Sally Pederson

Sally Pederson
44th Lieutenant Governor of Iowa
In office
January 15, 1999 – January 12, 2007
GovernorTom Vilsack
Preceded byJoy Corning
Succeeded byPatty Judge
Personal details
Born (1951-01-13) January 13, 1951
Ottumwa, Iowa, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
EducationIowa State University
ProfessionEditor

Sally Pederson (born January 13, 1951) is an American politician and editor who served as the Lieutenant Governor of Iowa from 1999 to 2007.[1]

Early life and education

A Democrat, she is a native of Vinton, Iowa. She graduated in 1973 from Iowa State University in Ames, where she was a member of Kappa Kappa Gamma.[2]

Career

Prior to being elected lieutenant governor on the Vilsack-Pederson ticket in 1998, Pederson served as an executive with the Meredith Corporation in Des Moines, Iowa. She also worked as an editor for Better Homes and Gardens magazine. She ran for lieutenant governor again in 2002 and was re-elected.

During the 2004 presidential election, prior to the selection of John Edwards as the vice presidential candidate, it was widely rumored[3][4] that Vilsack would be asked to become presidential candidate John Kerry's running mate. It was later rumored that Vilsack would have been offered a cabinet-level position in the event of a Kerry victory.[5] Had that occurred, Pederson would have become the first female Governor of Iowa (this distinction ultimately went to Kim Reynolds in 2017).

Pederson declined to run to succeed Vilsack as Governor of Iowa in the 2006 election.[6]

See also

  • List of female lieutenant governors in the United States

References

  1. ^ "Northwest Area Foundation". nwaf.org. Archived from the original on July 27, 2011. Retrieved February 20, 2010.
  2. ^ "Sally Pederson -". Archives of Women's Political Communication. Retrieved November 27, 2018.
  3. ^ "Tom Vilsack Fast Facts | CNN Politics". CNN. March 7, 2013.
  4. ^ "Kerry veep choice may come next week - Jul 2, 2004". CNN.com. July 2, 2004. Retrieved June 10, 2022.
  5. ^ "Kerry Exploring Cabinet Options (washingtonpost.com)". The Washington Post.
  6. ^ Dorman, Todd (November 24, 2004). "Sally Pederson won't run for governor". Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier. Retrieved March 15, 2023.
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