Hillary Clinton Campaign Press Release - Over 100 Iowa Women to Lead TEAM HILLARY

Statewide Women's Leadership Council Announced

DES MOINES, IA – Today, Iowans for Hillary announced the Statewide Women's Leadership Council for Team Hillary, a grassroots network of women working to make history by electing Hillary, President of the United States. Team Hillary is committed to increasing participation of women in the caucuses for Hillary Clinton.

"Through our social networks, community involvement, church groups and family ties we are determined to organize women who have attended the caucuses before and bring new women into the caucus process to support Hillary Clinton," said former Iowa Attorney General and Director of the Office of Violence Against Women, Bonnie Campbell. "Hillary Clinton has been a leading advocate for women and children in America and around the globe. We are committing our efforts to Hillary's candidacy because she has committed her life's work to helping us."

"Team Hillary is an exciting new component of my campaign in Iowa," said Senator Clinton. "I am honored to have the support and efforts of this talented and hard working group of women leaders across Iowa."

"As an educator, every day I see the impact of Hillary's work," said State Representative Mary Mascher of Iowa City. "Whether it is school lunches for low-income kids, more funding for education initiatives or making college more affordable for students, Hillary's work and dedication is impacting my community and the students I teach."

"As First Lady, Hillary became the leading advocate of universal health care," said Katie Beckett a disability rights activist of Cedar Rapids. "When the political will wasn't there for her to pass universal health care in the 90's, she didn't give up the fight. Instead she played an instrumental part in the creation of the State Children's Health Insurance Program, which today insures more than five million kids. Hillary has the experience to create the change we need in America."

Following is a list of the 105 women making up the initial Statewide Women's Leadership Council: (Titles for identification purposes only)

