Patty Judge

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Patty Judge

Democratic Party

Prior offices:

Lieutenant Governor of Iowa

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Last election

November 8, 2016

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Patty Jean Judge (b. November 2, 1943) was a 2016 Democratic candidate who sought election to the U.S. Senate from Iowa.

Judge is the former Lieutenant Governor and Secretary of Agriculture for Iowa.

Elections

2016

See also: United States Senate election in Iowa, 2016

Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated Iowa's U.S. Senate race as safely Republican. Incumbent Chuck Grassley (R) won re-election, defeating Patty Judge (D), Charles Aldrich (L), Jim Hennager (New Independent Party Iowa), and Michael Luick-Thrams (I) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Grassley faced no opponent in the Republican primary on June 7, 2016, while Judge defeated Rob Hogg, Bob Krause, and Tom Fiegen to win the Democratic nomination.

U.S. Senate, Iowa General Election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Chuck Grassley Incumbent	60.1%	926,007
	Democratic	Patty Judge	35.7%	549,460
	Libertarian	Charles Aldrich	2.7%	41,794
	New Independent Party Iowa	Jim Hennager	1.1%	17,649
	Independent	Michael Luick-Thrams	0.3%	4,441
	N/A	Write-in	0.1%	1,685
Total Votes				1,541,036
Source: Iowa Secretary of State

U.S. Senate, Iowa Democratic Primary, 2016

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Patty Judge	47.7%	46,322
Rob Hogg	38.9%	37,801
Thomas Fiegen	6.8%	6,573
Bob Krause	6.6%	6,425
Total Votes		97,121
Source: Iowa Secretary of State

2010

See also: Iowa lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2010 and Lieutenant Governor elections, 2010

Judge faced Kim Reynolds (R), Richard Marlar (Iowa Party), Nick Weltha (L) and Helen Meyers (SWP) in the general election on November 2, 2010. Reynolds won the election.

Campaign themes

2016

The following issues were listed on Judge's campaign website. For a full list of campaign themes, click here.

“	Supreme Court: Chuck Grassley’s refusal to hold confirmation hearings on the Supreme Court is unprecedented and a prime example of putting politics before what’s best for the country. Patty believes Grassley and his Judiciary Committee should give fair consideration to the president’s nominee and hold confirmation hearings as soon as possible. The Supreme Court plays a vital role in our nations’ democracy and she believes that it’s irresponsible and harmful to leave the court with only eight members for more than a year. It’s past time for Chuck Grassley to do his job and give Judge Garland the hearing and vote he deserves. Energy & Environment: Protecting our environment and natural resources for future generations is critical for Iowa and the nation. Climate change is real and we need to continue to move away from fossil fuels and toward a clean energy economy. Patty believes the success of Iowa’s renewable fuel and wind energy industry can be a model for the rest of the nation. She also supports investing in research to find new solutions to meet America’s long-term energy demands. Wages: Middle class wages are stagnant and Patty believes we need to take action to increase wages and give working families across the nation a fair shot. This starts with increasing the minimum wage to allow working families to get ahead without working 2 or 3 minimum wage jobs at a time. Patty also believes we need to take action to end gender discrimination in pay to ensure that men and women are receiving equal pay for equal work. Social Security: Patty believes that it’s vital that we protect Social Security for future generations who have paid into the program and have been promised benefits. To ensure the long-term stability and benefits of the program, Patty supports increasing the current cap on Social Security wages to provide more funding for the program. Patty will also fight any attempts to privatize Social Security and Medicare – these programs are far too important to gamble on the open market. Education: Ensuring access to affordable education is critical. Patty believes we need to address the growing burden of student loans on college graduates. Patty will be an advocate for increased access to Pell Grants, allowing graduates to refinance student loans at lower interest rates (an effort Chuck Grassley has opposed), and supports two years of free tuition at community colleges for students who maintain high academic standards.	”
—Patty Judge's campaign website, http://pattyjudgeforiowa.com/issues/

See also

• United States Senate
• United States Senate election in Iowa, 2016
• Lieutenant Governor of Iowa
• Iowa lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2010

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Footnotes

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Iowa's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

Joni Ernst (R)

Chuck Grassley (R)

Representatives

District 1

Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R)

District 2

Ashley Hinson (R)

District 3

Zach Nunn (R)

District 4

Randy Feenstra (R)

Republican Party (6)