Minnette Doderer

Minnette Frerichs Doderer (May 16, 1923 – August 12, 2005) was an American politician.

[2][3] The family moved to Waterloo, Iowa, where Doderer attended East High School, graduating in 1941.

She married Fred H. Doderer, who would later become the mayor of Iowa City, in 1944 and the couple had two children: Dennis and Kay Lynn.

She was elected to the Iowa House of Representatives in a 1964 special election and served as a representative until 1968, including as house minority whip from 1967 to 1968.

She was re-elected to the House in 1981, a position that she held until she retired in 2000.