Swati Dandekar, 2731 28th Ave., Marion, was reelected as the State Representative from Iowa House District 36 in November 2004. Ms. Dandekar, 53, is a 31-year resident of Marion and a long-time community volunteer.

PUBLIC SERVICE:

State Representative, Iowa House District 36, November 2002 to present. Committee Assignments Appropriations Committee Economic Growth Committee International Relations Committee Economic Development Appropriations Subcommittee - Ranking Member Vision Iowa Board, 2000 - 2002. Iowa Association of School Board's Board of Directors, 2000 - 2002 Linn-Mar Community School District Board of Education, 1996 - 2002

COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES:

Liars Holographic Radio Theatre, Board of Directors, Member since 2001 Greater Cedar Rapids Foundation, Board of Directors, Member since 2005 Junior League of Cedar Rapids President of Sustainers Chair, Diversity Committee Linn-Mar Booster Club Chair, Academic Committee Phoenix Club Leadership Team member Boy Scouts America Hawkeye Area Council, member

HONORS AND AWARDS

Flemming Institute Fellow, 2004 Waypoint "Pillar of the Community" Award, 2003 Asian Alliance of Iowa "Person of the Year", 2003 The Elliot School of International Affairs, Global Economic Conference, 2003 India Abroad "Person of the Year" Award, 2002 J. C. Penney Education Golden Rule Award, 2000 Linn-Mar Foundation Wall of Fame, 1982

EDUCATION

J. N. Tata Parsi School, Nagpur, India, 1968, high school diploma Nagpur University, India, 1971, BS, Chemistry/Biology Bombay University, India, 1972, Postgraduate diploma in Dietetics

PLATFORM

Excellence in education

Economic Growth

Financial Security