Background
Baxter, Elaine was born on January 16, 1933 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Daughter of Clarence Arthur and Margaret (Clark) Bland.
Baxter, Elaine was born on January 16, 1933 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Daughter of Clarence Arthur and Margaret (Clark) Bland.
She received her Bachelor of Arts in International Affairs from the University of Illinois in 1954, a teaching certificate in secondary level Social Studies from Iowa Wesleyan College in 1970 and an Master of Surgery in Urban and Regional Planning from the University of Iowa in 1978. She also received graduate training at the Harvard University Kennedy School of Government.
She currently resides in Burlington, Iowa. Iowa Governor Thomas Vilsack appointed her to the Humanities Iowa board of directors. She joined the Iowa Lottery Board in 2002.
Baxter endorsed Hillary Rodham Clinton in the 2008 United States Presidential election Baxter has been active in civic organizations, including the Burlington planning commission, the Burlington City Council and the Victorian Society of Iowa.
She has served on various boards, including the Preservation Action, Washington, District of Columbia (1980–1984), the Iowa Alliance for Historic Preservation, the Heritage Trust for Preservation of Historic Burlington and the Terrace Hill Society.
National co-chairman Dukakis-Bentsen campaign, 1988. Delegate Democratic National Convention, Atlanta, 1988, member at large Democratic National Committee. Member Executive Council and Voter Registration Commission.
Chairman State Records Commission, State Insurance Commission, Iowa. International delegate National Democratic Institute for International Affairs to Paraguay, 1989. Honorary research chairman Iowa chapter American Heart Association, 1989.
President Heritage Truste, since 1997, History Burlington. Board directors Iowa Alliance for History Preservation. National co-chairman Dukakis-Bentsen campaign, 1988.
Delegate Democratic National Convention, Atlanta, 1988, member-at-large Democratic National Committee. Member Executive Council and Voter Registration Commission. Chair State Records Commission, State Insurance Commission, Iowa.
International delegate National Democratic Institute for International Affairs to Paraguay, 1989. Honorary research chair Iowa chapter American Heart Association, 1989. CandidateIowa 3d Congressional District, 1992.
Married Harry Youngs Baxter, October 2, 1954. Children: Katherine, Harry, John.