• Jacky Adams of Red Oaks, Montgomery County; Montgomery County Activist
• Marti Anderson of Des Moines, Polk County; Social Worker and Crime Victim Advocate
• Staci Appel of Ackworth, Warren County; State Senator
• Theresa Backham of Des Moines, Polk County; Local Activist
• Regina Bailey of Iowa City, Johnson County; City Councilwoman
• Katie Beckett of Cedar Rapids, Linn County; Disability Rights Activist
• Rosanne Beyer of Dows, Franklin County; Mayor
• Barbra Boatwright of Des Moines, Polk County; Founding Member of DAWN and Retired Social Worker
• Connie Boesen of Des Moines, Polk County; Community Activist and School Board Member
• Margaret Borgen of Des Moines, Polk County; Community Activist, Volunteer and Former School Board Member
• Bonnie Campbell of Des Moines, Polk County; Former Attorney General, Iowa Democratic Party Chair, and Clinton Administration Appointee heading Violence Against Women Office
• Mickey Carlson of Adel, Dallas County; Former Dallas County Chair
• Pat Carmody of Ames, Story County; Activist
• Jean Classon of Des Moines, Polk County; President of Iowa NOW
• Joyce Connors of Dubuque, Dubuque County; Hills and Dales Board, Riverview Center Inc. Board, Convention Visitors Bureau
• Sondy Daggett of Cedar Rapids, Linn County; Small Business Owner
• Judith Dailey of Newton, Jasper County; Democratic Activist
• Swati Dandekar of Marion, Linn County; State Representative
• Sharon Dearden of Des Moines, Polk County; Community Activist
• Suzy Drish of Fairfield, Jefferson County; Democratic Activist and Farmer
• Pam Duffy of Adel, Dallas County; Activist
• Bonnie Eggers of Agency, Wapello County; Labor Activist
• Cindy Eisenhauer of Ankeny, Polk County; Former Chief of Staff for Governor Tom Vilsack
• Mary Elgar of Mt. Pleasant, Henry County; Community Activist and Member and Former Chair of Henry County Democrats and 3rd Congressional District Central Committee
• Sarah England of Iowa City, Johnson County; Professor at University of Iowa
• Helen Epperson of Ottumwa, Wapello County; Political Activist
• Shelly Escobedo of Fort Dodge, Webster County; Webster County Activist
• Tammy Ferrell of Roland, Story County; Educator
• Fran Fleck of West Des Moines, Polk County; Community Activist and Volunteer
• Valentina Fominykh of Des Moines, Polk County; International Consultant and Community Activist
• Cynthia Forbes of Urbandale, Polk County; Women for a Stronger America Treasurer
• Patricia Foster of Dubuque, Dubuque County; Educator
• Faye Fraise of Fort Madison, Lee County; Activist
• Melanie Friedman of Iowa City, Johnson County; Political Activist
• Lynn Graves of Des Moines, Polk County; Political Activist
• Julie Haggerty of Urbandale, Polk County; Polk County Recorder
• Kay Halloran of Cedar Rapids, Linn County; Mayor
• Diane Hamilton of Storm Lake, Buena Vista County; Attorney and former Buena Vista County Chair
• Karla Hansen of Holstein, Ida County; Healthcare Activist
• Ruth Harkin of Cumming, Warren County; Business Leader, Attorney and Clinton Administration Appointee as President and CEO of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation
• Sharon Haselhoff of Iowa City, Johnson County; Political Activist
• Cindy Heland of Burlington, Des Moines County; Political Activist
• Megan Heneke of Spirit Lake, Dickenson County; Past President of Iowa College Democrats and University of Iowa Democrats
• Carmen Hernandez of Dubuque , Dubuque County; Educator
• Barbra Hood of Fairfield, Jefferson County; Former Jefferson County Chair
• Liz Hoskins of Cedar Rapids, Linn County; Community Activist
• Cheryll Jones of Bloomfield, Davis County; Political Activist
• Susan Judkins of Des Moines, Polk County; Business Leader, Community Volunteer, and President of Nexus
• Theresa Kehoe of Des Moines, Polk County; Political Activist
• Susan Knapp of Van Meter, Dallas County; Business Leader and Philanthropist
• Kati Kregel of Fort Dodge, Webster County; Community Activist and Former Director of BVU Ft. Dodge Center
• Mary Ford Krier of Ollie, Keokuk County; Business Women, Former Supervisor, Farm Activist, and Child Advocate
• Vicki Lensing of Iowa City, Johnson County; State Representative
• Alice Lopez of Lowden, Cedar County; Cedar County Task Force on Elderly issues
• Amanda Luong of Des Moines, Polk County; Local Activist
• Janet Lyness of Iowa City, Johnson County; County Attorney
• Cyril Mandelbaum of West Des Moines, Polk County; Past President of Nexus and Treasurer for Des Moines Public Library Board of Directors
• Mary Mascher of Iowa City, Johnson County; State Representative
• Dorothy Mauro of Des Moines, Polk County; Activist
• Mary McGee of Des Moines, Polk County; Attorney
• Dr. Andy McGuire of Des Moines, Polk County; Former Lieutenant Governor Candidate
• Juanita Mehmen of Charles City, Floyd County; Red Hat Ladies and Chaplain of the Veterans of Foreign Wars
• Doreen Meier of Cedar Rapids, Linn County; Hill's Angels, Volunteer at St. Luke's Hospital, Member of Poe Chapter HJ, Volunteer at St. Paul's Methodist Church
• Rocky Menke of Fort Madison, Lee County; Labor and Political Activist
• Mary Mincer Hansen of Panora, Guthrie County; Former Director of the Iowa Public Health Department
• Juanita Moreno of Glenwood, Mills County; Activist
• Vi Neil of La Porte City, Black Hawk County; Activist
• Patsy Olejniczak of Fort Dodge, Webster County; Webster County Coordinator, Iowans for Hillary
• Linda Olson of Marengo, Iowa County; Activist
• Jean Oxley of Cedar Rapids, Linn County; First Woman on the Linn County Board of Supervisors
• Kim Painter of Iowa City, Johnson County; Johnson County Recorder
• Jerica Parker of Cedar Rapids, Linn County; Cedar Rapids Activist
• Sally Pederson of Des Moines, Polk County; Former Lieutenant Governor and Past Chair of the Iowa Democratic Party
• Phyllis Peters of Ames, Story County; Political Activist and former Story County Chair
• Phyllis Peterson of Cedar Rapids, Linn County; Educator
• Barbara Pfieffer of Saint Charles, Madison County; Activist
• Holly Raczowski of Decorah, Winneshiek County; Troop Leader Girl Scout Troops 345 and 348 of Decorah. Council Delegate of Girl Scouts of Eastern Iowa and Western Illinois
• Audrey Rahn of Cedar Rapids, Linn County; Hills Angels
• Mary Riche of Des Moines, Polk County; Activist
• Doreen Rick of Mason City, Cerro Gordo County; Educator
• Marcia Rogers of Cedar Rapids, Linn County; President of Management Resource Group
• Laura Sands of Des Moines, Polk County; Polk County Activist and Former School Board Member
• Becky Schmitz of Fairfield, Jefferson County; State Senator
• Mary Ann Schuldt of Sioux City, Woodbury County; Retired Educator
• Patsy Shors of Des Moines, Polk County; Activist
• Campbell Spencer of Des Moines, Polk County; Former GLBT Outreach Director for the Democratic National Committee and Gore 2000
• Sara Porter Stark of Cedar Rapids, Linn County; Volunteer at Cedar Rapids Free Health Clinic and Hill's Angels
• Julie Stauch of Des Moines, Polk County; Community Activist
• Sarah Stephenson of Iowa City, Johnson County; Activist and University of Iowa Law Student
• Jean Stowell of Northwood, Worth County; Executive Director of the Top of Iowa Welcome Center
• Sally Stutsman of Riverside, Johnson County; Johnson County Supervisor
• Carrie Tedore of Dubuque, Dubuque County; Executive Committee, Dubuque County Democrats
• Dr. Julianne Thomas of Cedar Rapids, Linn County; Pediatrician and Community Activist
• Rita Vargas of Davenport, Scott County; Scott County Recorder
• Christie Vilsack of Mt. Pleasant, Henry County; Former First Lady of Iowa
• Marcia Wanamaker of Waukee, Dallas County; Real Estate Developer
• Phyllis Weeks of Knoxville, Marion County; Knoxville County Chair and Third Congressional District Central Committee
• Margi Weiss of Des Moines, Polk County; Director of Marketing and Communications for Planned Parenthood of Greater Iowa and Former Member of State Central Committee
• Anita Wendt of Sioux City, Woodbury County; Retired Educator and Community Activist
• Donna Whitead of Sioux City, Woodbury County; Activist
• Karen Wick of Mediapolis, Des Moines County; Des Moines County Central Committee
• Cindy Winckler of Davenport, Scott County; State Representative and Past National President of Business and Professional Women
• Jane Witt of Cedar Rapids, Linn County; Community Activist and Volunteer
• Linda Yoder of Marengo, Iowa County; County Supervisor
• Rachel Zimmermann of Iowa City, Johnson County; Political Activist