Andrea Phillips, a former businesswoman and stay-at-home mother of two, is again seeking the Iowa House District 37 seat.

Phillips, a Democrat, previously challenged Republican John Landon for the seat in 2016. She lost to Landon, 42.5% to 57.3%.

Landon was reelected to his fourth term in 2018, defeating Democratic challenger Andrew Rasmussen. Landon has served in the Iowa House since 2013.

"Over the past few years, I have watched how out of touch our legislators are with the needs of our community," Phillips said in a news release. "We need to elect legislators who will put in the hard work to focus on issues that matter to families here: world-class public schools and access to affordable health care and child care."

Phillips said she will listen to all sides of the issues and work with legislators of other parties to find common ground.

A native of Boise, Idaho, Phillips graduated from Boise State University in 1998 with a degree in economics. She was the youngest person elected to the Board of Governors for the American Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai, China, and lived overseas for a decade before moving to Iowa to raise her children.

She lives in Ankeny with her husband, Tom, and their two children, Roger and Nancy.

District 37 includes the northern part of Ankeny, Alleman and rural Polk County.

Ian Richardson covers Ankeny and Altoona for the Register. Reach him at irichardson@registermedia.com, at 515-284-8254, or on Twitter at @DMRIanR.

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