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Parker rises from reporter roots to Vilsack press secretary
The article traces Ron Parker’s career from Marion High School student writer and newspaper reporter to his role as press secretary for Tom Vilsack. It notes his education at Truman State University and the University of Iowa, his early political work with Democratic campaigns, and his progression through party and state government communications roles.
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First Presbyterian Church
Parker
Marion High School
Northeast Missouri State
Truman State University
Kirksville
University of Iowa
Democratic Party
Madison
Wis
University of Wisconsin
U.S
Leonard Boswell
Iowa
Boswell
Keokuk
Monmouth
Burlington
Pat Robertson
Des Moines
Vilsack
Mount Pleasant
Iowa Senate
Ohio State University
Kiplinger
Zack
Abbi
United Auto Workers
Chuck Gifford
West Des Moines
Iowa Democratic Party
Shannahan
Senate Democratic Caucus
Iowa Department of Education