News : Iowa Industry PAC calls Pettengill a \'Friend of Iowa Business\'

State Representative Dawn Pettengill of Mount Auburn has been named a "Friend of Iowa Business" by the Iowa Industry PAC, the political action committee of the Iowa Association of Business and Industry.

Pettengill is seeking re-election to the Iowa House in District 39, that includes all of Benton County and northern Iowa County. She currently has no opposition for the Novembember election.

The Iowa Industry PAC evaluates candidates based on their ability to help create jobs in Iowa by supporting a competitive business climate. Criteria used to make the designations include the candidates' positions on issues of importance to the job creators in Iowa.

"Representative Pettengill has demonstrated a commitment to improve Iowa's business climate so that employers can create more jobs and grow the economy," said Michael Ralston, President of the Iowa Association of Business and Industry.

The Iowa Association of Business and Industry is comprised of approximately 1,400 companies employing more than 300,000 Iowans. As the "Voice of Iowa Business since 1903", ABI works to enhance the Iowa business climate to foster growth and prosperity for Iowans. The Iowa Industry PAC is non-partisan and endorses both Republican and Democrat candidates for legislative offices.