed the co-chair of a new bipartisan PAC called America's Renewable Future[13], whose sole purpose is to make candidates visiting Iowa aware of the need for the Renewable Fuel Standard.[14] Judge has since met with many potential candidates to show them the importance of the RFS. Judge will continue to serve in this role throughout the 2016 election cycle.

2016 U.S. Senate election

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See also: 2016 United States Senate election in Iowa

On March 4, 2016, she announced her candidacy for the Democratic nomination for the United States Senate. She stated that her reason to run for the seat was "primarily in response to the rejection of hearings for the Supreme Court nominee".[4] Specifically, Grassley's refusal to give Merrick Garland a hearing.[4]

She won the primary, with a vote of 46,322, on June 7, beating Rob Hogg, who won 37,801, Tom Fiegen, who won 6,573, and Bob Krause, who won 6,425.[15][16] The New York Times deemed her a "formidable challenger" to Grassley.[16][17]

She lost the general election to Republican incumbent Chuck Grassley by a 24.4% margin, a 375,000 vote loss.[18][19]

Personal Life

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Judge is a lifelong resident of southern Iowa and was raised in Albia, Iowa. She and her husband John have owned a cow-calf farm in Monroe County for thirty-five years.[2] She has been dedicated to community service, serving on the Albia Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors, as a 4-H leader, a member of PEO, an honorary FFA Chapter Farmer and a member of the Iowa State Fair Board.

She married John Judge in 1969.[1] Her husband also served in the Iowa Senate.[20] They have three sons, Joseph, Douglas and W. Dien, and five grandchildren.[1] She is a Roman Catholic.[1] She attends St. Mary's Church in Albia.[1]

In 2011 Judge's son Joe, a high school U.S. history & government teacher also in Albia, announced his intent to be the second generation of the family to serve in Iowa government by running for the Iowa's 80th House District in 2012.[21] Joe won the primary, uncontested, receiving 504 out of 603 votes.[21] Joe lost to Larry Sheets in the general election, with Sheets winning 7,271 and Joe Judge winning 7,161, a loss of only 110 votes.[22]

On August 24, 2013, Judge was named to the Iowa Women's Hall of Fame.[2]

Electoral History

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United States Senate election in Iowa, 2016[18]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Chuck Grassley (incumbent) 926,007 60.09% −4.26%
Democratic Patty Judge 549,460 35.66% +2.36%
Libertarian Charles Aldrich 41,794 2.71% +0.44%
Independent Jim Hennager 17,649 1.15% N/A
Independent Michael Luick-Thrams 4,441 0.29% N/A
n/a Write-ins 1,685 0.11% +0.03%
Total votes 1,541,036 100.0% N/A
Republican hold
United States Senate Democratic Primary election in Iowa, 2016[15]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Patty Judge 46,322 47.62%
Democratic Rob Hogg 37,801 38.86%
Democratic Tom Fiegen 6,573 6.76%
Democratic Bob Krause 6,425 6.60%
Democratic Write-ins 154 0.16%
Total votes 97,275 100.00%
2010 Iowa gubernatorial election[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Terry Branstad/Kim Reynolds 592,494 52.81% +8.43%
Democratic Chet Culver/Patty Judge (incumbent) 484,798 43.21% −10.81%
Iowa Party Jonathan Narcisse/Richard Marlar 20,859 1.86% n/a
Libertarian Eric Cooper/Nick Weltha 14,398 1.28% +0.74%
Independent Gregory James Hughes/Robin Prior-Calef 3,884 0.35% n/a
Socialist Workers David Rosenfeld/Helen Meyers 2,757 0.25% +0.06%
Write-in 2,823 0.25% n/a
Total votes 1,122,013 100.00% n/a
Republican gain from Democratic
Iowa gubernatorial election, 2006[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Chet Culver/Patty Judge 569,021 54.02% +1.33%
Republican Jim Nussle/Bob Vander Plaats 467,425 44.38% −0.13%
Green Wendy Barth/Richard L. Johnson 7,850 0.75% −0.68%
Libertarian Kevin Litten/Mark Nelson 5,735 0.54% −0.74%
Socialist Workers Mary Martin/Kevin A. Dwire 1,974 0.19%
Write-ins 1,250 0.12%
Majority 101,596 9.65% +1.48%
Turnout 1,053,255
Democratic hold Swing
2002 Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Election Results[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Patty Judge 490,561 49.98%
Republican John Askew 446,136 45.45%
Iowa Green Party Brian Russell Depew 21,416 2.18%
Write-ins Ronald Tigner 11,776 1.14%
Libertarian Fritz Groszkruger 11,211 0.85%
Turnout 981,447 99.6%
1998 Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Election Results[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Patty Judge 451,715 50.04%
Republican Dan Brown 424,940 47.08%
Reform Edward L. Peak 7,767 0.86%
Natural Law Samuel James 7,734 0.85%
Write-ins Ronald Tigner 10,098 1.11%
Turnout 902,556 99.96%
1996 Iowa Senate Election Results[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Patty Judge 14,155 61.14%
Republican Claude Neill 8,996 38.85%
Turnout 23,151 99.99%
1992 Iowa Senate Election Results[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Patty Judge 13,269 52.49%
Republican Richard Arnold 12,009 47.50%
Turnout 25,278 99.99%

