Megan Srinivas
Megan Srinivas | |
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| Member of the Iowa House of Representatives from the 30th district | |
| Assumed office January 1, 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Brian Lohse |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Fort Dodge, Iowa, U.S. |
| Party | Democratic |
| Education | Harvard University (AB, MPH) University of Iowa (MD) |
Megan Lakshmi Srinivas (/ˈʃrɪniˌvɑːs/ SHRIH-nee-VAHS) is an American politician and physician serving as a Democratic member of the Iowa House of Representatives for the 30th district. Elected in November 2022, she assumed office on January 1, 2023.
Early life and education
Srinivas was born and raised in Fort Dodge, Iowa. After graduating from Fort Dodge Senior High School as her class's valedictorian, she earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in evolutionary biology from Harvard University.[1] Srinivas earned a Doctor of Medicine from the Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine at the University of Iowa and a Master of Public Health from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.[2]
Career
Srinivas was appointed to the Iowa Board of Education by Governor Tom Vilsack, making her the first student member in the Board's history. She served from 2003–2005.[3][4]
Srinivas completed an internal medicine residency at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine and an infectious disease fellowship at the UNC School of Medicine.[5][6] During the COVID-19 pandemic in Iowa, Srinivas chaired Biden administration's COVID Response Council.[6] In 2018, she unsuccessfully ran for Iowa's 9th District, her home district, spending less than half of her Republican opponent, Ann Meyer.[7] She remained at Chapel Hill as an infectious disease researcher and clinical instructor until 2022. Srinivas was elected to the Iowa House of Representatives in November 2022.[8] Srinivas was reelected for a second term in November of 2024.[9]
Srinivas was selected as a Future Caucus Innovation Fellow for the 2024 Healthcare Innovation and 2025–2026 Prenatal-to-Three cohorts for young legislators invested in building bipartisan policy to address key healthcare issues.[10][11]
Personal life
As of 2023, Srinivas resides in Des Moines.[6]
References
- ^ "Declaration of Dr. Megan Srinivas" (PDF). ACLU of Iowa. September 3, 2021.
- ^ "Megan Srinivas' Biography". Vote Smart. Retrieved 2023-03-14.
- ^ Barreda, Virginia. "Megan Srinivas running for reelection to House District 30 on Des Moines' south side". The Des Moines Register. Retrieved 2025-09-28.
- ^ "Megan Lakshmi Srinivas". Business Record | Forty Under 40. Retrieved 2025-09-28.
- ^ "The Doctor is In: Indian American Megan Srinivas Wins Democratic Nomination in Iowa's House District 30". American Kahani. 2022-06-08. Retrieved 2023-03-14.
- ^ a b c "Representative Dr. Megan L. Srinivas". The Iowa Legislature. Retrieved 10 December 2025.
- ^ Belin, Laura (6 December 2021). "Srinivas, Bagniewski running for Iowa House seats in Des Moines". Bleeding Heartland. Retrieved 10 December 2025.
- ^ "Megan Srinivas". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2023-03-14.
- ^ Tugade, F. Amanda. "Megan L. Srinivas wins reelection for Iowa House District 30 on Des Moines' south side". The Des Moines Register. Retrieved 2025-03-27.
- ^ "Healthcare". Future Caucus. Retrieved 2025-06-11.
- ^ Wyatt, Garrett (2024-12-10). "64 Gen Z and Millennial Lawmakers Chosen for Bipartisan Future Caucus Fellowship". Future Caucus. Retrieved 2025-06-11.