State Representative Mary Mascher of Iowa City announced today that she will seek re-election to the Iowa House of Representatives in House District 86, which includes southern Iowa City, University Heights, and Hills. Mascher is currently serving her eleventh term in the Iowa House. She serves on the Appropriations, Education, Local Government, and State Government committees. [...]
Mary Mascher is serving her 9th term in the Iowa House of Representatives. She is an Assistant Minority Leader. She also serves on the Administration and Rules, Education, Human Resources, International Relations, State Government and Legislative Council committees. Mary was born September 22, 1952, in Iowa City, the sixth child of twelve children of Harry and [...]
House Democrats Appoint Budget Team House Democratic Leader Kevin McCarthy and Assistant Democratic Leaders Ako Abdul-Samad, Mary Mascher, Mark Smith, and Sharon Steckman today announced their budget team for the 2011 legislative session. State Representative Tyler Olson of Cedar Rapids will be the lead Democrat on the House Appropriations Committee. In addition to Rep. Olson, the [...]
Iowa House Democrats elected State Representative Kevin McCarthy of Des Moines as the new House Democratic Leader today in a meeting at the State Capitol in Des Moines. House Democrats are committed to strengthening our economy and helping create jobs. We will work together on the main stream, bread and butter issues that effect the every [...]
On a unanimous vote, the Iowa House today approved another piece of the government reorganization initiative that boosts savings so far to $272 million. As the national recession cause a steep decline in state revenues, the reorganization effort was launched last year to help balance the state budget while preserving Iowans' priorities in education, jobs, and [...]
In just the first week of the 2010 legislative session, the Iowa House has already approved a package of education initiatives to strengthen k-12 schools and protect local property taxpayers. Governor Culver signed the legislation just two hours after it passed the House. "Despite these tough times, we won't give up on ensuring every kid in [...]
Today the two leaders of the Legislature's Government Reorganization Committee released the first draft of legislation that will transform Iowa's state government for the first time in almost 25 years. "According to nonpartisan Legislative Fiscal Bureau estimates, these reforms will save tens of millions of dollars," said State Representative Mary Mascher, chair of the House State [...]
