Senator Mathis serves on the Ways & Means, Economic Growth, Commerce and Human Resources committees. She is also a member of the Economic Development Appropriations Subcommittee.

Liz is the daughter of a World War II veteran and a schoolteacher. She grew up on her family’s farm outside of Clinton. Paying her way through the University of Iowa with money she earned detasseling corn, Liz knows the value of hard work, commitment to family and reaching for opportunity through a good education.

After spending over 25 years as a journalist, Liz has worked the last several years for a child advocacy and juvenile justice agency that helps disadvantaged kids get the skills they need to grow into healthy, successful adults.