Mary Jo Wilhelm

{{short description|American politician}}

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| image = Mary_Jo_Wilhelm_-_Official_Portrait_-_84th_GA.jpg

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| name = Mary Jo Wilhelm

| state_senate = Iowa

| district = 26th

| term_start = January 12, 2009

| term_end = January 8, 2017

| preceded = Mark Zieman

| succeeded = Waylon Brown

| birth_date = {{Birth year and age|1955}}

| birth_place = Cresco, Iowa, U.S.

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| party = Democratic

| spouse = Michael

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| children = 2

| residence = Cresco, Iowa

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| occupation = Appraiser

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| website = [https://web.archive.org/web/20120214155624/http://www3.legis.state.ia.us/ga/member.do?id=7488 Wilhelm's website]

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Mary Jo Wilhelm (born 1955) is a former Iowa state senator who represented the 26th District. A Democrat, she served in the Iowa Senate from 2009 to 2017.{{Cite web |title=Senator Mary Jo Wilhelm |url=https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislators/legislator?ga=86&personID=6570 |access-date=2022-06-21 |website=www.legis.iowa.gov}} She has been a Certified Residential Appraiser since 2000, and is the founder and owner of Wilhelm Appraisers.

Wilhelm served on several committees in the Iowa Senate: the Economic Growth committee; the Education committee; the Environment & Energy Independence committee; the Human Resources committee; and the Ways and Means committee. She also served on the Agriculture and Natural Resources Appropriations Subcommittee. Her previous political experience included serving on the Howard County Board of Supervisors.

Wilhelm was elected in 2008 with 14,862 votes, defeating Republican incumbent Mark Zieman.{{Cite web |title=State of Iowa Official Canvass Summary |url=http://www.sos.state.ia.us/pdfs/elections/2008/OfficialCanvass2008General.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090325020702/http://www.sos.state.ia.us/pdfs/elections/2008/OfficialCanvass2008General.pdf |archive-date=2009-03-25 |access-date=2022-06-21}}