Julian Garrett represents Senate District 13, winning the special election on November 19, 2013, and the general election on November 4, 2014, by a comfortable margin. The district includes all of Madison County and nearly all of Warren County. Julian has worked to hold down spending as a member of the Appropriations Committee in both the House and Senate. He was selected to represent Senate Republicans on the IPERS Board. Julian was named Legislator of the Year in 2011 by the Iowa Physician Assistant Society. In 2013 he co-chaired an Interim committee looking into the issue of elder abuse. He will continue to walk in parades and to hold Town Hall meetings in the towns in his Senate district. He will continue to write his weekly newsletter to keep constituents informed about what is going on in the legislature and other areas of government.