Full Name:
Lori L. Slings
Gender:
Female
Family:
4 Children: Isaac, Jacob, Grace, and Corrina
Home City:
Altoona, IA
Associate of Science, Paralegal Degree, Des Moines Area Community College, 1994-1995
Attended, Marketing, Drake University, 1986-1987
Attended, Marketing, Iowa State University, 1984-1986
Candidate, Iowa State House of Representatives, District 30, 2020
No caucus information on file.
Partner, Altoona Kids Café
Vice President of Mortgage Lending, Bankers Trust, 2014-Present
Mortgage Consultant, Great Southern Bank, 2014
Mortgage Loan Officer, Valley Bank (now Great Southern Bank), 2008-2014
Mortgage Loan Originator, City State Bank, 2006-2008
Mortgage Loan Originator, Great Western Bank, 2002-2006
Former Volunteer Chairwoman, Altoona 150th Anniversary Planning Committee
Former Director, Altoona Chamber of Commerce
Former President, Altoona Jaycees
Former Volunteer Co-Chair, Altoona Palooza
Former Member, Altoona Sign Committee
Former Member, Highway 65 Bypass Committee
Former Volunteer Chairwoman, Register's Annual Great Bike Ride Across Iowa (RAGBRAI), Altoona Committee
Former Committee Member, Southeast Polk Black and Gold Gala
Former Member, Willowbrook Parent-Teacher Association
Board Member, Altoona Chamber of Commerce, 2019-Present
Volunteer, Lions Club International, Altoona, 2019-Present
Director, Southeast Polk Kiwanis, Board of Directors, 2019-Present
Chairwoman, East Polk Democratic Group, 2017-2018
Director, Former President and Vice President, Southeast Polk Board of Education, 2007-Present
Director, Southeast Polk Dollars for Scholars, 2004-Present
Member, Former President, Southeast Polk Booster Club, 2002-Present
Awards:
Southeast Polk Hall of Honor Inductee
Altoona Chamber of Commerce 2016 Citizen of the Year
Priority Issues:
Making tough budget decisions, education leads to economic success, supporting internships and trade training, healthcare and mental health, always strive for a living wage, union members' right to negotiate, jobs and skills training, soil/air/water regulations and increased state funding for the Department of Natural Resources, taking care of our environment and mitigating climate change, eliminate food insecurity for all Iowa citizens, and reproductive healthcare and a woman's right to choose.