Vicki Lensing

{{Short description|American politician (born 1957)}} {{Use American English|date=September 2016}} {{Use mdy dates|date=September 2016}} {{Infobox officeholder | image = Member of the Iowa House of Representatives Vicki S. Lensing.jpg | image_size = | state_house = Iowa | district = 85th | term_start = January 14, 2013 | term_end = January 10, 2021 | predecessor = Jim Lykam | successor = Christina Bohannan | state_house1 = Iowa | district1 = 78th | term_start1 = January 13, 2003 | term_end1 = January 13, 2013 | predecessor1 = Clel Baudler | successor1 = Jarad Klein | state_house2 = Iowa | district2 = 45th | term_start2 = January 8, 2001 | term_end2 = January 12, 2003 | predecessor2 = Minnette Doderer | successor2 = Jane Greimann | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1957|6|21}} | birth_place = Iowa City, Iowa, U.S. | death_date = | death_place = | party = Democratic | spouse = Rich Templeton | relations = | children = | education = University of Iowa (BA) | occupation = | profession = | signature = | website = [http://www3.legis.state.ia.us/ga/member.do?id=45 legis.state.ia.us] | footnotes = }}

'''Vicki S. Lensing''' (born June 21, 1957) is an American politician who served as a member of the Iowa House of Representatives from 2001 to 2021.<ref name="legis.iowa.gov">{{cite web|last=Agency|first=Iowa Legislative Services|title=State Representative|url=https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislators/legislator?ga=86&personID=45|access-date=September 30, 2016}}</ref>

==Education== Lensing graduated from West High School in 1975 and obtained her Bachelor of Arts from the University of Iowa in 1979.<ref name="Iowa House Democrats">{{cite web|title=VICKI LENSING|url=http://iowahouse.org/our-members/vicki-lensing/|publisher=Iowa House Democrats|access-date=January 12, 2014}}</ref>

==Career== Lensing grew up around her grandparents' family business, Mott's Drug Store. She is a co-owner of Lensing Funeral & Cremation Service.<ref name="Iowa House Democrats"/> Lensing was recognized as a Woman of Influence and received the Friend of the Family Farmer Award from the Iowa Farmers Union in 2009.<ref name="Iowa House Democrats" />

Lensing defeated Cathy Kern in a party primary in 2000, then won the general election against Republican Party candidate Paul Heyn. She won every subsequent general election unopposed.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Smith |first1=Zachary Oren |title=UI law professor Bohannan to primary Lensing for Iowa House District 85 |url=https://www.press-citizen.com/story/news/2019/10/21/ui-law-professor-bohannan-primary-lensing-iowa-house-district-85/4052652002/ |access-date=August 12, 2021 |work=Iowa City Press Citizen |date=October 21, 2019}}</ref> In 2020, Lensing was defeated in the Democratic primary by Christina Bohannan.<ref>{{Cite web|title=UI law professor Christina Bohannan defeats Rep. Lensing in Iowa House primary|url=https://www.thegazette.com/government-politics/ui-law-professor-christina-bohannan-defeats-rep-lensing-in-iowa-house-primary/|access-date=2021-04-21|website=www.thegazette.com|language=en-US}}</ref>

Lensing served on the Environmental Protection committee, the Judiciary committee, the State Government committee, the Government Oversight committee, and the Administration and Regulation Appropriations subcommittees.

==Personal life== She is married to Rich Templeton. She was previously married to Michael Lensing, with whom she shares three children.<ref name="Iowa House Democrats" />

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==External links== * [http://www.legis.iowa.gov/Legislators/legislator.aspx?PID=45 Representative Vicki Lensing] - official Iowa Legislature site * [http://www3.legis.state.ia.us/ga/member.do?id=45 Representative Vicki Lensing] - official Iowa General Assembly site * [http://www.house.iowa.gov/lensing/ Vicki Lensing State Representative] - official constituency site * {{CongLinks | congbio= | votesmart=32463 | fec= | congress= }}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Lensing, Vicki}} Category:Democratic Party members of the Iowa House of Representatives Category:Living people Category:Women state legislators in Iowa Category:1957 births Category:University of Iowa alumni Category:Politicians from Iowa City, Iowa Category:21st-century American women politicians Category:21st-century members of the Iowa General Assembly