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Edna Griffin biographical information, 1998
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Governor Terry E. Branstad [photo] Governor Terry E. Branstad was the 1999 recipient of the Cristine Wilson Medal. Governor Branstad has long been as advocate for civil rights in Iowa. Under his leadership hate crime legislation was passed; minority representation on state boards and commissions was dramatically increased; the percentage of minorities working for the state doubled; the Iowa Civil Rights Commission backlog was eliminated, and a record was set for civil rights victories; and Iowa ranked high in the nation and region in the percentage of women department heads, including key positions. As part of state government reorganization in 1986, he created the Department of Human Rights, and later supported legislative removal of the sunset provision on that department. Governor Branstad was an ardent supporter of state affirmative action goals, signed comparable worth legislation, and was instrumental in Iowa becoming the first state in the nation to complete the 50-States Project, identifying for elimination gender-bias in the Code of Iowa. Cristine Wilson Medal for Equality and Justice-- 2000 Edition/15
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Governor Terry E. Branstad [photo] Governor Terry E. Branstad was the 1999 recipient of the Cristine Wilson Medal. Governor Branstad has long been as advocate for civil rights in Iowa. Under his leadership hate crime legislation was passed; minority representation on state boards and commissions was dramatically increased; the percentage of minorities working for the state doubled; the Iowa Civil Rights Commission backlog was eliminated, and a record was set for civil rights victories; and Iowa ranked high in the nation and region in the percentage of women department heads, including key positions. As part of state government reorganization in 1986, he created the Department of Human Rights, and later supported legislative removal of the sunset provision on that department. Governor Branstad was an ardent supporter of state affirmative action goals, signed comparable worth legislation, and was instrumental in Iowa becoming the first state in the nation to complete the 50-States Project, identifying for elimination gender-bias in the Code of Iowa. Cristine Wilson Medal for Equality and Justice-- 2000 Edition/15
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