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Patty Judge". Iowa Legislature. Retrieved May 30, 2025.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Patty Judge named to Iowa Women's Hall of Fame". Bleedingheartland.com. Retrieved June 2, 2025.
  3. ^ "Iowa Colleges that have Closed, Merged, Changed Names". December 2, 2014. Retrieved March 30, 2015.
  4. ^ a b c d Franzman, Dave (October 31, 2016). "Candidate profile: Patty Judge". Retrieved June 2, 2025.
  5. ^ a b c "Iowa Senate, House races-Iowa Senate-Senate District 46". The Des Moines Register. November 5, 1992. p. 15. Retrieved June 2, 2025.
  6. ^ a b c "Breakdown of votes for Iowa lawmakers-Iowa Senate-Senate District 46". The Des Moines Register. November 7, 1996. p. 16. Retrieved June 2, 2025.
  7. ^ a b c d e "Iowa General Election- November 3, 1998 Canvass by Counties of the Votes Cast for Secretary of Agriculture" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. November 3, 1998. p. 417. Retrieved May 30, 2025.
  8. ^ a b c d e "Election: 2002 General Election (11/5/2002) Secretary of Agriculture" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. November 5, 2002. pp. 12–14. Retrieved May 30, 2025.
  9. ^ "Judge as Future Governor?". The Gazette. July 13, 2005. p. 15. Retrieved May 30, 2025.
  10. ^ a b c "Official Results Report - Statewide Election: 2006 General Election" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. November 7, 2006. Retrieved May 30, 2025.
  11. ^ a b c "Official Results Report" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. November 2, 2010. Retrieved May 30, 2025.
  12. ^ Obradovich, Kathie (August 4, 2013). "An Iowa Woman in Congress?". The Des Moines Register. Retrieved May 30, 2025.
  13. ^ Jacobs, Kathie (March 3, 2015). "Lots of Speakers, Jeb Bush elevate summit- How will Patty Judge be received?". The Des Moines Register. Retrieved May 30, 2025.
  14. ^ Harriman, Peter. "America's Renewable Future". Retrieved May 30, 2025.
  15. ^ a b "Official Results" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. Retrieved July 21, 2016.
  16. ^ a b Noble, Jason (March 4, 2016). "It's official: Patty Judge challenges Chuck Grassley". The Des Moines Register. Archived from the original on October 23, 2016. Retrieved March 5, 2016.
  17. ^ Steinhauer, Jennifer (March 4, 2016), "Charles Grassley Faces Formidable Challenger in Iowa Senate Race", The New York Times, retrieved March 4, 2016
  18. ^ a b "Official Results General Election" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. Retrieved December 19, 2016.
  19. ^ "DRA 2020". Daves Redistricting.
  20. ^ "Senator John Judge". The Iowa Legislature. September 29, 2023.
  21. ^ a b "IOWA SECRETARY OF STATE 2012 PRIMARY ELECTION CANVASS SUMMARY" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. June 7, 2012. Retrieved June 2, 2025.
  22. ^ "IOWA SECRETARY OF STATE 2012 GENERAL ELECTION CANVASS SUMMARY" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. November 6, 2012. Retrieved June 2, 2025.
Iowa Senate
Preceded by Member of the Iowa Senate
from the 46th district
1993–1999 		Succeeded by
Political offices
Preceded by Secretary of Agriculture of Iowa
1999–2007 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Lieutenant Governor of Iowa
2007–2011 		Succeeded by
Party political offices
Preceded by Democratic nominee for Secretary of Agriculture of Iowa
1998, 2002 		Succeeded by
Denise O'Brien
Preceded by Democratic nominee for Lieutenant Governor of Iowa
2006, 2010 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Democratic nominee for U.S. Senator from Iowa
(Class 3)
2016 		Succeeded by
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