PPC staff, speaker or author?
Event Speaker

Rusty Martin

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Title & Affiliation
Communications Director Iowa Senate Democratic Research Staff
Bio

Rusty Martin is the Communications Director for the Iowa Senate Democratic Research Staff and has been employed by the Senate since 1999. With his team of staff and interns, he is responsible for helping senators with constituent communications, including email newsletters, web sites, photos, radio commentaries, and video clips. He also helps plan Senate news conferences and the general advocacy of Senate policy positions. Before coming to work for the Iowa Legislature, he was an elementary teacher and a technology consultant for the University of Iowa and the University of Northern Iowa. He is a graduate of the University of Iowa. Mr. Martin is a former member of the Perry City Council, the executive board of the Legislative Information and Communications State Section of the National Conference of State Legislatures, the executive board of the Iowa Civil Liberties Union and the State Central Committee of the Iowa Democratic Party.