Swati_A._Dandekar
Swati Dandekar
American politician
Swati A. Dandekar (Marathi: स्वाती दांडेकर; was born March 6, 1951) is a former Iowa state legislator and former U.S. Executive Director at the Asian Development Bank. She is a Democratic member of the Iowa Utilities Board, awaiting Senate confirmation in 2012.[3] Previously, she was a member of the Iowa House of Representatives for the 36th District from 2003 to 2009 and a member of the Iowa Senate for the 18th District from 2009 to 2011. She received her B.S. degree in Biology and Chemistry from Nagpur University and a graduate diploma in dietetics from University of Mumbai.[2] As of 2011and http://dlcc.wiredforchange.com/o/6371/p/wfc/web/candidate/biography/public/ [ref] Dandekar serves as the Chair (formerly President) of the National Foundation for Women Legislators and as a board member of the Iowa Math and Science Coalition, the Greater Cedar Rapids Foundation, and the Belin-Blank International Center for Gifted & Talented. Dandekar previously served on the Iowa Association of School Boards, and as a board member of the Women in Public Policy (Iowa Charter), and the U.S. Center for Citizen Diplomacy.[2] On July 23, 2013 Dandekar announced that she would be running for the U.S. Congress from the 1st congressional district;[4] she lost in the primary to former state house speaker Pat Murphy,[5] who himself lost to Rod Blum.