Patty Judge

Patty Judge (born November 2, 1943) is an American nurse and politician. She was the 46th Lieutenant Governor of Iowa. She was also previously the Secretary of Agriculture for Iowa. In 2010, she ran for re-election, though was not successful. She had been elected to the office with the Governor Chet Culver.

Patty Judge
46th Lieutenant Governor of Iowa
In office January 12, 2007 – January 14, 2011
Governor	Chet Culver
Preceded by	Sally Pederson
Succeeded by	Kim Reynolds
Secretary of Agriculture of Iowa
In office January 15, 1999 – January 12, 2007
Governor	Tom Vilsack
Preceded by	Dale Cochran
Succeeded by	Bill Northey
Personal details
Born	(1943-11-02) November 2, 1943 (age 82) Fort Madison, Iowa, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse(s)	John Judge
Alma mater	Iowa Methodist School of Nursing University of Iowa

In March 2016, she announced her run for the Democratic nomination for the United States Senate. She won the primary on June 7.^[1] She lost the general election to the incumbent Chuck Grassley.

Judge was born in Fort Madison, Iowa.