Dandekar will prepare Iowans for tomorrow

Swati Dandekar believes in the importance of education and hers has served her well as a member of the Linn-Mar School Board, the Iowa Legislature, state Senate, the Iowa Utilities Board and as president of the National Foundation for Women Legislators. In Congress, she would focus on ensuring access to education for everyone, as the key to individual success, a more qualified workforce and better paying jobs.

That means universal preschool education across the country, modeled after Iowa's. It means making sure children are adequately nourished to learn.

It means equal educational opportunities without regard to where you live, and employing Internet and emerging technologies to give students who don't live in a college town the same advanced placement courses as those who do.

For college students, it means low-cost loans. And, it means tuition forgiveness or discounts for medical students who elect to serve rural communities or in VA hospitals and clinics.

Swati's experience and skills have prepared her well to represent Iowa's 1st District and prepare Iowans for tomorrow's jobs and opportunities.

Dennis Naughton

Cedar Rapids