the Justice Systems Appropriations Sub-committee. Foege served on the House Committees on Education; Human Resources; Administration and Rules; and Appropriations. He served as Chair of the House Health and Human Services Appropriations Sub-committee, 2006–2008 and served as the Co-chair of the Commission on Affordable Healthcare for Small Businesses and Families in 2007-2008. Foege retired from the Iowa House and did not run for re-election in 2008. Governor Culver appointed Foege to Chair the Mental Health Institute Task Force in 2009. In June, 2010, Foege was appointed Director of the Iowa Department on Aging by Governor Culver serving in that position until January 2011. Foege was a member of the Iowa Tobacco Use and Prevention Commission, The Iowa Mental Health Planning Council; The Iowa Community Empowerment Board; and the Iowa Consortium for Comprehenvive Cancer Control. He also served on the Linn County (IA) Community Empowerment Board, Iowa Healthcare Collaborative and the National Annie E. Casey Family and Children's Services Advisory Board. Foege has received many awards and much recognition for his contributions to the field of health and human services. Foege continues his community involvement as a member of the St. Luke's Hospice Board; Iowa Policy Project Board; Parish Nurse Advisory Council; Wartburg College Advisory Board; Iowa Medical Home Advisory Council; Matthew 25 Advisory Board; and the Foster Aunts and Uncles program, a support organization for youngsters who have aged out of the foster care system. Foege holds appointments as an adjunct instructor at the University of Iowa School of Social Work and the College of Public Health where he teaches Advanced Social Policy in the Graduate College Foege is married to Susan Salter. They are parents of six adult children and ten grandchildren. Foege was re-elected in 2006 with 8,055 votes (60%), defeating Republican opponent Emma Nemecek. References External links Foege on Project Vote Smart Foege's Capitol Web Address Democratic Party members of the Iowa House of Representatives 1938 births Living people Wartburg College alumni University of Iowa alumni People from Lyon County, Iowa People from Mount Vernon, Iowa University of Iowa faculty